Issue 7/2003
Content (43 Articles)
Maximizing aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation: go with the flow and go slow
Rajiv Dhand
A readers' guide to the interpretation of diagnostic test properties: clinical example of sepsis
Joachim E. Fischer, Lucas M. Bachmann, Roman Jaeschke
Red blood cell rheology in sepsis
M. Piagnerelli, K. Zouaoui Boudjeltia, M. Vanhaeverbeek, J.-L. Vincent
Colonization of lower respiratory tract with anaerobic bacteria in mechanically ventilated patients
René Robert, Ghislaine Grollier, Jean-Pierre Frat, Cendrine Godet, Michèle Adoun, Jean-Louis Fauchère, Pierre Doré
Candiduria in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care medical units
Francisco Álvarez-Lerma, Juan Nolla-Salas, Cristobal León, Mercedes Palomar, Ricard Jordá, Nieves Carrasco, Felipe Bobillo
Risk factors of nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infection in a polyvalent intensive care unit
Marc Leone, Jacques Albanèse, Franck Garnier, Christophe Sapin, Karine Barrau, Marie-Christine Bimar, Claude Martin
Combined antithrombin and protein C supplementation in meningococcal purpura fulminans: a pharmacokinetic study
François Fourrier, Francis Leclerc, Karl Aidan, Ahmed Sadik, Mercé Jourdain, Antoine Tournoys, Odile Noizet
The accuracy of transcranial Doppler to detect vasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
L. Mascia, L. Fedorko, K. terBrugge, C. Filippini, M. Pizzio, V. M. Ranieri, M. C. Wallace
Traumatic intracranial hemorrhages in facial fracture patients: review of 2,195 patients
Matthias Hohlrieder, Josef Hinterhoelzl, Hanno Ulmer, Christiane Lang, Wolfgang Hackl, Andreas Kampfl, Arnulf Benzer, Erich Schmutzhard, Robert Gassner
Prediction of prolonged ventilatory support in blunt thoracic trauma patients
Ioanna Dimopoulou, Anastasia Anthi, Michalis Lignos, Efstratios Boukouvalas, Evangelos Evangelou, Christina Routsi, Konstantinos Mandragos, Charis Roussos
Norepinephrine for hypotensive vasodilatation after cardiac surgery: impact on renal function
Hiroshi Morimatsu, Shigehiko Uchino, John Chung, Rinaldo Bellomo, Jai Raman, Brian Buxton
The impact of lactate-buffered high-volume hemofiltration on acid-base balance
Louise Cole, Rinaldo Bellomo, Ian Baldwin, Matthew Hayhoe, Claudio Ronco
Serum creatine kinase as predictor of clinical course in rhabdomyolysis: a 5-year intensive care survey
Arthur R. de Meijer, Bernard G. Fikkers, Marinus H. de Keijzer, Baziel G. M. van Engelen, Joost P. H. Drenth
Noninvasive pressure support versus proportional assist ventilation in acute respiratory failure
Miguel Fernández-Vivas, Juan Caturla-Such, Javier González de la Rosa, José Acosta-Escribano, Bernabé Álvarez-Sánchez, José Cánovas-Robles
Comparison of two different CPAP systems by tidal breathing parameters
Thomas Hückstädt, Bertram Foitzik, Roland R. Wauer, Gerd Schmalisch
Randomised trial on the influence of continuous magnesium infusion on arrhythmias following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery for congenital heart disease
S. Dittrich, J. Germanakis, I. Dähnert, B. Stiller, H. Dittrich, M. Vogel, P. E. Lange
In vitro evaluation of aerosol bronchodilator delivery during mechanical ventilation: pressure-control vs. volume control ventilation
Dean R. Hess, Christine Dillman, Robert M. Kacmarek
Effect of partial liquid ventilation on bacterial clearance during Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced lung injury in rats
Saïda Rezaiguia-Delclaux, Kun Yang, François Stephan, François Lemaire, Michel Meignan, Alain Harf, Philippe Duvaldestin, Christophe Delclaux
Effect of propofol on adhesion of activated platelets to leukocytes in human whole blood
Lothar de Rossi, Martina Wessiepe, Wolfgang Buhre, Ralf Kuhlen, Gabriele Hutschenreuter, Rolf Rossaint
Risk factors for piperacillin/tazobactam-resistant Escherichia coli in ICU patients: a clinical study
Ismaël Mohammedi, Dominique Ploin, Serge Duperret, François Chapuis, Paul Petit
Cefazolin does not accelerate gastric emptying in the critically ill
M. Chapman, R. Fraser, I. de Beaux, S. Creed, M. Finnis, R. Butler, P. Cmielewski, B. Zacharkis, G. Davidson
Muscle perfusion and oxygen consumption by near-infrared spectroscopy in septic-shock and non-septic-shock patients
Massimo Girardis, Laura Rinaldi, Stefano Busani, Ivana Flore, Stefano Mauro, Alberto Pasetto
Abdominal compartment syndrome related to noninvasive ventilation
Bart L. De Keulenaer, Adelard De Backer, Dirk R Schepens, Ronny Daelemans, Alexander Wilmer, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
Intravenous magnesium sulfate administration in a patient with refractory vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage
Maria Barile, Françoise van de Wyngaert, Jean-Jacques Essama Mbia, Mijael Jativa, Cécile Grandin, Herbert Rooijakkers, Philippe Hantson
A novel citrate anticoagulation regimen for continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration
Marc Dorval, François Madore, Sylvie Courteau, Martine Leblanc
Comment on: "Safety of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in patients ventilated with high positive end-expiratory pressure"
Nahit Cakar, Figen Esen, Lutfi Telci
Reply to comment on: "Safety of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in patients ventilated with high positive end-expiratory pressure"
Martin Beiderlinden, Harald Groeben, Jürgen Peters
Comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients," by Garbino et al.
H. K. F. van Saene, L. Silvestri, A. Petros, M. Viviani, M. A. de la Cal, D. F. Zandstra
Reply to comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients"
Didier Pittet, Jorge Garbino, Stéphane Hugonnet, Jacques Romand, Daniel P. Lew
Response to van Saene et al.'s comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients"
Thierry Calandra, Oscar Marchetti
Comments on "Pediatric intensive care: result of a European survey"
Jesús López-Herce, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez
Reply to comment on "Pediatric intensive care: result of a European survey"
Kees H. Polderman, Martine D. Nipshagen, Dennis DeVictor, Reinoud J. B. J. Gemke
Unexpected left main stem bronchus cardiac output measurement
Muriel M. Hilkens, Frank H. F. van Haren, Johannes G. van der Hoeven
The importance of magnesium in critically ill patients: a role in mitigating neurological injury and in the prevention of vasospasms
Kees H. Polderman, Arthur R. H. van Zanten, Armand R. J. Girbes
Schistosoma mansoni and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a deadly association
José I. Sánchez-Olmedo, Carlos Ortiz-Leyba, José Garnacho-Montero, Javier Jiménez-Jiménez, Paulino Travado-Soria
Treatment with recombinant human activated protein C obviates additional anticoagulation during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with severe sepsis
Anne Cornélie J. M. de Pont, Catherine S. C. Bouman, Evert de Jonge, Margreeth B. Vroom, Harry R. Büller, Marcel Levi
Endotracheal suctioning versus minimally invasive airway suctioning in intubated patients: a prospective randomised controlled trial
Johannes P. Van de Leur, Jan H. Zwaveling, Bert G. Loef, Cees P. Van der Schans
Patient recollection of airway suctioning in the ICU: routine versus a minimally invasive procedure
Johannes P. Van de Leur, Jan Harm Zwaveling, Bert G. Loef, Cees P. Van der Schans
Evaluation of health-related quality of life using the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Status Survey in patients receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
Wolfram Windisch, Klaus Freidel, Bernd Schucher, Hansjörg Baumann, Matthias Wiebel, Heinrich Matthys, Franz Petermann