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Annals of Intensive Care

Issue 1/2016

Content (119 Articles)

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Tolvaptan for hyponatremia with preserved sodium pool in critically ill patients

Michele Umbrello, Elena S. Mantovani, Paolo Formenti, Claudia Casiraghi, Davide Ottolina, Martina Taverna, Angelo Pezzi, Giovanni Mistraletti, Gaetano Iapichino

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Systemic antifungal therapy for proven or suspected invasive candidiasis: the AmarCAND 2 study

Olivier Leroy, Sébastien Bailly, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Jean-Paul Mira, Patrick Devos, Hervé Dupont, Philippe Montravers, Pierre-François Perrigault, Jean-Michel Constantin, Didier Guillemot, Elie Azoulay, Olivier Lortholary, Caroline Bensoussan, Jean-François Timsit

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Vitamin D deficiency and length of pediatric intensive care unit stay: a prospective observational study

Jhuma Sankar, Wonashi Lotha, Javed Ismail, C. Anubhuti, Rameshwar S. Meena, M. Jeeva Sankar

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Changes in cardiac arrest patients’ temperature management after the 2013 “TTM” trial: results from an international survey

Nicolas Deye, François Vincent, Philippe Michel, Stephan Ehrmann, Daniel da Silva, Michael Piagnerelli, Antoine Kimmoun, Olfa Hamzaoui, Jean-Claude Lacherade, Bernard de Jonghe, Florence Brouard, Corinne Audoin, Xavier Monnet, Pierre-François Laterre

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Elevated C-reactive protein levels at ICU discharge as a predictor of ICU outcome: a retrospective cohort study

S. Sophie Gülcher, Nynke A. Bruins, W. Peter Kingma, E. Christiaan Boerma

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Plasma endostatin may improve acute kidney injury risk prediction in critically ill patients

Johan Mårtensson, Niklas Jonsson, Neil J. Glassford, Max Bell, Claes-Roland Martling, Rinaldo Bellomo, Anders Larsson

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Treatment intensity, age and outcome in medical ICU patients: results of a French administrative database

Vincent Peigne, Dominique Somme, Emmanuel Guérot, Emilie Lenain, Gilles Chatellier, Jean-Yves Fagon, Olivier Saint-Jean

Open Access Research

Ilio-psoas hematoma in the intensive care unit: a multicentric study

J. F. Llitjos, F. Daviaud, D. Grimaldi, S. Legriel, J. L. Georges, E. Guerot, J. P. Bedos, J. Y. Fagon, J. Charpentier, J. P. Mira

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An observational study of adult admissions to a medical ICU due to adverse drug events

Pierre-Alain Jolivot, Claire Pichereau, Patrick Hindlet, Gilles Hejblum, Naïke Bigé, Eric Maury, Bertrand Guidet, Christine Fernandez

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Ratios of central venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide content or tension to arteriovenous oxygen content are better markers of global anaerobic metabolism than lactate in septic shock patients

Jihad Mallat, Malcolm Lemyze, Mehdi Meddour, Florent Pepy, Gaelle Gasan, Stephanie Barrailler, Emmanuelle Durville, Johanna Temime, Nicolas Vangrunderbeeck, Laurent Tronchon, Benoît Vallet, Didier Thevenin

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Respiratory mechanics and lung stress/strain in children with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Davide Chiumello, Giovanna Chidini, Edoardo Calderini, Andrea Colombo, Francesco Crimella, Matteo Brioni

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Factors associated with initiation of medical advanced cardiac life support after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Jean-Christophe Orban, Didier Giolito, Jordan Tosi, Franck Le Duff, Nicolas Boissier, Christophe Mamino, Emmanuelle Molinatti, Thai Se Ung, Yassine Kabsy, Nicolas Fraimout, Julie Contenti, Jacques Levraut

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The occlusion tests and end-expiratory esophageal pressure: measurements and comparison in controlled and assisted ventilation

Davide Chiumello, Dario Consonni, Silvia Coppola, Sara Froio, Francesco Crimella, Andrea Colombo

Open Access Review

Experts’ recommendations for the management of cardiogenic shock in children

Olivier Brissaud, Astrid Botte, Gilles Cambonie, Stéphane Dauger, Laure de Saint Blanquat, Philippe Durand, Véronique Gournay, Elodie Guillet, Daniela Laux, Francis Leclerc, Philippe Mauriat, Thierry Boulain, Khaldoun Kuteifan

Open Access Review

Hemodynamic monitoring in the era of digital health

Frederic Michard

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Energy expenditure in critically ill patients estimated by population-based equations, indirect calorimetry and CO2-based indirect calorimetry

Mark Lillelund Rousing, Mie Hviid Hahn-Pedersen, Steen Andreassen, Ulrike Pielmeier, Jean-Charles Preiser

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Risk factors for and prediction of mortality in critically ill medical–surgical patients receiving heparin thromboprophylaxis

Guowei Li, Lehana Thabane, Deborah J. Cook, Renato D. Lopes, John C. Marshall, Gordon Guyatt, Anne Holbrook, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Robert A. Fowler, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Rob Taylor, Yaseen M. Arabi, Dean Chittock, Peter Dodek, Andreas P. Freitag, Stephen D. Walter, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Mitchell A. H. Levine

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Recent advances in the management of pulmonary embolism: focus on the critically ill patients

Guy Meyer, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Benjamin Planquette

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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation acutely mobilizes endothelial progenitor cells in critically ill patients with sepsis

Christos Stefanou, Eleftherios Karatzanos, Georgios Mitsiou, Katerina Psarra, Epameinondas Angelopoulos, Stavros Dimopoulos, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Efstathios Boviatsis, Christina Routsi, Serafeim Nanas

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Long-term changes in dysnatremia incidence in the ICU: a shift from hyponatremia to hypernatremia

Annemieke Oude Lansink-Hartgring, Lara Hessels, Joachim Weigel, Anne Marie G. A. de Smet, Diederik Gommers, Prashant V. Nannan Panday, Ewout J. Hoorn, Maarten W. Nijsten

Open Access Review

Hyperoxia toxicity after cardiac arrest: What is the evidence?

Jean-François Llitjos, Jean-Paul Mira, Jacques Duranteau, Alain Cariou

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Safety, efficacy and clinical generalization of the STAR protocol: a retrospective analysis

Kent W. Stewart, Christopher G. Pretty, Hamish Tomlinson, Felicity L. Thomas, József Homlok, Szabó Némedi Noémi, Attila Illyés, Geoffrey M. Shaw, Balázs Benyó, J. Geoffrey Chase

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Poor outcome is associated with less negative fluid balance in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage treated with prophylactic vasopressor-induced hypertension

Yasser Sakr, Pedro Dünisch, Clesar Santos, Lena Matthes, Mohamed Zeidan, Konrad Reinhart, Rolf Kalff, Christian Ewald

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Efficacy and toxicity of aerosolised colistin in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a prospective, randomised trial

Sami Abdellatif, Ahlem Trifi, Foued Daly, Khaoula Mahjoub, Rochdi Nasri, Salah Ben Lakhal

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The use of computerized echocardiographic simulation improves the learning curve for transesophageal hemodynamic assessment in critically ill patients

Gwénaël Prat, Cyril Charron, Xavier Repesse, Pierre Coriat, Pierre Bailly, Erwan L’her, Antoine Vieillard-Baron

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Association of REL polymorphisms and outcome of patients with septic shock

Julie Toubiana, Emilie Courtine, Frederic Tores, Pierre Asfar, Cédric Daubin, Christophe Rousseau, Fatah Ouaaz, Nathalie Marin, Alain Cariou, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Jean-Paul Mira

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Outcome of a cohort of severe cerebral venous thrombosis in intensive care

Benjamin Soyer, Marco Rusca, Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Isabelle Crassard, Jean-Pierre Guichard, Damien Bresson, Joaquim Mateo, Didier Payen

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Accuracy of delivered airway pressure and work of breathing estimation during proportional assist ventilation: a bench study

Francois Beloncle, Evangelia Akoumianaki, Nuttapol Rittayamai, Aissam Lyazidi, Laurent Brochard

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Treatment intensity and outcome of nonagenarians selected for admission in ICUs: a multicenter study of the Outcomerea Research Group

Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Stéphane Ruckly, Charles Grégoire, Anne-Sylvie Dumesnil, Cécile Pommier, Samir Jamali, Dany Golgran-Toledano, Carole Schwebel, Christophe Clec’h, Lilia Soufir, Muriel Fartoukh, Guillaume Marcotte, Laurent Argaud, Bruno Verdière, Michael Darmon, Elie Azoulay, Jean-François Timsit

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Biomarker kinetics in the prediction of VAP diagnosis: results from the BioVAP study

Pedro Póvoa, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Paula Ramirez, Lieuwe D. Bos, Mariano Esperatti, Joana Silvestre, Gisela Gili, Gema Goma, Eugenio Berlanga, Mateu Espasa, Elsa Gonçalves, Antoni Torres, Antonio Artigas

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Nebulized heparin for patients under mechanical ventilation: an individual patient data meta-analysis

Gerie J. Glas, Ary Serpa Neto, Janneke Horn, Amalia Cochran, Barry Dixon, Elamin M. Elamin, Iris Faraklas, Sharmila Dissanaike, Andrew C. Miller, Marcus J. Schultz

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Impact of ventilator-associated pneumonia on mortality and epidemiological features of patients with secondary peritonitis

María Heredia-Rodríguez, María Teresa Peláez, Inmaculada Fierro, Esther Gómez-Sánchez, Estefanía Gómez-Pesquera, Mario Lorenzo, F. Javier Álvarez-González, Juan Bustamante-Munguira, José María Eiros, Jesús F. Bermejo-Martin, José I. Gómez-Herreras, Eduardo Tamayo

Open Access Review

Characteristics of an ideal nebulized antibiotic for the treatment of pneumonia in the intubated patient

Matteo Bassetti, Charles-Edouard Luyt, David P. Nicolau, Jérôme Pugin

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Prognostic impact of left ventricular diastolic function in patients with septic shock

Céline Gonzalez, Emmanuelle Begot, François Dalmay, Nicolas Pichon, Bruno François, Anne-Laure Fedou, Catherine Chapellas, Antoine Galy, Claire Mancia, Thomas Daix, Philippe Vignon

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End-tidal carbon dioxide variation after a 100- and a 500-ml fluid challenge to assess fluid responsiveness

Matthias Jacquet-Lagrèze, Florent Baudin, Jean Stéphane David, Jean-Luc Fellahi, Patrick B. Hu, Marc Lilot, Vincent Piriou

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Predictors of haemodynamic instability during the changeover of norepinephrine infusion pumps

Martin Cour, Thomas Bénet, Romain Hernu, Marie Simon, Thomas Baudry, Philippe Vanhems, Laurent Argaud

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Association between total antioxidant capacity and mortality in ischemic stroke patients

Leonardo Lorente, María M. Martín, Antonia Pérez-Cejas, Pedro Abreu-González, Luis Ramos, Mónica Argueso, Juan J. Cáceres, Jordi Solé-Violán, Alejandro Jiménez

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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in critically ill children: clinical value of two lists of diagnostic criteria

Andréanne Villeneuve, Jean-Sébastien Joyal, François Proulx, Thierry Ducruet, Nicole Poitras, Jacques Lacroix

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Reactive oxygen species measure for rapid detection of infection in fluids

Jean Bardon, Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Valérie Faivre, Benjamin Huot, Didier Payen

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SAPS 3 score as a predictive factor for postoperative referral to intensive care unit

João M. Silva Jr., Helder Marcus Costa Rocha, Henrique Tadashi Katayama, Leandro Ferreira Dias, Mateus Barros de Paula, Leusi Magda Romano Andraus, Jose Maria Correa Silva, Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson

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Design and conduct of the activated protein C and corticosteroids for human septic shock (APROCCHSS) trial

Djillali Annane, Christian Brun Buisson, Alain Cariou, Claude Martin, Benoit Misset, Alain Renault, Blandine Lehmann, Valérie Millul, Virginie Maxime, Eric Bellissant

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Can we improve transthoracic echocardiography training in non-cardiologist residents? Experience of two training programs in the intensive care unit

Vincent Labbé, Stéphane Ederhy, Blandine Pasquet, Romain Miguel-Montanes, Cédric Rafat, David Hajage, Stéphane Gaudry, Didier Dreyfuss, Ariel Cohen, Muriel Fartoukh, Jean-Damien Ricard

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High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus noninvasive ventilation in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure: an observational cohort study

Rémi Coudroy, Angéline Jamet, Philippe Petua, René Robert, Jean-Pierre Frat, Arnaud W. Thille

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The passive leg raising test to guide fluid removal in critically ill patients

Xavier Monnet, Flora Cipriani, Laurent Camous, Pierre Sentenac, Martin Dres, Evguenia Krastinova, Nadia Anguel, Christian Richard, Jean-Louis Teboul

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Prognostic value of PCT in septic emergency patients

Nicolas Peschanski, Camille Chenevier-Gobeaux, Lynda Mzabi, Rémy Lucas, Siham Ouahabi, Vianney Aquilina, Valéry Brunel, Guillaume Lefevre, Patrick Ray

Open Access Expert Recommendations

Acute kidney injury in the perioperative period and in intensive care units (excluding renal replacement therapies)

Carole Ichai, Christophe Vinsonneau, Bertrand Souweine, Fabien Armando, Emmanuel Canet, Christophe Clec’h, Jean-Michel Constantin, Michaël Darmon, Jacques Duranteau, Théophille Gaillot, Arnaud Garnier, Laurent Jacob, Olivier Joannes-Boyau, Laurent Juillard, Didier Journois, Alexandre Lautrette, Laurent Muller, Matthieu Legrand, Nicolas Lerolle, Thomas Rimmelé, Eric Rondeau, Fabienne Tamion, Yannick Walrave, Lionel Velly

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Practice of hemodynamic monitoring and management in German, Austrian, and Swiss intensive care units: the multicenter cross-sectional ICU-CardioMan Study

Sandra Funcke, Michael Sander, Matthias S. Goepfert, Heinrich Groesdonk, Matthias Heringlake, Jan Hirsch, Stefan Kluge, Claus Krenn, Marco Maggiorini, Patrick Meybohm, Cornelie Salzwedel, Bernd Saugel, Gudrun Wagenpfeil, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Daniel A. Reuter

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Combination of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and sepsis-related organ failure score for the diagnosis of sepsis in critical patients

Yi Yang, Jianfeng Xie, Fengmei Guo, Federico Longhini, Zhiwei Gao, Yingzi Huang, Haibo Qiu

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Aspergillus-positive lower respiratory tract samples in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome: a 10-year retrospective study

Damien Contou, Matthieu Dorison, Jérémy Rosman, Frédéric Schlemmer, Aude Gibelin, Françoise Foulet, Françoise Botterel, Guillaume Carteaux, Keyvan Razazi, Christian Brun-Buisson, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Nicolas de Prost

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Effect of external PEEP in patients under controlled mechanical ventilation with an auto-PEEP of 5 cmH2O or higher

Giuseppe Natalini, Daniele Tuzzo, Antonio Rosano, Marco Testa, Michele Grazioli, Vincenzo Pennestrì, Guido Amodeo, Francesco Berruto, Marialinda Fiorillo, Alberto Peratoner, Andrea Tinnirello, Matteo Filippini, Paolo F. Marsilia, Cosetta Minelli, Achille Bernardini, Filippo Albani, Maria Alfieri, Giovanni Amicucci, Barbara Buizza, Maria Giovanna de Cristofaro, Antonella Ferrari, Anna Granato, Irene Iannaco, Nicola Latronico, Umberto Lucangelo, Luigi Mendetta, Manuel Todeschini, Gabriele Tomasoni

Open Access Review

Neuroprotective effect of therapeutic hypothermia versus standard care alone after convulsive status epilepticus: protocol of the multicentre randomised controlled trial HYBERNATUS

Stephane Legriel, Fernando Pico, Yves-Roger Tran-Dinh, Virginie Lemiale, Jean-Pierre Bedos, Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Alain Cariou

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Accuracy of height estimation and tidal volume setting using anthropometric formulas in an ICU Caucasian population

Erwan L’her, Jérôme Martin-Babau, François Lellouche

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Knockout of interleukin-17A protects against sepsis-associated acute kidney injury

Cong-juan Luo, Feng Luo, Li Zhang, Yan Xu, Guang-yan Cai, Bo Fu, Zhe Feng, Xue-feng Sun, Xiang-mei Chen

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Preanalytical conditions of point-of-care testing in the intensive care unit are decisive for analysis reliability

Adrien Auvet, Fabien Espitalier, Leslie Grammatico-Guillon, Mai-Anh Nay, Djilali Elaroussi, Marc Laffon, Christian R. Andres, Annick Legras, Stephan Ehrmann, Pierre-François Dequin, Chantal Gendrot, Antoine Guillon

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The effects of direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin B-immobilized column in a pig model of severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

Gianluigi Li Bassi, Joan Daniel Marti, Eli Aguilera Xiol, Talitha Comaru, Francesca De Rosa, Montserrat Rigol, Silvia Terraneo, Mariano Rinaudo, Laia Fernandez, Miguel Ferrer, Antoni Torres

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Diagnostic and prognostic value of soluble CD14 subtype (Presepsin) for sepsis and community-acquired pneumonia in ICU patients

Kada Klouche, Jean Paul Cristol, Julie Devin, Vincent Gilles, Nils Kuster, Romaric Larcher, Laurent Amigues, Philippe Corne, Olivier Jonquet, Anne Marie Dupuy

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Effect of simulated patient death on emergency worker’s anxiety: a cluster randomized trial

A. L. Philippon, J. Bokobza, B. Bloom, A. Hurbault, A. Duguet, B. Riou, Y. Freund

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Outcome and features of acute kidney injury complicating hypoxic hepatitis at the medical intensive care unit

Andreas Drolz, Thomas Horvatits, Kevin Roedl, Karoline Rutter, Katharina Staufer, Dominik G. Haider, Christian Zauner, Gottfried Heinz, Peter Schellongowski, Stefan Kluge, Michael Trauner, Valentin Fuhrmann

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Integrating eFAST in the initial management of stable trauma patients: the end of plain film radiography

Sophie Rym Hamada, Nathalie Delhaye, Sebastien Kerever, Anatole Harrois, Jacques Duranteau

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Toe-to-room temperature gradient correlates with tissue perfusion and predicts outcome in selected critically ill patients with severe infections

Simon Bourcier, Claire Pichereau, Pierre-Yves Boelle, Safaa Nemlaghi, Vincent Dubée, Gabriel Lejour, Jean-Luc Baudel, Arnaud Galbois, Jean-Rémi Lavillegrand, Naïke Bigé, Jalel Tahiri, Guillaume Leblanc, Eric Maury, Bertrand Guidet, Hafid Ait-Oufella

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Fluorescence imaging of ATP in neutrophils from patients with sepsis using organelle-localizable fluorescent chemosensors

Koichiro Sueyoshi, Yuka Sumi, Yoshiaki Inoue, Yoko Kuroda, Kumiko Ishii, Hitoshi Nakayama, Kazuhisa Iwabuchi, Yasutaka Kurishita, Hajime Shigemitsu, Itaru Hamachi, Hiroshi Tanaka

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Immature/total granulocyte ratio improves early prediction of neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the MyeloScore study

Bertrand Sauneuf, Claire Bouffard, Edouard Cornet, Cedric Daubin, Jennifer Brunet, Amélie Seguin, Xavier Valette, Nicolas Chapuis, Damien du Cheyron, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Nicolas Terzi

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Runtime and aPTT predict venous thrombosis and thromboembolism in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective analysis

Franziska C. Trudzinski, Peter Minko, Daniel Rapp, Sebastian Fähndrich, Hendrik Haake, Myriam Haab, Rainer M. Bohle, Monika Flaig, Franziska Kaestner, Robert Bals, Heinrike Wilkens, Ralf M. Muellenbach, Andreas Link, Heinrich V. Groesdonk, Christian Lensch, Frank Langer, Philipp M. Lepper

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Transfusion of platelets, but not of red blood cells, is independently associated with nosocomial infections in the critically ill

Leo J. Engele, Marleen Straat, Ingeborg H. M. van Rooijen, Karen M. K. de Vooght, Olaf L. Cremer, Marcus J. Schultz, Lieuwe D. J. Bos, Nicole P. Juffermans, Friso M. de Beer, Roosmarijn T. M. van Hooijdonk, Mischa A. Huson, Laura R. A. Schouten, Marcus J. Schultz, Lonneke A. van Vught, Maryse A. Wiewel, Esther Witteveen, Gerie J. Glas, Luuk Wieske, Tom van der Poll, Marc. J. M. Bonten, Jos F. Frencken, Peter M. C. Klein Klouwenberg, David S. Y. Ong

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Point and trend accuracy of a continuous intravenous microdialysis-based glucose-monitoring device in critically ill patients: a prospective study

J. H. Leopold, R. T. M. van Hooijdonk, M. Boshuizen, T. Winters, L. D. Bos, A. Abu-Hanna, A. M. T. Hoek, J. C. Fischer, E. C. van Dongen-Lases, M. J. Schultz

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Predictors of posttraumatic stress and quality of life in family members of chronically critically ill patients after intensive care

Gloria-Beatrice Wintermann, Kerstin Weidner, Bernhard Strauß, Jenny Rosendahl, Katja Petrowski

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Accuracy, reliability, feasibility and nurse acceptance of a subcutaneous continuous glucose management system in critically ill patients: a prospective clinical trial

Tobias Wollersheim, Lilian Jo Engelhardt, Jeanne Pachulla, Rudolf Moergeli, Susanne Koch, Claudia Spies, Michael Hiesmayr, Steffen Weber-Carstens

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Daily urinary creatinine predicts the weaning of renal replacement therapy in ICU acute kidney injury patients

Nicolas Viallet, Vincent Brunot, Nils Kuster, Delphine Daubin, Noémie Besnard, Laura Platon, Aurèle Buzançais, Romaric Larcher, Olivier Jonquet, Kada Klouche

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Real-time urinary electrolyte monitoring after furosemide administration in surgical ICU patients with normal renal function

Luca Zazzeron, Davide Ottolina, Eleonora Scotti, Michele Ferrari, Paola Bruzzone, Silvio Sibilla, Cristina Marenghi, Luciano Gattinoni, Pietro Caironi

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Aerosol delivery with two ventilation modes during mechanical ventilation: a randomized study

Jonathan Dugernier, Gregory Reychler, Xavier Wittebole, Jean Roeseler, Virginie Depoortere, Thierry Sottiaux, Jean-Bernard Michotte, Rita Vanbever, Thierry Dugernier, Pierre Goffette, Marie-Agnes Docquier, Christian Raftopoulos, Philippe Hantson, François Jamar, Pierre-François Laterre

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Designing and conducting a cluster-randomized trial of ICU admission for the elderly patients: the ICE-CUB 2 study

Ariane Boumendil, Maguy Woimant, Jean-Pierre Quenot, François-Xavier Rooryck, Foued Makhlouf, Youri Yordanov, Samuel Delerme, Khalil Takun, Patrick Ray, Marie-Clément Kouka, Claire Poly, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Caroline Thomas, Tabasome Simon, Sylvie Azerad, Guillaume Leblanc, Dominique Pateron, Bertrand Guidet, Bertrand Guidet, Dominique Pateron, Youri Yordanov, Erwan Debuc, Didier Dreyfuss, Jean-Damien Ricard, Patrick Brun, Christophe Leroy, Yves Cohen, Frédéric Adnet, Maguy Woimant, Jean-Paul Mira, Benoit Doumenc, Khalil Takun, Thomas Similowski, Bruno Riou, Samuel Delerme, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Didier Honnart, Jean-François Timsit, Pierrick Gueringuerin, Françoise Guerin, Maxime Maignan, Foued Makhlouf, Jean-François Poussel, François Braun, François Fourrier, Patrick Goldstein, Pierre Williatte, Pierre Gosselin, Eric Wiel, Francesco Santoli, Pierre Charestan, Claire Poly, Hervé Mentec, Catherine Le Gall, Karima Sahraoui, Christophe Baillard, Loïc Pontual, Nicolas Javaud, Benoît Misset, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Olivier Ganansia, François-Xavier Rooryck, Jean Luc Aim, Abudlrazak El Rifai, François-Xavier Rooryck, Jean Reignier, Laurent Martin-Lefevre, Philippe Fradin, Claire Mauriat, Emelyne Cwicklinski, Hervé Dupont, Michel Slama, Christine Ammirati, Justine Gallou, Muriel Fartoukh, Michel Djibre, Patrick Ray, Edwin Rouff, Bertrand Souweine, Ali Ait Hssain, Jeannot Schmidt, Daniel Pic, Farès Moustafa, Alain Mercat, Nicolas Lerolle, Pierre-Marie Roy, Frédéric Baud, Patrick Plaisance, Sophie Montagnon, Bertrand Galichon, Michel Wolff, Bruno Mourvillier, Enrique Casalino, Christophe Choquet, Bernard, Gaëlle Juillien, Jean-Yves Fagon, Emmanuel Guerot, Philippe Juvin, Anabela Patzak, Bruno Verdiere, Vincent Ioos, Marie-clément Kouka, Audrey Berthoumieu, Christian Richard, Nadia Anguel, Raphael Maurice, Sophie Sarnel, Stéphane Diez, Antoine Vieillard Baron, Sébastien Beaune, Julie Grenet

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Patterns of diaphragm function in critically ill patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation: a prospective longitudinal study

Alexandre Demoule, Nicolas Molinari, Boris Jung, Hélène Prodanovic, Gerald Chanques, Stefan Matecki, Julien Mayaux, Thomas Similowski, Samir Jaber

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Practice of ultrasound-guided central venous catheter technique by the French intensivists: a survey from the BoReal study group

Julien Maizel, Marie-Anaïs Bastide, Jack Richecoeur, Eric Frenoy, Christian Lemaire, Bertrand Sauneuf, Hervé Dupont, Fabienne Tamion, Saad Nseir, Damien Du Cheyron, G. Alvado, C. Andrejak, P. Azera, G.. Barjon, C. Boulle, O. Delastre, V. Delerue, M. Detave, P. Dubosq, J. Elbaaj, M. Fiani, P. Jeanjean, F. Lambiotte, O. Leroy, M. Moubarak, R. Pordes, E. Renaud, J. P. Rigaud, A. Rivière, R. Sahri, P. Saint Leger, D. Thevenin, T. Vanderlinden

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Polymyxin-B hemoperfusion in septic patients: analysis of a multicenter registry

Salvatore Lucio Cutuli, Antonio Artigas, Roberto Fumagalli, Gianpaola Monti, Vito Marco Ranieri, Claudio Ronco, Massimo Antonelli, Riccardo Maviglia, Sandra Cicconi, Davide Silvestri, Giuseppe Bello, Alessandra Brendolan, Federico Nalesso, Gianluca Villa, Pasquale Piccinni, Erica Martin, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Sergio Vesconi, Giampaolo Casella, Egidio Fasanella , Michele Debitonto, Gianmario Monza , Angelo Blasetti, Rosaria Coletta , Michele D’Ambrosio , Gilda Cinnella, Patrizia Murino , Eugenio Piscitelli , Gaetano Centonze , Marco Cucurachi , Giuseppe Altieri , Vincenzo Leonardo , Anna Sara Idra , Goffredo del Rosso, Maria Polidoro , Nicola Stigliano, Giuseppe Pittella , Gianluca Paternoster , Giuseppe Pulito, Daniela Puscio , Diego Cingolani , Gabriele Falzetti , Pietro Vecchiarelli , Francesco Giunta , Francesco Forfori , Giacomo Castiglione , Stefano Greco , Carlo Capra , Luciano Crema, Leonor Tamayo , Cristina Urbano , Brunello Pezza, Nadia Zarrillo , Pasquale di Monaco , Giuseppe Climaco , Pasquale de Negri, Pasqualina Modano, Riccardo Pagliarulo, Claudio Petrillo , Tania Stripoli , Roberto Oggioni , Laura Campiglia , Anna Rita Valletta , Manuela Lugano, Domenico Milella, Laura Micucci , Ursula Reist , Rolf Ensner, Christian Gianbarba , Lukas Brander , Rajib Paul, Rajesh Crawla , Sanjeev Jasujia, Rajesh Pande , Pratibha Dileep , Sankaran Sundar , Raju Ganesan , Sandeep Dewan , Vivek Nangia , Raj Kumar Mani , Omender Singh , Pracee Sathe, Gupta Sachin , Pradeep M. D’Costa , Samavedam Srivanas , Yogendra Pal Singh , Kent Doi , Fumika Taki , Ricard Ferrer Roca , Eduardo Romay Medina , Josè Gernacho , Francisco Martí, Alberto Martinez-Ruiz , Fernando Martinez-Sagasti, Rafael Zaragoza Crespo , Paola Torti, Valeria Terzi

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: SAPS 3 score as a predictive factor for postoperative referral to intensive care unit

João M. Silva Jr., Helder Marcus Costa Rocha, Henrique Tadashi Katayama, Leandro Ferreira Dias, Mateus Barros de Paula, Leusi Magda Romano Andraus, Jose Maria Correa Silva, Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Design and conduct of the activated protein C and corticosteroids for human septic shock (APROCCHSS) trial

Djillali Annane, Christian Brun-Buisson, Alain Cariou, Claude Martin, Benoit Misset, Alain Renault, Blandine Lehmann, Valérie Millul, Virginie Maxime, Eric Bellissant

Open Access Research

Teamwork enables high level of early mobilization in critically ill patients

Cheryl Elizabeth Hickmann, Diego Castanares-Zapatero, Emilie Bialais, Jonathan Dugernier, Antoine Tordeur, Lise Colmant, Xavier Wittebole, Giuseppe Tirone, Jean Roeseler, Pierre-François Laterre

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End-inspiratory pause prolongation in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: effects on gas exchange and mechanics

Hernan Aguirre-Bermeo, Indalecio Morán, Maurizio Bottiroli, Stefano Italiano, Francisco José Parrilla, Eugenia Plazolles, Ferran Roche-Campo, Jordi Mancebo

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