Issue 1/2006
Content (83 Articles)
Bench-to-bedside review: Early tracheostomy in critically ill trauma patients
Nehad Shirawi, Yaseen Arabi
Clinical review: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Mariam A Al-Ansari, Mohammed H Hijazi
Clinical review: A systematic review of corticosteroid use in infections
Jody Aberdein, Mervyn Singer
Correlation of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein to inflammation, complications, and outcome during the intensive care unit course of multiple-trauma patients
Michael Meisner, Heide Adina, Joachim Schmidt
Bronchoalveolar lavage cytological alveolar damage in patients with severe pneumonia
Bogdan Grigoriu, Frédéric Jacobs, Fabienne Beuzen, Rony El Khoury, Olivier Axler, Francois G Brivet, Frédérique Capron
A comparison of admission and worst 24-hour Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores in predicting hospital mortality: a retrospective cohort study
Kwok M Ho, Geoffrey J Dobb, Matthew Knuiman, Judith Finn, Kok Y Lee, Steven AR Webb
A preliminary study on the monitoring of mixed venous oxygen saturation through the left main bronchus
Xiang-rui Wang, Yong-jun Zheng, Jie Tian, Zheng-hong Wang, Zhi-ying Pan
Using simulation for training and to change protocol during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome
Simon D Abrahamson, Sonya Canzian, Fabrice Brunet
Bench-to-bedside review: Weaning failure – should we rest the respiratory muscles with controlled mechanical ventilation?
Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Spyros Zakynthinos, Charis Roussos
Evaluating mortality in intensive care units: contribution of competing risks analyses
Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Elie Azoulay, Sylvie Chevret
Outcomes of interfacility critical care adult patient transport: a systematic review
Eddy Fan, Russell D MacDonald, Neill KJ Adhikari, Damon C Scales, Randy S Wax, Thomas E Stewart, Niall D Ferguson
Contemporary management of infected necrosis complicating severe acute pancreatitis
Saurabh Jamdar, Ajith K Siriwardena
The impact of empiric antimicrobial therapy with a β-lactam and fluoroquinolone on mortality for patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia
Eric M Mortensen, Marcos I Restrepo, Antonio Anzueto, Jacqueline Pugh
Direct patient care during an acute disaster: chasing the will-o'-the-wisp
Ijlal Babar, Ronald Rinker
Study protocol: The Improving Care of Acute Lung Injury Patients (ICAP) study
Dale M Needham, Cheryl R Dennison, David W Dowdy, Pedro A Mendez-Tellez, Nancy Ciesla, Sanjay V Desai, Jonathan Sevransky, Carl Shanholtz, Daniel Scharfstein, Margaret S Herridge, Peter J Pronovost
Assisted spontaneous breathing during early acute lung injury
Lukas Brander, Arthur S Slutsky
The clinical value of daily routine chest radiographs in a mixed medical–surgical intensive care unit is low
Marleen E Graat, Goda Choi, Esther K Wolthuis, Johanna C Korevaar, Peter E Spronk, Jaap Stoker, Margreeth B Vroom, Marcus J Schultz
Erythromycin for prokinesis: imprudent prescribing?
Martino Dall'Antonia, Mark Wilks, Pietro G Coen, Susan Bragman, Michael R Millar
Changes in appetite related gut hormones in intensive care unit patients: a pilot cohort study
Mohsen Nematy, Jacqui E O'Flynn, Liesl Wandrag, Audrey E Brynes, Stephen J Brett, Michael Patterson, Mohammad A Ghatei, Stephen R Bloom, Gary S Frost
Use of prophylactic fluconazole in a neonatal intensive care unit: efficacy is similar to that described in adult high-risk surgical patients
Paolo Manzoni, Daniele Farina, MariaLisa Leonessa, Claudio Priolo, Giovanna Gomirato
Upregulated but insufficient generation of activated protein C is associated with development of multiorgan failure in severe acute pancreatitis
Outi Lindstrom, Leena Kylanpaa, Panu Mentula, Pauli Puolakkainen, Esko Kemppainen, Reijo Haapiainen, Jose A Fernandez, John H Griffin, Heikki Repo, Jari Petaja
Vasopressin improves outcome in out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia: a observational cohort study
Stefek Grmec, Stefan Mally
Hepatic platelet and leukocyte adherence during endotoxemia
Roland S Croner, Elfie Hoerer, Yakup Kulu, Tilo Hackert, Martha-Maria Gebhard, Christian Herfarth, Ernst Klar
Acetazolamide-mediated decrease in strong ion difference accounts for the correction of metabolic alkalosis in critically ill patients
Miriam Moviat, Peter Pickkers, Peter HJ van der Voort, Johannes G van der Hoeven
Inhaled beta-2 agonist salbutamol and acute lung injury: an association with improvement in acute lung injury
Sanjay Manocha, Anthony C Gordon, Ebrahim Salehifar, Horacio Groshaus, Keith R Walley, James A Russell
Do statins have a role in preventing or treating sepsis?
Victor Novack, Marius Terblanche, Yaniv Almog
Choosing the right combination therapy in severe community-acquired pneumonia
Grant W Waterer, Jordi Rello
PAC-Man: Game over for the pulmonary artery catheter?
Michael C. Reade, Derek C. Angus
Early recombinant activated factor VII for intracerebral hemorrhage reduced hematoma growth and mortality, while improving functional outcomes
Lillian L. Emlet, David Crippen
Levosimendan may improve survival in patients requiring mechanical assist devices for post-cardiotomy heart failure
Jan-Peter Braun, Dominik Jasulaitis, Maryam Moshirzadeh, Ulrich R Doepfmer, Marc Kastrup, Christian von Heymann, Pascal M Dohmen, Wolfgang Konertz, Claudia Spies
A comparison of transcranial Doppler with near infrared spectroscopy and indocyanine green during hemorrhagic shock: a prospective experimental study
Berthold Bein, Patrick Meybohm, Erol Cavus, Peter H Tonner, Markus Steinfath, Jens Scholz, Volker Doerges
Towards a feasible algorithm for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: a systematic review of the literature
Sofie Meijering, Anouk M Corstjens, Jaap E Tulleken, John HJM Meertens, Jan G Zijlstra, Jack JM Ligtenberg
Evaluation of rapid screening and pre-emptive contact isolation for detecting and controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critical care: an interventional cohort study
Stephan Harbarth, Cristina Masuet-Aumatell, Jacques Schrenzel, Patrice Francois, Christophe Akakpo, Gesuele Renzi, Jerome Pugin, Bara Ricou, Didier Pittet
Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care unit: a controlled cross-sectional trial
Kirsten Colpaert, Barbara Claus, Annemie Somers, Koenraad Vandewoude, Hugo Robays, Johan Decruyenaere
Rescue treatment with terlipressin in children with refractory septic shock: a clinical study
Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez, Jesús López-Herce, Javier Gil-Antón, Arturo Hernández, Corsino Rey
Molecular adsorbent recirculating system and hemostasis in patients at high risk of bleeding: an observational study
Peter Faybik, Andreas Bacher, Sibylle A Kozek-Langenecker, Heinz Steltzer, Claus Georg Krenn, Sandra Unger, Hubert Hetz
Lactate versus non-lactate metabolic acidosis: a retrospective outcome evaluation of critically ill patients
Kyle J Gunnerson, Melissa Saul, Shui He, John A Kellum
Imposed work of breathing during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation: a bench study
Marc van Heerde, Huib R van Genderingen, Tom Leenhoven, Karel Roubik, Frans B Plötz, Dick G Markhorst
Do fluoroquinolones actually increase mortality in community-acquired pneumonia?
Ritesh Agarwal
Cardiac troponin level is not an independent predictor of mortality in septic patients requiring medical intensive care unit admission
François G Brivet, Frédéric M Jacobs, Patrice Colin, Dominique Prat, Bogdan Grigoriu
Recombinant activated protein C: the key is clinical assessment of risk of death, not subset analysis
R Phillip Dellinger
Continuous infusion of ceftazidime in critically ill patients undergoing continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration: pharmacokinetic evaluation and dose recommendation
Christophe Mariat, Christophe Venet, François Jehl, Sandrine Mwewa, Vesna Lazarevic, Eric Diconne, Nathalie Fonsale, Anne Carricajo, Stéphane Guyomarc'h, Régine Vermesch, Gérald Aubert, Roselyne Bidault, Jean-Claude Bertrand, Fabrice Zeni
Effects of coagulation factor XIII on intestinal functional capillary density, leukocyte adherence and mesenteric plasma extravasation in experimental endotoxemia
Jürgen Birnbaum, Ortrud Vargas Hein, Carsten Lührs, Oskar Rückbeil, Claudia Spies, Sabine Ziemer, Matthias Gründling, Taras Usichenko, Konrad Meissner, Dragan Pavlovic, Wolfgang J Kox, Christian Lehmann
Toxicity of polymyxins: a systematic review of the evidence from old and recent studies
Matthew E Falagas, Sofia K Kasiakou
Process monitoring in intensive care with the use of cumulative expected minus observed mortality and risk-adjusted p charts
Jerome GL Cockings, David A Cook, Rehana K Iqbal
Recently published papers: pulmonary care, pandemics, and eugenics in surviving sepsis?
Christopher Bouch, Gareth Williams
Medical Emergency Team syndromes and an approach to their management
Daryl Jones, Graeme Duke, John Green, Juris Briedis, Rinaldo Bellomo, Andrew Casamento, Andrea Kattula, Margaret Way
Clinical review: Molecular mechanisms underlying the role of antithrombin in sepsis
Christian J Wiedermann
Clinical relevance of Aspergillus isolation from respiratory tract samples in critically ill patients
Koenraad H Vandewoude, Stijn I Blot, Pieter Depuydt, Dominique Benoit, Werner Temmerman, Francis Colardyn, Dirk Vogelaers
Systematic review of determinants of mortality in high frequency oscillatory ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Casper W Bollen, Cuno SPM Uiterwaal, Adrianus J van Vught
Serum total antioxidant capacity reflects severity of illness in patients with severe sepsis
Chia-Chang Chuang, Shu-Chu Shiesh, Chih-Hsien Chi, Yi-Fang Tu, Lien-I Hor, Chi-Chang Shieh, Ming-Feng Chen
Dopexamine and norepinephrine versus epinephrine on gastric perfusion in patients with septic shock: a randomized study [NCT00134212]
Philippe Seguin, Bruno Laviolle, Patrick Guinet, Isabelle Morel, Yannick Mallédant, Eric Bellissant
Multiresistant Enterobacter cloacae outbreak in an intensive care unit associated with therapeutic beds
Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Sophie Girard, François Lagarrigue, Isabelle Leroux, Isabelle Voyer, Daniel Bloc, Jean-Marc Besnier, Roland Quentin
CC and CXC chemokine levels in children with meningococcal sepsis accurately predict mortality and disease severity
Clementien L Vermont, Jan A Hazelzet, Ester D de Kleijn, Germie PJM van den Dobbelsteen, Ronald de Groot
Effect of oral decontamination with chlorhexidine on the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia: a meta-analysis
Lilibeth A Pineda, Ranime G Saliba, Ali A El Solh
Key advances in critical care in the out-of-hospital setting: the evolving role of laypersons and technology
Paul E Pepe, Jane G Wigginton
Natriuretic peptide testing for the evaluation of critically ill patients with shock in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study
James L Januzzi, Alexander Morss, Roderick Tung, Richard Pino, Michael A Fifer, B Taylor Thompson, Elizabeth Lee-Lewandrowski
Lung and 'end organ' injury due to mechanical ventilation in animals: comparison between the prone and supine positions
George Nakos, Anna Batistatou, Eftychia Galiatsou, Eleonora Konstanti, Vassilios Koulouras, Panayotis Kanavaros, Apostolos Doulis, Athanassios Kitsakos, Angeliki Karachaliou, Marilena E Lekka, Maria Bai
Introduction of a rapid response system: why we are glad we MET
Daryl Jones, Rinaldo Bellomo
Recent evolution of renal replacement therapy in the critically ill patient
Claudio Ronco
Vasopressin combined with epinephrine during cardiac resuscitation: a solution for the future?
Volker Wenzel, Karl H Lindner
Predicting late anemia in critical illness
Eric B Milbrandt, Gilles Clermont, Javier Martinez, Alex Kersten, Malik T Rahim, Derek C Angus
The key advance in the treatment of sepsis in the last 10 years ... doing less
Mervyn Singer