Issue 4/2005
Content (25 Articles)
Clinical value of pulse pressure variations in ARDS. Still an unresolved issue?
Jean-Louis Teboul, Antoine Vieillard-Baron
Immunonutrition in the critically ill: from old approaches to new paradigms
Daren Heyland, Rupinder Dhaliwal
Teaching difficult airway management: is virtual reality real enough?
H. L. Smith, D. K. Menon
Goal-directed therapy may improve outcome in complex patients – depending on the chosen treatment end point
Bernhard Frey, Duncan J. Macrae
Antibiotic prophylaxis of early onset pneumonia in critically ill comatose patients. A randomized study
A. Acquarolo, T. Urli, G. Perone, C. Giannotti, A. Candiani, N. Latronico
Pulse pressure variations to predict fluid responsiveness: influence of tidal volume
Daniel De Backer, Sarah Heenen, Michael Piagnerelli, Marc Koch, Jean-Louis Vincent
Clinical outcome of immunonutrition in a heterogeneous intensive care population
Hans Kieft, Arnout N. Roos, Jenneke D. E. van Drunen, Alexander J. G. H. Bindels, Jacques G. Bindels, Zandrie Hofman
Noninvasive ventilation in hypercapnic acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease vs. other conditions: effectiveness and predictors of failure
Jason Phua, Kien Kong, Kang Hoe Lee, Liang Shen, T. K. Lim
Feedback and education improve physician compliance in use of lung-protective mechanical ventilation
Esther K. Wolthuis, Johanna C. Korevaar, Peter Spronk, Michael A. Kuiper, Misa Dzoljic, Margreeth B. Vroom, Marcus J. Schultz
Online vs live methods for teaching difficult airway management to anesthesiology residents
Giuseppe Bello, Mariano Alberto Pennisi, Riccardo Maviglia, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Maria Grazia Bocci, Luca Montini, Massimo Antonelli
An international survey of training in adult intensive care medicine
H. Barrett, J. F. Bion
Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in a Lebanese intensive care unit: a prospective observational study
Alexandre Yazigi, Moussa Riachi, Georges Dabbar
Clinical assessment of cardiac performance in infants and children following cardiac surgery
Jonathan R. Egan, Marino Festa, Andrew D. Cole, Graham R. Nunn, Jonathan Gillis, David S. Winlaw
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in infants with upper airway obstruction: comparison of continuous and bilevel positive pressure
Sandrine Essouri, Frédéric Nicot, Annick Clément, Erea-Noel Garabedian, Gilles Roger, Frédéric Lofaso, Brigitte Fauroux
Identifying infants at risk of marked thyroid suppression post-cardiopulmonary bypass
Kevin Plumpton, Nikolaus A. Haas
End-of-life decisions in The Netherlands: false euthanasia and false murder
Armand R. J. Girbes
Prognosis of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases admitted to the intensive care unit
Mickaël Moreels, Christian Mélot, Marc Leeman
Surface triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 expression patterns in septic shock
Sébastien Gibot, Pol-Edern Le Renard, Pierre-Edouard Bollaert, Marie-Nathalie Kolopp-Sarda, Marie-Christine Béné, Gilbert C. Faure, Bruno Lévy
Fluid vs. air for semicontinuous intra-abdominal pressure measurements using a compliance catheter
Jan J. De Waele, Erik A. I. Billiet, Eric Hoste, Stijn I. Blot, Francis A. Colardyn
Treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Menno van der Straaten, Sophie Jamart, Robert Wens, Philippe Gottignies, Max Dratwa, Jacques Devriendt
Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of large skin defects due to necrotizing fasciitis
Hilde R. H. de Geus, Johan M. van der Klooster
Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in a patient presenting arterial hypoxaemia and supported with bi-ventricular assist device
Robert F. Bonvini, Vitali Verin, René Lerch, Isabelle Gerard, Jorge Sierra, James C. Spratt