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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter infections remain prevalent in and out of hospital
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Long stays in intensive care result in muscle weakness and atrophy
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Canadian prehospital triage protocol boosts access to thrombolysis
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Affiliated to the International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine(ISICEM), Brussels, Belgium

Welcome to Critical Care

The online intensive care journal
Editor-in-chief: Jean-Louis Vincent, Brussels, Belgium

Research highlight: Electrical stimulation preserves muscle

The muscle mass of critically ill patients appears to be preserved with electrical muscle stimulation, paving the way for further research into critical illness polyneuromyopathy, which has no reported therapeutic tool.

Critical Care 2009, 13:R161

Latest articles

	Research Management of severe crush injury in a front-line tent ICU after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China: an experience with 32 cases Wenfang Li, Jun Qian, Xuefen Liu, Qiang Zhang, Lv Wang, Dechang Chen, Zhaofen Lin Critical Care 2009, 13:R178 (6 November 2009) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

	Research Multidisciplinary care for tracheostomy patients: a systematic review Marie Garrubba, Tari Turner, Clare Grieveson Critical Care 2009, 13:R177 (6 November 2009) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

	Commentary Anaesthesia in septic patients: good preparation and making the right choice? Colin F Royse Critical Care 2009, 13:1001 (6 November 2009) [PDF]

	Commentary Is the way to man's heart (and lung) through the abdomen? Robert L Owens, R Scott Harris, Atul Malhotra Critical Care 2009, 13:199 (6 November 2009) [PDF]

	Research Association of mannose-binding lectin-2 genotype and serum levels with prognosis of sepsis Jin Won Huh, Kyuyoung Song, Jung-Sun Yum, Sang-Bum Hong, Chae-Man Lim, Younsuck Koh Critical Care 2009, 13:R176 (5 November 2009) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

	Research Correlation between parameters at initiation of renal replacement therapy and outcome in patients with acute kidney injury Marlies Ostermann, Rene WS Chang Critical Care 2009, 13:R175 (4 November 2009) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

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All research articles published in Critical Care are open access [more]

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Illustrative example of Doppler evaluation of brachial artery peak velocity variation (ΔVpeakbrach) in a responder patient (left) and nonresponder patient (right).

Latest supplements

Volume 13 Suppl 3
Fifth International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine for Latin America
Abstracts

Volume 13 Suppl 1
29th ISICEM
Abstracts

Volume 12 Suppl 6
Severe community-acquired pneumonia update: mortality, mechanisms, and medical intervention
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All articles published in supplements are fully peer reviewed.

Free review

All reviews, commentaries and reports published in Critical Care become free to access 12 months after publication. See below for the latest free review.

Review

Clinical review: Balancing the therapeutic, safety, and economic issues underlying effective antipseudomonal carbapenem use

Thomas G Slama

Critical Care 2008, 12:233 (29 October 2008)

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Journal Club Critiques

From the University of Pittsburgh evidence-based medicine journal club

Journal club critique

Are specialized ICUs so special?

Yên-Lan C Nguyen, Eric B Milbrandt

Critical Care 2009, 13:314 (12 October 2009)

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Latest comments

Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis after major heart surgery: a plea for a randomized trial (Saad Nseir, 13Jul2009)
I read with interest the article by Dr. Hortal and colleagues [1]. The authors are to be congratulated for conducting such a large multicentre study on the incidence of and... [read full comment]

Comment on: Hortal JM et al. Critical Care, 13:R80
Sepsis 14 Calculation Worksheet (Christophe Adrie, 11Jun2009)
A calculation worksheet "Sepsis 14" allowing an easy use of the "Model for predicting short-term mortality of severe sepsis" is available on our website: http://www.outcomerea.org/ehtm/sepsis/... [read full comment]

Comment on: Adrie C et al. Critical Care, 13:R72
Possible explainations for a rise in ScvO2 following intubation (Paul Dean, 22May2009)
Dear Sir I read with interest Hernandez et al study into the effect on intubation on ScvO2. As they point out there remains some concern regarding the usefulness of ScvO2.... [read full comment]

Comment on: Hernandez G et al. Critical Care, 13:R63