Recently published papers: Bugs, fluids, obesity and food
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* Corresponding author: Gareth Williams garethdavidwilliams@tiscali.co.uk
1 Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
2 Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Critical Care 2004, 8:148-150 doi:10.1186/cc2873
Published: 6 May 2004First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
Infection and sepsis continues to dominate the critical care literature, and in particular a condensation of evidence-based practice in this area, from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, was published in March. Choosing the right resusucitation fluid in the right clinical setting remains contentious, and why don't we include body mass index in severity of illness scoring?