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		Research Small studies may overestimate the effect sizes in critical care meta-analyses: a meta-epidemiological study Zhongheng Zhang, Xiao Xu, Hongying Ni Critical Care 2013, 17:R2 (9 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Co-enrollment of critically ill patients into multiple studies: patterns, predictors and consequences Deborah Cook, Ellen McDonald, Orla Smith, Nicole Zytaruk, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Irene Watpool, Tracy McArdle, Andrea Matte, France Clarke, Shirley Vallance, Simon Finfer, Pauline Galt, Tim Crozier, Rob Fowler, Yaseen Arabi, Clive Woolfe, Neil Orford, Richard Hall, Neill KJ Adhikari, Marie-Clauide Ferland, John Marshall, Maureen Meade, The PROTECT Research Coordinators, PROTECT Investigators, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Critical Care 2013, 17:R1 (8 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Benefit of low-dose aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in septic patients Maik Sossdorf, Gordon P Otto, Janina Boettel, Johannes Winning, Wolfgang Lösche Critical Care 2012, 17:402 (8 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Correction Correction: n-3 fatty acid-enriched parenteral nutrition regimens in elective surgical and ICU patients: a meta-analysis Lorenzo Pradelli, Konstantin Mayer, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Axel R Heller Critical Care 2012, 17:405 (7 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Letter Hypernatremia and intracranial pressure: more questions than answers Donald EG Griesdale, Mypinder S Sekhon, William R Henderson Critical Care 2012, 17:401 (7 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Letter Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome in neurointensive care unit: the benefit of intracranial pressure monitoring Pierre Esnault, Guillaume Lacroix, Pierre-Julien Cungi, Erwan D'Aranda, Jean Cotte, Philippe Goutorbe Critical Care 2012, 16:472 (31 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Misleading indexed hemodynamic parameters: the clinical importance of discordant BMI and BSA at extremes of weight Adam C Adler, Brian H Nathanson, Karthik Raghunathan, William T McGee Critical Care 2012, 16:471 (28 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Vasopressin and terlipressin in adult vasodilatory shock Angelo Polito, Emilio Parisini, Zaccaria Ricci, Sergio Picardo, Djillali Annane Critical Care 2012, 16:470 (28 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary To wake-up, or not to wake-up: that is the Hamletic neurocritical care question! Lara Prisco, Giuseppe Citerio Critical Care 2012, 16:190 (28 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Protease-activated receptor-1 impairs host defense in murine pneumococcal pneumonia: a controlled laboratory study Marcel Schouten, Cornelis van't Veer, Joris JTH Roelofs, Marcel Levi, Tom van der Poll Critical Care 2012, 16:R238 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Commentary Etomidate for intubation of patients who have sepsis or septic shock - where do we go from here? Donald EG Griesdale Critical Care 2012, 16:189 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Interleukin-27: a potential new sepsis biomarker exposed through genome-wide transcriptional profiling Brendon P Scicluna, Tom van der Poll Critical Care 2012, 16:188 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Timing of dialysis initiation in AKI in ICU: international survey Charuhas V Thakar, James Rousseau, Anthony C Leonard Critical Care 2012, 16:R237 (19 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Efficacy of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a propensity analysis Christophe Clec'h, Michaël Darmon, Alexandre Lautrette, Frank Chemouni, Elie Azoulay, Carole Schwebel, Anne-Sylvie Dumenil, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Yves Cohen, Jean-François Timsit Critical Care 2012, 16:R236 (19 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Lower short- and long-term mortality associated with overweight and obesity in a large cohort study of adult intensive care unit patients Swapna Abhyankar, Kira Leishear, Fiona M Callaghan, Dina Demner-Fushman, Clement J McDonald Critical Care 2012, 16:R235 (18 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Overweight and obese patients have significantly lower mortality rates than normal weight patients, both 30 days and one year after ICU admission, supporting the theory that obesity has a “protective effect”.
		Commentary Mechanical ventilation and intra-abdominal hypertension: 'Beyond Good and Evil' Paolo Pelosi, Maria Vargas Critical Care 2012, 16:187 (18 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Brain-derived neurotrophic factor plasma levels are associated with mortality in critically ill patients even in the absence of brain injury Cristiane Ritter, Aline S Miranda, Vinícius Giombelli, Cristiane D Tomasi, Clarissa M Comim, Antonio Teixeira, João Quevedo, Felipe Dal-Pizzol Critical Care 2012, 16:R234 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Risk factors for dementia after critical illness in elderly medicare beneficiaries Carmen Guerra, Walter T Linde-Zwirble, Hannah Wunsch Critical Care 2012, 16:R233 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Patients experiencing events such as infection, severe sepsis, or neurologic dysfunction during hospitalization are at a higher risk of receiving a subsequent diagnosis of dementia.
		Commentary Sodium bicarbonate to prevent cardiac surgery-associated kidney injury: the end of a dream? Jean-Michel Hougardy, Daniel De Backer Critical Care 2012, 16:186 (12 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research The clinical usefulness of extravascular lung water and pulmonary vascular permeability index to diagnose and characterize pulmonary edema: a prospective multicenter study on the quantitative differential diagnostic definition for acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome Shigeki Kushimoto, Yasuhiko Taira, Yasuhide Kitazawa, Kazuo Okuchi, Teruo Sakamoto, Hiroyasu Ishikura, Tomoyuki Endo, Satoshi Yamanouchi, Takashi Tagami, Junko Yamaguchi, Kazuhide Yoshikawa, Manabu Sugita, Yoichi Kase, Takashi Kanemura, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Yuichi Kuroki, Hiroo Izumino, Hiroshi Rinka, Ryutarou Seo, Makoto Takatori, Tadashi Kaneko, Toshiaki Nakamura, Takayuki Irahara, Nobuyuki Saito, Akihiro Watanabe, The PiCCO Pulmonary Edema Study Group Critical Care 2012, 16:R232 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of atorvastatin in reducing the severity of sepsis in ward patients (ASEPSIS Trial) Jaimin M Patel, Catherine Snaith, David R Thickett, Lucie Linhartova, Teresa Melody, Peter Hawkey, Anthony H Barnett, Alan Jones, Tan Hong, Matthew W Cooke, Gavin D Perkins, Fang Gao Critical Care 2012, 16:R231 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology
		Research The way in which a physiotherapy service is structured can improve patient outcome from a surgical intensive care: a controlled clinical trial Susan D Hanekom, Quinette Louw, Andre Coetzee Critical Care 2012, 16:R230 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Effect of recruitment maneuver on hypoxemia during apnea test: after or before? Evren Senturk, Nahit Cakar Critical Care 2012, 16:469 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary The role of natural killer cells in the pathogenesis of sepsis: the ongoing enigma Julia Bohannon, Yin Guo, Edward R Sherwood Critical Care 2012, 16:185 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Year in review 2011: Critical Care - infection Arash Afshari, Leonardo Pagani, Stephan Harbarth Critical Care 2012, 16:242 (10 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research Small studies may overestimate the effect sizes in critical care meta-analyses: a meta-epidemiological study Zhongheng Zhang, Xiao Xu, Hongying Ni Critical Care 2013, 17:R2 (9 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Co-enrollment of critically ill patients into multiple studies: patterns, predictors and consequences Deborah Cook, Ellen McDonald, Orla Smith, Nicole Zytaruk, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Irene Watpool, Tracy McArdle, Andrea Matte, France Clarke, Shirley Vallance, Simon Finfer, Pauline Galt, Tim Crozier, Rob Fowler, Yaseen Arabi, Clive Woolfe, Neil Orford, Richard Hall, Neill KJ Adhikari, Marie-Clauide Ferland, John Marshall, Maureen Meade, The PROTECT Research Coordinators, PROTECT Investigators, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Critical Care 2013, 17:R1 (8 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Benefit of low-dose aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in septic patients Maik Sossdorf, Gordon P Otto, Janina Boettel, Johannes Winning, Wolfgang Lösche Critical Care 2012, 17:402 (8 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Correction Correction: n-3 fatty acid-enriched parenteral nutrition regimens in elective surgical and ICU patients: a meta-analysis Lorenzo Pradelli, Konstantin Mayer, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Axel R Heller Critical Care 2012, 17:405 (7 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Letter Hypernatremia and intracranial pressure: more questions than answers Donald EG Griesdale, Mypinder S Sekhon, William R Henderson Critical Care 2012, 17:401 (7 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
		Letter Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome in neurointensive care unit: the benefit of intracranial pressure monitoring Pierre Esnault, Guillaume Lacroix, Pierre-Julien Cungi, Erwan D'Aranda, Jean Cotte, Philippe Goutorbe Critical Care 2012, 16:472 (31 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Misleading indexed hemodynamic parameters: the clinical importance of discordant BMI and BSA at extremes of weight Adam C Adler, Brian H Nathanson, Karthik Raghunathan, William T McGee Critical Care 2012, 16:471 (28 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Vasopressin and terlipressin in adult vasodilatory shock Angelo Polito, Emilio Parisini, Zaccaria Ricci, Sergio Picardo, Djillali Annane Critical Care 2012, 16:470 (28 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary To wake-up, or not to wake-up: that is the Hamletic neurocritical care question! Lara Prisco, Giuseppe Citerio Critical Care 2012, 16:190 (28 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Protease-activated receptor-1 impairs host defense in murine pneumococcal pneumonia: a controlled laboratory study Marcel Schouten, Cornelis van't Veer, Joris JTH Roelofs, Marcel Levi, Tom van der Poll Critical Care 2012, 16:R238 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Commentary Etomidate for intubation of patients who have sepsis or septic shock - where do we go from here? Donald EG Griesdale Critical Care 2012, 16:189 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Interleukin-27: a potential new sepsis biomarker exposed through genome-wide transcriptional profiling Brendon P Scicluna, Tom van der Poll Critical Care 2012, 16:188 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Timing of dialysis initiation in AKI in ICU: international survey Charuhas V Thakar, James Rousseau, Anthony C Leonard Critical Care 2012, 16:R237 (19 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Efficacy of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a propensity analysis Christophe Clec'h, Michaël Darmon, Alexandre Lautrette, Frank Chemouni, Elie Azoulay, Carole Schwebel, Anne-Sylvie Dumenil, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Yves Cohen, Jean-François Timsit Critical Care 2012, 16:R236 (19 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Lower short- and long-term mortality associated with overweight and obesity in a large cohort study of adult intensive care unit patients Swapna Abhyankar, Kira Leishear, Fiona M Callaghan, Dina Demner-Fushman, Clement J McDonald Critical Care 2012, 16:R235 (18 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Overweight and obese patients have significantly lower mortality rates than normal weight patients, both 30 days and one year after ICU admission, supporting the theory that obesity has a “protective effect”.
		Commentary Mechanical ventilation and intra-abdominal hypertension: 'Beyond Good and Evil' Paolo Pelosi, Maria Vargas Critical Care 2012, 16:187 (18 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Brain-derived neurotrophic factor plasma levels are associated with mortality in critically ill patients even in the absence of brain injury Cristiane Ritter, Aline S Miranda, Vinícius Giombelli, Cristiane D Tomasi, Clarissa M Comim, Antonio Teixeira, João Quevedo, Felipe Dal-Pizzol Critical Care 2012, 16:R234 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Risk factors for dementia after critical illness in elderly medicare beneficiaries Carmen Guerra, Walter T Linde-Zwirble, Hannah Wunsch Critical Care 2012, 16:R233 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Patients experiencing events such as infection, severe sepsis, or neurologic dysfunction during hospitalization are at a higher risk of receiving a subsequent diagnosis of dementia.
		Commentary Sodium bicarbonate to prevent cardiac surgery-associated kidney injury: the end of a dream? Jean-Michel Hougardy, Daniel De Backer Critical Care 2012, 16:186 (12 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research The clinical usefulness of extravascular lung water and pulmonary vascular permeability index to diagnose and characterize pulmonary edema: a prospective multicenter study on the quantitative differential diagnostic definition for acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome Shigeki Kushimoto, Yasuhiko Taira, Yasuhide Kitazawa, Kazuo Okuchi, Teruo Sakamoto, Hiroyasu Ishikura, Tomoyuki Endo, Satoshi Yamanouchi, Takashi Tagami, Junko Yamaguchi, Kazuhide Yoshikawa, Manabu Sugita, Yoichi Kase, Takashi Kanemura, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Yuichi Kuroki, Hiroo Izumino, Hiroshi Rinka, Ryutarou Seo, Makoto Takatori, Tadashi Kaneko, Toshiaki Nakamura, Takayuki Irahara, Nobuyuki Saito, Akihiro Watanabe, The PiCCO Pulmonary Edema Study Group Critical Care 2012, 16:R232 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of atorvastatin in reducing the severity of sepsis in ward patients (ASEPSIS Trial) Jaimin M Patel, Catherine Snaith, David R Thickett, Lucie Linhartova, Teresa Melody, Peter Hawkey, Anthony H Barnett, Alan Jones, Tan Hong, Matthew W Cooke, Gavin D Perkins, Fang Gao Critical Care 2012, 16:R231 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology
		Research The way in which a physiotherapy service is structured can improve patient outcome from a surgical intensive care: a controlled clinical trial Susan D Hanekom, Quinette Louw, Andre Coetzee Critical Care 2012, 16:R230 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Letter Effect of recruitment maneuver on hypoxemia during apnea test: after or before? Evren Senturk, Nahit Cakar Critical Care 2012, 16:469 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary The role of natural killer cells in the pathogenesis of sepsis: the ongoing enigma Julia Bohannon, Yin Guo, Edward R Sherwood Critical Care 2012, 16:185 (11 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Year in review 2011: Critical Care - infection Arash Afshari, Leonardo Pagani, Stephan Harbarth Critical Care 2012, 16:242 (10 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed