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Volume 12 Issue 3
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Diagnosing sepsis: does the microbiology matter?
Jonathan Cohen Critical Care 2008, 12:145 (6 May 2008)
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Good night, sleep tight: the time is ripe for critical care providers to wake up and focus on sleep
Randall S Friese Critical Care 2008, 12:146 (12 May 2008)
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The promise of next generation colloids
Ben C Creagh-Brown, Timothy W Evans Critical Care 2008, 12:147 (14 May 2008)
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Causes of a high physiological dead space in critically ill patients
Peter D Wagner Critical Care 2008, 12:148 (14 May 2008)
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Moving beyond tight glucose control to safe effective glucose control
James S Krinsley, Jean-Charles Preiser Critical Care 2008, 12:149 (16 May 2008)
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Ocular sonography in patients with raised intracranial pressure: the papilloedema revisited
Thomas Geeraerts, Jacques Duranteau, Dan Benhamou Critical Care 2008, 12:150 (16 May 2008)
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Introduction of medical emergency teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre study
Kaye England, Julian F Bion Critical Care 2008, 12:151 (22 May 2008)
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Recently published papers: a little less ventilation, a little more oxygen please?
Jonathan Ball Critical Care 2008, 12:152 (27 May 2008)
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Progesterone in traumatic brain injury: time to move on to phase III trials
Marianne Vandromme, Sherry M Melton, Jeffrey D Kerby Critical Care 2008, 12:153 (29 May 2008)
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Clinical risk stratification for gastrointestinal hemorrhage: still no consensus
Charles Wira, John Sather Critical Care 2008, 12:154 (30 May 2008)
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Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT): questions, answers, and a new paradigm?
Donald E Craven Critical Care 2008, 12:157 (18 June 2008)
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Tight glucose control: should we move from intensive insulin therapy alone to modulation of insulin and nutritional inputs?
Pierre Kalfon, Jean-Charles Preiser Critical Care 2008, 12:156 (19 June 2008)
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How best to recruit the injured lung?
John J Marini Critical Care 2008, 12:159 (20 June 2008)
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Circulating cytokines and outcome prediction of burned children with concomitant inhalation injury
Pavlos M Myrianthefs, George J Baltopoulos Critical Care 2008, 12:155 (23 June 2008)
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Probiotics in the intensive care unit: why controversies and confusion abound
Lee E Morrow, Marin H Kollef Critical Care 2008, 12:160 (24 June 2008)
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit
Andrew Davenport Critical Care 2008, 12:158 (30 June 2008)
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Surviving sepsis: a guide to the guidelines
Jean-Louis Vincent, John C Marshall Critical Care 2008, 12:162 (30 June 2008)
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Review |
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Pro/Con debate: Is procalcitonin useful for guiding antibiotic decision making in critically ill patients?
Yahya Shehabi, Ian Seppelt Critical Care 2008, 12:211 (2 May 2008)
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Bench-to-bedside review: Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock – does the nature of the infecting organism matter?
Hongmei Gao, Timothy W Evans, Simon J Finney Critical Care 2008, 12:213 (6 May 2008)
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Clinical review: The role of the intensive care physician in mass casualty incidents: planning, organisation, and leadership
Peter J Shirley, Gerlinde Mandersloot Critical Care 2008, 12:214 (14 May 2008)
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Bench-to-bedside review: The value of cardiac biomarkers in the intensive care patient
Anthony S McLean, Stephen J Huang, Mark Salter Critical Care 2008, 12:215 (2 June 2008)
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Pro/Con debate: Should 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage be implemented?
Yaseen Arabi Critical Care 2008, 12:216 (5 June 2008)
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Clinical review: Influenza pandemic – physicians and their obligations
Devanand Anantham, Wendy McHugh, Stephen O'Neill, Lachlan Forrow Critical Care 2008, 12:217 (24 June 2008)
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Report |
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Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime: physics, pharmacology and physiology for anaesthetists
Roland CE Francis, Willehad Boemke, Claudia D Spies Critical Care 2008, 12:303 (30 May 2008)
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Operating Department Practice A-Z (second edition)
Roger Bloomer, Jeremy Cordingley Critical Care 2008, 12:304 (4 June 2008)
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Antimicrobial treatment for ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: a randomized, controlled, multicenter study
Saad Nseir, Raphaël Favory, Elsa Jozefowicz, Franck Decamps, Florent Dewavrin, Guillaume Brunin, Christophe Di Pompeo, Daniel Mathieu, Alain Durocher, the VAT Study Group Critical Care 2008, 12:R62 (2 May 2008)
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Cerebral perfusion in sepsis-associated delirium
David Pfister, Martin Siegemund, Salome Dell-Kuster, Peter Smielewski, Stephan Rüegg, Stephan P Strebel, Stephan CU Marsch, Hans Pargger, Luzius A Steiner Critical Care 2008, 12:R63 (5 May 2008)
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A phase 1 trial of nebulised heparin in acute lung injury
Barry Dixon, John D Santamaria, Duncan J Campbell Critical Care 2008, 12:R64 (6 May 2008)
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Adrenal insufficiency in prolonged critical illness
Jenn-Yu Wu, Szu-Chun Hsu, Shih-Chi Ku, Chao-Chi Ho, Chong-Jen Yu, Pan-Chyr Yang Critical Care 2008, 12:R65 (8 May 2008)
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Severe hyperlactatemia with normal base excess: a quantitative analysis using conventional and Stewart approaches
Graciela Tuhay, María Pein, Fabio Masevicius, Daniela Kutscherauer, Arnaldo Dubin Critical Care 2008, 12:R66 (8 May 2008)
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Optic nerve sonography in the diagnostic evaluation of adult brain injury
Theodoros Soldatos, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Katerina Chatzimichail, Matilda Papathanasiou, Athanasios Gouliamos, Andreas Karabinis Critical Care 2008, 12:R67 (13 May 2008)
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Changes in hospital costs after introducing an intermediate care unit: a comparative observational study
Barbara CJ Solberg, Carmen D Dirksen, Fred HM Nieman, Godefridus van Merode, Martijn Poeze, Graham Ramsay Critical Care 2008, 12:R68 (15 May 2008)
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Oral probiotic and prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study in intensive care unit patients
Christiane Forestier, Dominique Guelon, Valérie Cluytens, Thierry Gillart, Jacques Sirot, Christophe De Champs Critical Care 2008, 12:R69 (20 May 2008)
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Editor’s summary
Oral administration of Lactobacillus delayed respiratory tract infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, suggesting the need to further investigate the application of oral probiotics to prevent infectious complications.
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Randomized trial comparing daily interruption of sedation and nursing-implemented sedation algorithm in medical intensive care unit patients
Marjolein de Wit, Chris Gennings, Wendy I Jenvey, Scott K Epstein Critical Care 2008, 12:R70 (20 May 2008)
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Adverse events during rotary-wing transport of mechanically ventilated patients: a retrospective cohort study
Christopher W Seymour, Jeremy M Kahn, C William Schwab, Barry D Fuchs Critical Care 2008, 12:R71 (22 May 2008)
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Editor’s summary
Major adverse events are rare during interfacility rotary wing transfer of critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients, but those on vasopressors may be at greater risk for minor adverse events during flight.
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Effects of salbutamol on exhaled breath condensate biomarkers in acute lung injury: prospective analysis
Oriol Roca, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Maria-Jesús Cruz, Xavier Muñoz, Mark JD Griffiths, Joan R Masclans Critical Care 2008, 12:R72 (30 May 2008)
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Exogenous nitric oxide requires an endothelial glycocalyx to prevent postischemic coronary vascular leak in guinea pig hearts
Dirk Bruegger, Markus Rehm, Matthias Jacob, Daniel Chappell, Mechthild Stoeckelhuber, Ulrich Welsch, Peter Conzen, Bernhard F Becker Critical Care 2008, 12:R73 (2 June 2008)
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A positive fluid balance is associated with a worse outcome in patients with acute renal failure
Didier Payen, Anne de Pont, Yasser Sakr, Claudia Spies, Konrad Reinhart, Jean Vincent, the Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients (SOAP) Investigators Critical Care 2008, 12:R74 (4 June 2008)
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Editor’s summary
A positive fluid balance is associated with increased mortality in intensive care unit patients with acute renal failure, finds a European multicentre observational study of more than 3,000 patients.
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Resource use and outcome in critically ill patients with hematological malignancy: a retrospective cohort study
Tobias M Merz, Pascale Schär, Michael Bühlmann, Jukka Takala, Hans U Rothen Critical Care 2008, 12:R75 (6 June 2008)
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Early improvement in organ function was more important than initial severity of disease for predicting outcome in ICU patients with hematological malignancy, suggesting care should be provided despite greater use of resources.
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The role of corticosteroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review
Jorge IF Salluh, Pedro Póvoa, Márcio Soares, Hugo C Castro-Faria-Neto, Fernando A Bozza, Patrícia T Bozza Critical Care 2008, 12:R76 (11 June 2008)
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Intensive care outcomes in bone marrow transplant recipients: a population-based cohort analysis
Damon C Scales, Deva Thiruchelvam, Alexander Kiss, William J Sibbald, Donald A Redelmeier Critical Care 2008, 12:R77 (11 June 2008)
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Mild therapeutic hypothermia shortens intensive care unit stay of survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to historical controls
Christian Storm, Ingo Steffen, Joerg C Schefold, Anne Krueger, Michael Oppert, Achim Jörres, Dietrich Hasper Critical Care 2008, 12:R78 (14 June 2008)
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Quantification of lean and fat tissue repletion following critical illness: a case report
Clare L Reid, Peter R Murgatroyd, Antony Wright, David K Menon Critical Care 2008, 12:R79 (17 June 2008)
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In vitro norepinephrine significantly activates isolated platelets from healthy volunteers and critically ill patients following severe traumatic brain injury
Christoph Tschuor, Lars M Asmis, Philipp M Lenzlinger, Martina Tanner, Luc Härter, Marius Keel, Reto Stocker, John F Stover Critical Care 2008, 12:R80 (18 June 2008)
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Are serum cytokines early predictors for the outcome of burn patients with inhalation injuries who do not survive?
Gerd G Gauglitz, Celeste C Finnerty, David N Herndon, Ronald P Mlcak, Marc G Jeschke Critical Care 2008, 12:R81 (18 June 2008)
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Assessment of stroke volume variation for prediction of fluid responsiveness using the modified FloTrac™ and PiCCOplus™ system
Christoph K Hofer, Alban Senn, Luc Weibel, Andreas Zollinger Critical Care 2008, 12:R82 (20 June 2008)
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Association of HMGB1 polymorphisms with outcome in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Brian Kornblit, Lea Munthe-Fog, Hans O Madsen, Jens Strøm, Lars Vindeløv, Peter Garred Critical Care 2008, 12:R83 (24 June 2008)
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Anti-PF4/heparin antibodies associated with repeated hemofiltration-filter clotting: a retrospective study
Sigismond Lasocki, Pascale Piednoir, Nadine Ajzenberg, Arnaud Geffroy, Abdel Benbara, Philippe Montravers Critical Care 2008, 12:R84 (25 June 2008)
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Efficacy of oral chlorhexidine in critical care
Matt P Wise, Jade M Cole, David W Williams, Mike A Lewis, Paul J Frost Critical Care 2008, 12:419 (14 May 2008)
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Antifungal prophylaxis in critically ill patients
Luciano Silvestri, Durk F Zandstra, Hendrick KF van Saene, Andy J Petros, Sujatha Thyagarajan, Miguel A de la Cal, Corrado Thomann Critical Care 2008, 12:420 (13 June 2008)
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