Issue 3/2009
Content (75 Articles)
Bench-to-bedside review: Hydrogen sulfide – the third gaseous transmitter: applications for critical care
Florian Wagner, Pierre Asfar, Enrico Calzia, Peter Radermacher, Csaba Szabó
Bench-to-bedside review: Inhaled nitric oxide therapy in adults
Benedict C Creagh-Brown, Mark JD Griffiths, Timothy W Evans
Clinical review: RIFLE and AKIN – time for reappraisal
Dinna N Cruz, Zaccaria Ricci, Claudio Ronco
Recruit the lung before titrating the right positive end-expiratory pressure to protect it
Fernando Suarez-Sipmann, Stephan H Bohm
Paul L Marino: The Little ICU Book of Facts and Formulas. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009, 800pp.
Som Sarkar, Julian Bion
Bench-to-bedside review: Appropriate antibiotic therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock – does the dose matter?
Federico Pea, Pierluigi Viale
Bench-to-bedside review: Burn-induced cerebral inflammation – a neglected entity?
Michael A Flierl, Philip F Stahel, Basel M Touban, Kathryn M Beauchamp, Steven J Morgan, Wade R Smith, Kyros R Ipaktchi
Diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia: Conflicting results from two trials
Younghoon Kwon, Eric B Milbrandt, Sachin Yende
Filtering out the noise: evaluating the impact of noise and sound reduction strategies on sleep quality for ICU patients
Karen J Bosma, V Marco Ranieri
Prolonged N-acetylcysteine therapy in late acetaminophen poisoning associated with acute liver failure – a need to be more cautious?
T Nimmi C Athuraliya, Alison L Jones
Continuous venovenous hemofiltration in severely burned patients with acute kidney injury: a cohort study
Kevin K Chung, Jonathan B Lundy, James R Matson, Evan M Renz, Christopher E White, Booker T King, David J Barillo, John A Jones, Leopoldo C Cancio, Lorne H Blackbourne, Steven E Wolf
Impact of emergency intubation on central venous oxygen saturation in critically ill patients: a multicenter observational study
Glenn Hernandez, Hector Peña, Rodrigo Cornejo, Maximiliano Rovegno, Jaime Retamal, Jose Luis Navarro, Ignacio Aranguiz, Ricardo Castro, Alejandro Bruhn
Time course of angiopoietin-2 release during experimental human endotoxemia and sepsis
Philipp Kümpers, Matijs van Meurs, Sascha David, Grietje Molema, Johan Bijzet, Alexander Lukasz, Frank Biertz, Hermann Haller, Jan G Zijlstra
Long-term survival of chronic dialysis patients following survival from an episode of multiple-organ failure
Richard J Chapman, Maie Templeton, Simon Ashworth, Robert Broomhead, Adam McLean, Stephen J Brett
Inhaled activated protein C: a novel therapy for acute lung injury?
Kathleen D Liu, Mark R Looney, Michael A Matthay
Changes in regional distribution of lung sounds as a function of positive end-expiratory pressure
Shaul Lev, Yael A Glickman, Ilya Kagan, David Dahan, Jonathan Cohen, Milana Grinev, Maury Shapiro, Pierre Singer
Dose of dialysis in the intensive care unit: is the venom in the dose or in the clinical experience?
Norbert Lameire, Wim Van Biesen, Raymond Vanholder
The effect of exogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 on the glycaemic response to small intestinal nutrient in the critically ill: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled cross over study
Adam M Deane, Marianne J Chapman, Robert JL Fraser, Carly M Burgstad, Laura K Besanko, Michael Horowitz
Cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients: a systematic review
Ryosuke Osawa, Nina Singh
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 expression on monocytes is associated with inflammation but not with infection in acute pancreatitis
Eduardo Ferat-Osorio, Isabel Wong-Baeza, Noemí Esquivel-Callejas, Silvia Figueroa-Figueroa, Andrés Duarte-Rojo, Gilberto Guzmán-Valdivia-Gómez, Heriberto Rodea-Rosas, Rubén Torres-González, Patricio Sánchez-Fernández, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Constantino López-Macías, Guillermo Robles-Díaz, Armando Isibasi
Is eosinopenia a reliable marker of sepsis?
Alex Smithson, Rafael Perelló, Josep-Maria Nicolas
Brain natriuretic peptide levels have diagnostic and prognostic capability for cardio-renal syndrome type 4 in intensive care unit patients
Sunghoon Park, Goo-Yeong Cho, Sung Gyun Kim, Yong Il Hwang, Hye-Ryun Kang, Seung Hun Jang, Dong-Gyu Kim, Young Rim Song, Young-A Bae, Ki-Suck Jung
Collagen-related biomarkers in severe sepsis: a big stretch?
Gavin Morrison, Douglas D Fraser
Heliox reduces respiratory system resistance in respiratory syncytial virus induced respiratory failure
Martin CJ Kneyber, Marc van Heerde, Jos WR Twisk, Frans B Plötz, Dick G Markhors
Model for predicting short-term mortality of severe sepsis
Christophe Adrie, Adrien Francais, Antonio Alvarez-Gonzalez, Roman Mounier, Elie Azoulay, Jean-Ralph Zahar, Christophe Clec'h, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Laure Hammer, Adrien Descorps-Declere, Samir Jamali, Jean-Francois Timsit
Comparison between Flotrac-Vigileo and Bioreactance, a totally noninvasive method for cardiac output monitoring
Sophie Marqué, Alain Cariou, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Pierre Squara
Intravenous glutamine decreases lung and distal organ injury in an experimental model of abdominal sepsis
Gisele P Oliveira, Mariana BG Oliveira, Raquel S Santos, Letícia D Lima, Cristina M Dias, Alexandre M AB' Saber, Walcy R Teodoro, Vera L Capelozzi, Rachel N Gomes, Patricia T Bozza, Paolo Pelosi, Patricia RM Rocco
Dexmedetomidine vs. haloperidol in delirious, agitated, intubated patients: a randomised open-label trial
Michael C Reade, Kim O'Sullivan, Samantha Bates, Donna Goldsmith, William RSTJ Ainslie, Rinaldo Bellomo
B-type natriuretic peptide release and left ventricular filling pressure assessed by echocardiographic study after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a prospective study in non-cardiac patients
Eric Meaudre, Christophe Jego, Nadia Kenane, Ambroise Montcriol, Henry Boret, Philippe Goutorbe, Gilbert Habib, Bruno Palmier
Risk factors for delirium in intensive care patients: a prospective cohort study
Bart Van Rompaey, Monique M Elseviers, Marieke J Schuurmans, Lillie M Shortridge-Baggett, Steven Truijen, Leo Bossaert
Early drotrecogin alpha (activated) administration in severe sepsis is associated with lower mortality: a retrospective analysis of the Canadian ENHANCE cohort
Richard V Hodder, Richard Hall, James A Russell, Harold N Fisher, Bobbie Lee
Determinants of postoperative acute kidney injury
Fernando José Abelha, Miguela Botelho, Vera Fernandes, Henrique Barros
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing major heart surgery: an incidence study in Europe
Javier Hortal, Patricia Muñoz, Gregorio Cuerpo, Hector Litvan, Peter M Rosseel, Emilio Bouza
Recently published papers: Changing bandwagons, innovations and questioning dogma
Jonathan Ball
Infra-red thermometry: the reliability of tympanic and temporal artery readings for predicting brain temperature after severe traumatic brain injury
Danielle Kirk, Timothy Rainey, Andy Vail, Charmaine Childs
Immunonutrition in critical illness: still fishing for the truth
Adam Peterik, Eric B Milbrandt, Joseph M Darby
Electrical impedance tomography compared to positron emission tomography for the measurement of regional lung ventilation: an experimental study
JC Richard, C Pouzot, A Gros, C Tourevieille, D Lebars, F Lavenne, I Frerichs, C Guérin
Latent viral infections in critically ill patients
Matt P Wise, Paul J Frost, Chris D Hingston, Andrew J Godkin
Procalcitonin to guide duration of antibiotic therapy in intensive care patients: a randomized prospective controlled trial
Marcel Hochreiter, Thomas Köhler, Anna Maria Schweiger, Fritz Sixtus Keck, Berthold Bein, Tilman von Spiegel, Stefan Schroeder
Off hour admission to an intensivist-led ICU is not associated with increased mortality
Iwan A Meynaar, Johan I van der Spoel, Johannes H Rommes, Margot van Spreuwel-Verheijen, Rob J Bosman, Peter E Spronk
High flow biphasic positive airway pressure by helmet – effects on pressurization, tidal volume, carbon dioxide accumulation and noise exposure
Onnen Moerer, Peter Herrmann, José Hinz, Paolo Severgnini, Edoardo Calderini, Michael Quintel, Paolo Pelosi
Validation of continuous cardiac output technologies: consensus still awaited
Maurizio Cecconi, Andrew Rhodes
Rapid development of intestinal cell damage following severe trauma: a prospective observational cohort study
Jacco J de Haan, Tim Lubbers, Joep P Derikx, Borna Relja, Dirk Henrich, Jan-Willem Greve, Ingo Marzi, Wim A Buurman
Mechanical ventilation during experimental sepsis increases deposition of advanced glycation end products and myocardial inflammation
Martin CJ Kneyber, Roel P Gazendam, Hans WM Niessen, Jan-Willem Kuiper, Claudia C Dos Santos, Arthur S Slutsky, Frans B Plötz
Early down-regulation of the pro-inflammatory potential of monocytes is correlated to organ dysfunction in patients after severe multiple injury: a cohort study
Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Peter Biberthaler, Wolf E Mutschler, Eugen Faist, Marianne Jochum, Siegfried Zedler
Anemia and red blood cell transfusion in neurocritical care
Andreas H Kramer, David A Zygun
Occurrence and adverse effect on outcome of hyperlactatemia in the critically ill
Houman Khosravani, Reza Shahpori, H Thomas Stelfox, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Kevin B Laupland
Using surface molecule expression on lymphocytes to classify septic shock patients
Jorge Monserrat, Raul de Pablo, Alfredo Prieto, Eduardo Reyes, Melchor Álvarez-Mon
The impact of early hypoglycemia and blood glucose variability on outcome in critical illness
Sean M Bagshaw, Rinaldo Bellomo, Michael J Jacka, Moritoki Egi, Graeme K Hart, Carol George
Increasing arterial blood pressure with norepinephrine does not improve microcirculatory blood flow: a prospective study
Arnaldo Dubin, Mario O Pozo, Christian A Casabella, Fernando Pálizas Jr, Gastón Murias, Miriam C Moseinco, Vanina S Kanoore Edul, Fernando Pálizas, Elisa Estenssoro, Can Ince
Cell death serum biomarkers are early predictors for survival in severe septic patients with hepatic dysfunction
Stefan Hofer, Thorsten Brenner, Christian Bopp, Jochen Steppan, Christoph Lichtenstern, Jürgen Weitz, Thomas Bruckner, Eike Martin, Ursula Hoffmann, Markus A Weigand
Cost-effectiveness of micafungin as an alternative to fluconazole empiric treatment of suspected ICU-acquired candidemia among patients with sepsis: a model simulation
Marya D Zilberberg, Smita Kothari, Andrew F Shorr
Serum resistin levels in critically ill patients are associated with inflammation, organ dysfunction and metabolism and may predict survival of non-septic patients
Alexander Koch, Olav A Gressner, Edouard Sanson, Frank Tacke, Christian Trautwein
Results from the national sepsis practice survey: predictions about mortality and morbidity and recommendations for limitation of care orders
James M O'Brien Jr, Scott K Aberegg, Naeem A Ali, Gregory B Diette, Stanley Lemeshow
Determinants of weaning success in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation
Annalisa Carlucci, Piero Ceriana, Georgios Prinianakis, Francesco Fanfulla, Roberto Colombo, Stefano Nava
Low-dose vasopressin infusion results in increased mortality and cardiac dysfunction following ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice
Toonchai Indrambarya, John H Boyd, Yingjin Wang, Melissa McConechy, Keith R Walley
Factors associated with septic shock and mortality in generalized peritonitis: comparison between community-acquired and postoperative peritonitis
Florence C Riché, Xavier Dray, Marie-Josèphe Laisné, Joaquim Matéo, Laurent Raskine, Marie-José Sanson-Le Pors, Didier Payen, Patrice Valleur, Bernard P Cholley
Epidermal wound healing in severe sepsis and septic shock in humans
Marjo Koskela, Fiia Gäddnäs, Tero I Ala-Kokko, Jouko J Laurila, Juha Saarnio, Aarne Oikarinen, Vesa Koivukangas
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with central nervous system infection
Christian Østergaard, Thomas Benfield
Prevalence of endotoxemia after surgery and its association with ICU length of stay
Franco Valenza, Lorella Fagnani, Silvia Coppola, Sara Froio, Francesca Sacconi, Cecilia Tedesco, Micol Maffioletti, Marta Pizzocri, Valentina Salice, Maria Luisa Ranzi, Cristina Marenghi, Luciano Gattinoni
The international PROGRESS registry of patients with severe sepsis: drotrecogin alfa (activated) use and patient outcomes
Greg Martin, Frank M Brunkhorst, Jonathan M Janes, Konrad Reinhart, David P Sundin, Kassandra Garnett, Richard Beale