Articles in Volume 10 Issue 2
Research
Cutaneous vascular reactivity and flow motion response to vasopressin in advanced vasodilatory shock and severe postoperative multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Günter Luckner, Martin W Dünser, Karl-Heinz Stadlbauer, Viktoria D Mayr, Stefan Jochberger, Volker Wenzel, Hanno Ulmer, Werner Pajk, Walter R Hasibeder, Barbara Friesenecker, Hans Knotzer
Critical Care 2006, 10:R40 (7 March 2006)
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Exogenous pulmonary surfactant for the treatment of adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: results of a meta-analysis
Warren J Davidson, Del Dorscheid, Roger Spragg, Michael Schulzer, Edwin Mak, Najib T Ayas
Critical Care 2006, 10:R41 (8 March 2006)
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The epidemiology of severe sepsis in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 1996 to 2004: secondary analysis of a high quality clinical database, the ICNARC Case Mix Programme Database
David A Harrison, Catherine A Welch, Jane M Eddleston
Critical Care 2006, 10:R42 (10 March 2006)
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Peripheral arterial blood pressure monitoring adequately tracks central arterial blood pressure in critically ill patients: an observational study
Mariano Alejandro Mignini, Enrique Piacentini, Arnaldo Dubin
Critical Care 2006, 10:R43 (8 March 2006)
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Fatality after deliberate ingestion of sustained-release ibuprofen: a case report
David Michael Wood, Jane Monaghan, Peter Streete, Alison Linda Jones, Paul Ivor Dargan
Critical Care 2006, 10:R44 (8 March 2006)
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Antithrombin supplementation for anticoagulation during continuous hemofiltration in critically ill patients with septic shock: a case-control study
Damien du Cheyron, Bruno Bouchet, Cédric Bruel, Cédric Daubin, Michel Ramakers, Pierre Charbonneau
Critical Care 2006, 10:R45 (13 March 2006)
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Circulating inflammatory mediators and organ dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a prospective observational study
Hugo Tannus Furtado de Mendonça-Filho, Kelly Cristina Pereira, Mariane Fontes, Daniel Augusto de Souza Aranha Vieira, Maria Lucia A Furtado de Mendonça, Luiz Antonio de Almeida Campos, Hugo Caire Castro-Faria-Neto
Critical Care 2006, 10:R46 (15 March 2006)
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Activated protein C increases sensitivity to vasoconstriction in rabbit Escherichia coli endotoxin-induced shock
Eric Wiel, Marion Elizabeth Costecalde, Gilles Lebuffe, Delphine Corseaux, Brigitte Jude, Régis Bordet, Benoît Tavernier, Benoît Vallet
Critical Care 2006, 10:R47 (15 March 2006)
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Attributable mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in critically ill patients: a systematic review of matched cohort and case-control studies
Matthew E Falagas, Ioannis A Bliziotis, Ilias I Siempos
Critical Care 2006, 10:R48 (21 March 2006)
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A comparison of continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: a meta-analysis
Kwok M Ho, Karen Wong
Critical Care 2006, 10:R49 (27 March 2006)
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One year ago not business as usual: Wound management, infection and psychoemotional control during tertiary medical care following the 2004 Tsunami disaster in southeast Asia
Marc Maegele, Sven Gregor, Nedim Yuecel, Christian Simanski, Thomas Paffrath, Dieter Rixen, Markus M Heiss, Claudia Rudroff, Stefan Saad, Walter Perbix, Frank Wappler, Andreas Harzheim, Rosemarie Schwarz, Bertil Bouillon
Critical Care 2006, 10:R50 (29 March 2006)
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Decompressive laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome  a critical analysis
Jan J De Waele, Eric AJ Hoste, Manu LNG Malbrain
Critical Care 2006, 10:R51 (27 March 2006)
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Combination therapy versus monotherapy: a randomised pilot study on the evolution of inflammatory parameters after ventilator associated pneumonia [ISRCTN31976779]
Pierre Damas, Christophe Garweg, Mehran Monchi, Monique Nys, Jean-Luc Canivet, Didier Ledoux, Jean-Charles Preiser
Critical Care 2006, 10:R52 (28 March 2006)
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Procalcitonin, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in community-acquired infections and sepsis: a prospective study
Shahin Gaïni, Ole Græsbøll Koldkjær, Court Pedersen, Svend Stenvang Pedersen
Critical Care 2006, 10:R53 (28 March 2006)
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Chest wall mechanics during pressure support ventilation
Andrea Aliverti, Eleonora Carlesso, Raffaele Dellacà, Paolo Pelosi, Davide Chiumello, Antonio Pedotti, Luciano Gattinoni
Critical Care 2006, 10:R54 (31 March 2006)
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy versus surgical tracheostomy in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Anthony Delaney, Sean M Bagshaw, Marek Nalos
Critical Care 2006, 10:R55 (7 April 2006)
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Oxygenation effect of interventional lung assist in a lavage model of acute lung injury: a prospective experimental study
Günther Zick, Inéz Frerichs, Dirk Schädler, Gunnar Schmitz, Sven Pulletz, Erol Cavus, Felix Wachtler, Jens Scholz, Norbert Weiler
Critical Care 2006, 10:R56 (7 April 2006)
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The use of moderate hypothermia during cardiac surgery is associated with repression of tumour necrosis factor- via inhibition of activating protein-1: an experimental study
Ma Qing, Michael Wöltje, Kathrin Schumacher, Magdalena Sokalska, Jaime F Vazquez-Jimenez, Ralf Minkenberg, Marie-Christine Seghaye
Critical Care 2006, 10:R57 (7 April 2006)
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The impact of an hematocrit of 20% during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass for elective low risk coronary artery bypass graft surgery on oxygen delivery and clinical outcome a randomized controlled study [ISRCTN35655335]
Christian von Heymann, Michael Sander, Achim Foer, Anja Heinemann, Bruce Spiess, Jan Braun, Michael Krämer, Joachim Grosse, Pascal Dohmen, Simon Dushe, Jürgen Halle, Wolfgang F Konertz, Klaus-Dieter Wernecke, Claudia Spies
Critical Care 2006, 10:R58 (10 April 2006)
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Long-term outcomes and clinical predictors of hospital mortality in very long stay intensive care unit patients: a cohort study
Jan O Friedrich, Gail Wilson, Clarence Chant
Critical Care 2006, 10:R59 (10 April 2006)
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Plasma DNA concentration as a predictor of mortality and sepsis in critically ill patients
Andrew Rhodes, Stephen J Wort, Helen Thomas, Paul Collinson, E David Bennett
Critical Care 2006, 10:R60 (13 April 2006)
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Diagnostic value of real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses in young children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit with lower respiratory tract infection
Alma C van de Pol, Tom FW Wolfs, Nicolaas JG Jansen, Anton M van Loon, John WA Rossen
Critical Care 2006, 10:R61 (12 April 2006)
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Small volume of hypertonic saline as the initial fluid replacement in experimental hypodynamic sepsis
Alejandra del Pilar Gallardo Garrido, Ruy Jorge Cruz Junior, Luiz Francisco Poli de Figueiredo, Maurício Rocha e Silva
Critical Care 2006, 10:R62 (13 April 2006)
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Early identification of intensive care unit-acquired infections with daily monitoring of C-reactive protein: a prospective observational study
Pedro Póvoa, Luís Coelho, Eduardo Almeida, Antero Fernandes, Rui Mealha, Pedro Moreira, Henrique Sabino
Critical Care 2006, 10:R63 (24 April 2006)
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Arterial blood pressure monitoring in overweight critically ill patients: invasive or noninvasive?
Ali Araghi, Joseph J Bander, Jorge A Guzman
Critical Care 2006, 10:R64 (19 April 2006)
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A3 adenosine receptors and mitogen-activated protein kinases in lung injury following in vivo reperfusion
Idit Matot, Carolyn F Weiniger, Evelyne Zeira, Eithan Galun, Bhalchandra V Joshi, Kenneth A Jacobson
Critical Care 2006, 10:R65 (19 April 2006)
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Intensive care acquired infection is an independent risk factor for hospital mortality: a prospective cohort study
Pekka Ylipalosaari, Tero I Ala-Kokko, Jouko Laurila, Pasi Ohtonen, Hannu Syrjälä
Critical Care 2006, 10:R66 (20 April 2006)
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Solute removal during continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: convection versus diffusion
Zaccaria Ricci, Claudio Ronco, Alessandra Bachetoni, Giuseppe D'amico, Stefano Rossi, Elisa Alessandri, Monica Rocco, Paolo Pietropaoli
Critical Care 2006, 10:R67 (28 April 2006)
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Patients with ischaemic, mixed and nephrotoxic acute tubular necrosis in the intensive care unit a homogeneous population?
Wilson JQ Santos, Dirce MT Zanetta, Antonio C Pires, Suzana MA Lobo, Emerson Q Lima, Emmanuel A Burdmann
Critical Care 2006, 10:R68 (28 April 2006)
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Efficacy and safety of non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema a systematic review and meta-analysis
João C Winck, Luís F Azevedo, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, Massimo Antonelli, Jeremy C Wyatt
Critical Care 2006, 10:R69 (28 April 2006)
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Commentary
Levels of protein C and activated protein C: what do they mean?
Jan A Hazelzet
Critical Care 2006, 10:126 (6 March 2006)
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Commentary
The choice of catecholamines in septic shock: more and more good arguments to strengthen the known position, but don't lose the faith!
Andreas Meier-Hellmann
Critical Care 2006, 10:127 (16 March 2006)
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Commentary
Rapid molecular detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a cost-effective tool for infection control in critical care?
Marc J Struelens, Olivier Denis
Critical Care 2006, 10:128 (14 March 2006)
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Commentary
Meningococcal disease: identifying high-risk cases
David Inwald, Mark Peters
Critical Care 2006, 10:129 (16 March 2006)
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Commentary
Is it time for implementation of tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy in every ICU?
Philippe Devos, Jean-Charles Preiser
Critical Care 2006, 10:130 (21 March 2006)
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Commentary
Rescue therapy in septic shock is terlipressin the last frontier?
Marc Leone, Claude Martin
Critical Care 2006, 10:131 (21 March 2006)
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Commentary
A validated clinical approach for the management of aspergillosis in critically ill patients: ready, steady, go!
Jose Garnacho-Montero, Rosario Amaya-Villar
Critical Care 2006, 10:132 (21 March 2006)
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Commentary
The value of monitoring outcomes should be measured by the appropriateness of the response
Timothy P Hofer
Critical Care 2006, 10:133 (4 April 2006)
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New horizons: NT-proBNP for risk stratification of patients with shock in the intensive care unit
Ursula Hoffmann, Martin Borggrefe, Martina Brueckmann
Critical Care 2006, 10:134 (29 March 2006)
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Commentary
Skin microcirculation and vasopressin infusion: a laser Doppler study
Francis Bernard, Alain Vinet, Colin Verdant
Critical Care 2006, 10:135 (29 March 2006)
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Commentary
Epidemiology studies in critical care
Greg Martin
Critical Care 2006, 10:136 (4 April 2006)
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Commentary
Strong ion difference in urine: new perspectives in acid-base assessment
Luciano Gattinoni, Eleonora Carlesso, Paolo Cadringher, Pietro Caironi
Critical Care 2006, 10:137 (7 April 2006)
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Commentary
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: controller of systemic inflammation
Douglas F Larson, Katherine Horak
Critical Care 2006, 10:138 (6 April 2006)
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Commentary
Reducing ventilator-induced lung injury and other organ injury by the prone position
Peter M Suter
Critical Care 2006, 10:139 (6 April 2006)
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Commentary
Recently published papers: Sugar, soap and statins an unlikely recipe for the critically ill
David Bacon, Lui G Forni
Critical Care 2006, 10:140 (10 April 2006)
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Commentary
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: monotherapy is optimal if chosen wisely
Burke A Cunha
Critical Care 2006, 10:141 (20 April 2006)
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Review
Pro-Con Debate: Steroid use in ACTH non-responsive septic shock patients with high baseline cortisol levels
Djillali Annane, Eddy Fan, Margaret S Herridge
Critical Care 2006, 10:210 (5 April 2006)
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Review
Clinical review: Specific aspects of acute renal failure in cancer patients
Michael Darmon, Magali Ciroldi, Guillaume Thiery, Benoît Schlemmer, Elie Azoulay
Critical Care 2006, 10:211 (11 April 2006)
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Journal club critique
Demonstrating the benefit of medical emergency teams (MET) proves more difficult than anticipated
George Chrysochoou, Scott R Gunn
Critical Care 2006, 10:306 (1 March 2006)
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Journal club critique
Early recognition and treatment of non-traumatic shock in a community hospital
Jason R Justice, Marie R Baldisseri
Critical Care 2006, 10:307 (1 March 2006)
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Letter
Severe heat stroke with multiple organ dysfunction
Yuval Heled, Patricia A Deuster
Critical Care 2006, 10:406 (21 March 2006)
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Letter
Implementing the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines on hypothermia after cardiac arrest. The German experience: still a long way to go?
Michael Sander, Christian von Heymann, Claudia Spies
Critical Care 2006, 10:407 (5 April 2006)
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Letter
Reaction to the threat of influenza pandemic: the mass media and the public
Matthew E Falagas, Ismene J Kiriaze
Critical Care 2006, 10:408 (24 April 2006)
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Letter
Early venovenous haemodiafiltration for sepsis-related multiple organ failure
Frédéric M Jacobs, François G Brivet
Critical Care 2006, 10:409 (28 April 2006)
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Letter
Erroneous measurement of haemodynamic parameters by PiCCO monitor in a critically ill patient with renal replacement therapy: a case report
Antonio Martínez-Simón, Pablo Monedero, Elena Cacho-Asenjo
Critical Care 2006, 10:410 (27 April 2006)
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Letter
Time-point measurement is critical in hormone characterization
Samuel Colby Danna
Critical Care 2006, 10:411 (27 April 2006)
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