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The effect of an intensive care unit staffing model on tidal volume in patients with acute lung injury
Colin R Cooke, Timothy R Watkins, Jeremy M Kahn, Miriam M Treggiari, Ellen Caldwell, Leonard D Hudson, Gordon D Rubenfeld
Critical Care 2008, 12:R134 (3 November 2008)
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Cardiorespiratory effects of spontaneous breathing in two different models of experimental lung injury: a randomized controlled trial
Dirk Varelmann, Thomas Muders, Jörg Zinserling, Ulf Guenther, Anders Magnusson, Göran Hedenstierna, Christian Putensen, Hermann Wrigge
Critical Care 2008, 12:R135 (4 November 2008)
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Use of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299 to reduce pathogenic bacteria in the oropharynx of intubated patients: a randomised controlled open pilot study
Bengt Klarin, Göran Molin, Bengt Jeppsson, Anders Larsson
Critical Care 2008, 12:R136 (6 November 2008)
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Performance of N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients: a prospective observational cohort study
Isaline Coquet, Michael Darmon, Jean-Marc Doise, Michel Degrès, Bernard Blettery, Benoît Schlemmer, Philippe Gambert, Jean-Pierre Quenot
Critical Care 2008, 12:R137 (6 November 2008)
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A prospective trial of elective extubation in brain injured patients meeting extubation criteria for ventilatory support: a feasibility study
Edward M Manno, Alejandro A Rabinstein, Eelco FM Wijdicks, Allen W Brown, William D Freeman, Vivien H Lee, Stephen D Weigand, Mark T Keegan, Daniel R Brown, Francis X Whalen, Tuhin K Roy, Rolf D Hubmayr
Critical Care 2008, 12:R138 (10 November 2008)
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A systematic review on quality indicators for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: need for an unambiguous indicator reference subset
Saeid Eslami, Nicolette F de Keizer, Evert de Jonge, Marcus J Schultz, Ameen Abu-Hanna
Critical Care 2008, 12:R139 (11 November 2008)
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Duration of salmeterol-induced bronchodilation in mechanically ventilated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a prospective clinical study
Polychronis Malliotakis, Manolis Linardakis, George Gavriilidis, Dimitris Georgopoulos
Critical Care 2008, 12:R140 (14 November 2008)
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Prophylactic antibiotic treatment is superior to therapy on-demand in experimental necrotising pancreatitis
Stefan Fritz, Werner Hartwig, Ronny Lehmann, Katja Will-Schweiger, Mechthild Kommerell, Thilo Hackert, Lutz Schneider, Markus W Büchler, Jens Werner
Critical Care 2008, 12:R141 (16 November 2008)
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Determinants and impact of multidrug antibiotic resistance in pathogens causing ventilator-associated-pneumonia
Pieter O Depuydt, Dominique M Vandijck, Maarten A Bekaert, Johan M Decruyenaere, Stijn I Blot, Dirk P Vogelaers, Dominique D Benoit
Critical Care 2008, 12:R142 (17 November 2008)
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Phenylephrine versus norepinephrine for initial hemodynamic support of patients with septic shock: a randomized, controlled trial
Andrea Morelli, Christian Ertmer, Sebastian Rehberg, Matthias Lange, Alessandra Orecchioni, Amalia Laderchi, Alessandra Bachetoni, Mariadomenica D'Alessandro, Hugo Van Aken, Paolo Pietropaoli, Martin Westphal
Critical Care 2008, 12:R143 (18 November 2008)
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Correlation between the AKI classification and outcome
Marlies Ostermann, Rene Chang, The Riyadh ICU Program Users Group
Critical Care 2008, 12:R144 (20 November 2008)
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End-expiratory lung volume during mechanical ventilation: a comparison with reference values and the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure in intensive care unit patients with different lung conditions
Ido G Bikker, Jasper van Bommel, Dinis Reis Miranda, Jan Bakker, Diederik Gommers
Critical Care 2008, 12:R145 (20 November 2008)
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Recombinant human activated protein C ameliorates oleic acid-induced lung injury in awake sheep
Kristine Waerhaug, Mikhail Y Kirov, Vsevolod V Kuzkov, Vladimir N Kuklin, Lars J Bjertnaes
Critical Care 2008, 12:R146 (20 November 2008)
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Excess circulating angiopoietin-2 is a strong predictor of mortality in critically ill medical patients
Philipp Kümpers, Alexander Lukasz, Sascha David, Rüdiger Horn, Carsten Hafer, Robert Faulhaber-Walter, Danilo Fliser, Hermann Haller, Jan T Kielstein
Critical Care 2008, 12:R147 (21 November 2008)
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Electronic patient record use during ward rounds: a qualitative study of interaction between medical staff
Cecily Morrison, Matthew Jones, Alan Blackwell, Alain Vuylsteke
Critical Care 2008, 12:R148 (24 November 2008)
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Metformin-associated lactic acidosis in an intensive care unit
Nicolas Peters, Nicolas Jay, Damien Barraud, Aurélie Cravoisy, Lionel Nace, Pierre-Edouard Bollaert, Sébastien Gibot
Critical Care 2008, 12:R149 (26 November 2008)
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Nitrogen washout/washin, helium dilution and computed tomography in the assessment of end expiratory lung volume
Davide Chiumello, Massimo Cressoni, Monica Chierichetti, Federica Tallarini, Marco Botticelli, Virna Berto, Cristina Mietto, Luciano Gattinoni
Critical Care 2008, 12:R150 (1 December 2008)
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An artificial intelligence tool to predict fluid requirement in the intensive care unit: a proof-of-concept study
Leo Anthony Celi, L Christian Hinske, Gil Alterovitz, Peter Szolovits
Critical Care 2008, 12:R151 (1 December 2008)
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Sedation practice in the intensive care unit: a UK national survey
Henrik Reschreiter, Matt Maiden, Atul Kapila
Critical Care 2008, 12:R152 (1 December 2008)
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Nurses' prediction of volume status after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective cohort study
Reinier G Hoff, Gabriel JE Rinkel, Bon H Verweij, Ale Algra, Cor J Kalkman
Critical Care 2008, 12:R153 (1 December 2008)
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