Articles in Volume 10 Issue 5
Research
 
Decreases in procalcitonin and C-reactive protein are strong predictors of survival in ventilator-associated pneumonia
Renato Seligman, Michael Meisner, Thiago C Lisboa, Felipe T Hertz, Tania B Filippin, Jandyra MG Fachel, Paulo JZ Teixeira
Critical Care 2006, 10:R125 (6 September 2006)
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Biological markers of lung injury before and after the institution of positive pressure ventilation in patients with acute lung injury
Magda Cepkova, Sandra Brady, Anil Sapru, Michael A Matthay, Gwynne Church
Critical Care 2006, 10:R126 (6 September 2006)
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Follow-up of newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide evaluation at 5 years of age
Manon N Hanekamp, Petra Mazer, Monique HM van der Cammen-van Zijp, Boudien JM van Kessel-Feddema, Maria WG Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Simone Knuijt, Jessica LA Zegers-Verstraeten, Saskia J Gischler, Dick Tibboel, Louis AA Kollée
Critical Care 2006, 10:R127 (11 September 2006)
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Myocardial injury in infants ventilated on the paediatric intensive care unit: a case control study
Simon J Clark, Michael Eisenhut, Dorothea Sidaras, Stephen W Hancock, Paul Newland, Kent Thorburn
Critical Care 2006, 10:R128 (11 September 2006)
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Risk factors for post-ICU red blood cell transfusion: a prospective study
Sophie Marque, Alain Cariou, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Vincent Olivier Mallet, Frédéric Pene, Jean-Paul Mira, Jean-François Dhainaut, Yann-Erick Claessens
Critical Care 2006, 10:R129 (11 September 2006)
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The early responses of VEGF and its receptors during acute lung injury: implication of VEGF in alveolar epithelial cell survival
Marco Mura, Bing Han, Cristiano F Andrade, Rashmi Seth, David Hwang, Thomas K Waddell, Shaf Keshavjee, Mingyao Liu
Critical Care 2006, 10:R130 (13 September 2006)
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Intravenous nitroglycerin does not preserve gastric microcirculation during gastric tube reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial
Marc Buise, Jasper van Bommel, Alexander Jahn, Khe Tran, Huug Tilanus, Diederik Gommers
Critical Care 2006, 10:R131 (13 September 2006)
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Changes in aortic blood flow induced by passive leg raising predict fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients
A Lafanechère, F Pène, C Goulenok, A Delahaye, V Mallet, G Choukroun, JD Chiche, JP Mira, A Cariou
Critical Care 2006, 10:R132 (13 September 2006)
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Serum neuron-specific enolase as early predictor of outcome after in-hospital cardiac arrest: a cohort study
Tatiana H Rech, Silvia Regina Rios Vieira, Fabiano Nagel, Janete Salles Brauner, Rosana Scalco
Critical Care 2006, 10:R133 (15 September 2006)
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Long-term outcome and quality of life of patients treated in surgical intensive care: a comparison between sepsis and trauma
Helena Koro ec Jagodi , Klemen Jagodi, Matej Podbregar
Critical Care 2006, 10:R134 (16 September 2006)
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Accuracy and feasibility of point-of-care and continuous blood glucose analysis in critically ill ICU patients
Anouk M Corstjens, Jack JM Ligtenberg, Iwan CC van der Horst, Rob Spanjersberg, Joline SW Lind, Jaap E Tulleken, John HJM Meertens, Jan G Zijlstra
Critical Care 2006, 10:R135 (18 September 2006)
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Mechanical ventilation interacts with endotoxemia to induce extrapulmonary organ dysfunction
D Shane O'Mahony, W Conrad Liles, William A Altemeier, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Charles W Frevert, Denny Liggitt, Thomas R Martin, Gustavo Matute-Bello
Critical Care 2006, 10:R136 (22 September 2006)
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The role of body mass index and diabetes in the development of acute organ failure and subsequent mortality in an observational cohort
Katarina Slynkova, David M Mannino, Greg S Martin, Richard S Morehead, Dennis E Doherty
Critical Care 2006, 10:R137 (25 September 2006)
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Alternative protocol to initiate high-frequency oscillatory ventilation: an experimental study
Jens Karmrodt, Matthias David, Shying Yuan, Klaus Markstaller
Critical Care 2006, 10:R138 (25 September 2006)
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Septic shock is correlated with asymmetrical dimethyl arginine levels, which may be influenced by a polymorphism in the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase II gene: a prospective observational study
Michael J O'Dwyer, Felicity Dempsey, Vivion Crowley, Dermot P Kelleher, Ross McManus, Thomas Ryan
Critical Care 2006, 10:R139 (26 September 2006)
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Anemia, transfusion, and phlebotomy practices in critically ill patients with prolonged ICU length of stay: a cohort study
Clarence Chant, Gail Wilson, Jan O Friedrich
Critical Care 2006, 10:R140 (26 September 2006)
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Early postoperative serum S100 levels predict ongoing brain damage after meningioma surgery: a prospective observational study
Sharon Einav, Yigal Shoshan, Haim Ovadia, Idit Matot, Moshe Hersch, Eyal Itshayek
Critical Care 2006, 10:R141 (4 October 2006)
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Epidemiology and clinical outcome of virus-positive respiratory samples in ventilated patients: a prospective cohort study
Cédric Daubin, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Sophie Vincent, Astrid Vabret, Damien du Cheyron, Michel Ramakers, François Freymuth, Pierre Charbonneau
Critical Care 2006, 10:R142 (5 October 2006)
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Intensive care unit-acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: incidence, risk factors, and outcome
Saad Nseir, Christophe Di Pompeo, Hélène Brisson, Florent Dewavrin, Stéphanie Tissier, Maimouna Diarra, Marie Boulo, Alain Durocher
Critical Care 2006, 10:R143 (6 October 2006)
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Dobutamine reverses the vasopressin-associated impairment in cardiac index and systemic oxygen supply in ovine endotoxemia
Christian Ertmer, Andrea Morelli, Hans-Georg Bone, Henning Dirk Stubbe, Ralf Schepers, Hugo Van Aken, Matthias Lange, Katrin Bröking, Martin Lücke, Daniel L Traber, Martin Westphal
Critical Care 2006, 10:R144 (10 October 2006)
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Diagnostic value and prognostic implications of serum procalcitonin after cardiac surgery: a systematic review of the literature
Christoph Sponholz, Yasser Sakr, Konrad Reinhart, Frank Brunkhorst
Critical Care 2006, 10:R145 (13 October 2006)
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Oxidative stress is increased in critically ill patients according to antioxidant vitamins intake, independent of severity: a cohort study
Jimena Abilés, Antonio Pérez de la Cruz, José Castaño, Manuel Rodríguez-Elvira, Eduardo Aguayo, Rosario Moreno-Torres, Juan Llopis, Pilar Aranda, Sandro Argüelles, Antonio Ayala, Alberto Machado de la Quintana, Elena Maria Planells
Critical Care 2006, 10:R146 (13 October 2006)
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Social support during intensive care unit stay might improve mental impairment and consequently health-related quality of life in survivors of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
Maria Deja, Claudia Denke, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Jürgen Schröder, Christian E Pille, Frank Hokema, Konrad J Falke, Udo Kaisers
Critical Care 2006, 10:R147 (16 October 2006)
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Systemic hypothermia increases PAI-1 expression and accelerates microvascular thrombus formation in endotoxemic mice
Nicole Lindenblatt, Michael D Menger, Ernst Klar, Brigitte Vollmar
Critical Care 2006, 10:R148 (24 October 2006)
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Adrenal function testing in patients with septic shock
Diamantino Ribeiro Salgado, Juan Carlos Rosso Verdeal, José Rodolfo Rocco
Critical Care 2006, 10:R149 (25 October 2006)
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The effects of continuous venovenous hemofiltration on coagulation activation
Catherine SC Bouman, Anne-Cornélie JM de Pont, Joost CM Meijers, Kamran Bakhtiari, Dorina Roem, Sacha Zeerleder, Gertjan Wolbink, Johanna C Korevaar, Marcel Levi, Evert de Jonge
Critical Care 2006, 10:R150 (27 October 2006)
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Efficacy and safety of a low-flow veno-venous carbon dioxide removal device: results of an experimental study in adult sheep
Sergio Livigni, Mariella Maio, Enrica Ferretti, Annalisa Longobardo, Raffaele Potenza, Luca Rivalta, Paola Selvaggi, Marco Vergano, Guido Bertolini
Critical Care 2006, 10:R151 (28 October 2006)
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Heterotopic ossification of the knee joint in intensive care unit patients: early diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging
Maria I Argyropoulou, Eleonora Kostandi, Paraskevi Kosta, Anastasia K Zikou, Dimitra Kastani, Efi Galiatsou, Athanassios Kitsakos, George Nakos
Critical Care 2006, 10:R152 (30 October 2006)
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Commentary
A comparison of decision-making by physicians and administrators in healthcare settings
David S Matheson, Niranjan Kissoon
Critical Care 2006, 10:163 (5 September 2006)
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Commentary
Antimicrobial resistance and patient outcomes: the hazards of adjustment
Mitchell J Schwaber, Yehuda Carmeli
Critical Care 2006, 10:164 (5 September 2006)
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Commentary
Predicting volume responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients: still a challenging problem
S Magder
Critical Care 2006, 10:165 (11 September 2006)
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Commentary
Organ donation after circulatory death: the forgotten donor?
Mohamed Y Rady, Joseph L Verheijde, Joan McGregor
Critical Care 2006, 10:166 (29 September 2006)
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Commentary
Recently published papers: pneumonia, hypothermia and the elderly
Christopher Bouch, Gareth Williams
Critical Care 2006, 10:167 (5 October 2006)
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Commentary
Statins, bugs and prophylaxis: intriguing possibilities
Marius Terblanche, Terry S Smith, Neill KJ Adhikari
Critical Care 2006, 10:168 (27 October 2006)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Potential strategies to protect or reverse mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis-induced organ failure
Alessandro Protti, Mervyn Singer
Critical Care 2006, 10:228 (1 September 2006)
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Review
Pro/con debate: Antifungal prophylaxis is important to prevent fungal infection in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics
Philippe Eggimann, Saurabh Jamdar, Ajith K Siriwardena
Critical Care 2006, 10:229 (7 September 2006)
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Review
Clinical review: Alternative vascular access techniques for continuous hemofiltration
Joseph V DiCarlo, Scott R Auerbach, Steven R Alexander
Critical Care 2006, 10:230 (19 September 2006)
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Review
Ethics roundtable debate: Patients and surrogates want 'everything done'  what does 'everything' mean?
Christopher Doig, Holt Murray, Rinaldo Bellomo, Michael Kuiper, Rubens Costa, Elie Azoulay, David Crippen
Critical Care 2006, 10:231 (20 September 2006)
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Review
Evidence-based medicine: Classifying the evidence from clinical trials the need to consider other dimensions
Rinaldo Bellomo, Sean M Bagshaw
Critical Care 2006, 10:232 (4 October 2006)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Endotoxin tolerance as a model of leukocyte reprogramming in sepsis
Jean-Marc Cavaillon, Minou Adib-Conquy
Critical Care 2006, 10:233 (13 October 2006)
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Journal club critique
An ounce of prevention: Noninvasive ventilation to prevent postextubation respiratory failure
Basem Haddad, John R Hotchkiss
Critical Care 2006, 10:314 (1 September 2006)
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Journal club critique
PICCing the best access for your patient
Mohammed Tariq, David T Huang
Critical Care 2006, 10:315 (7 September 2006)
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Book report
Critical Care Nursing: science and practice, 2nd edition
Samantha Fox
Critical Care 2006, 10:318 (27 October 2006)
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Meeting report
Second International Conference on Rapid Response System and Medical Emergency Team, 2830 June 2006, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Francesca Rubulotta, Michael R Pinsky
Critical Care 2006, 10:319 (27 October 2006)
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Letter
Drotrecogin alfa (activated): down and not out, but not really in either
Jan O Friedrich, Neill KJ Adhikari, Maureen O Meade
Critical Care 2006, 10:420 (22 September 2006)
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Letter
Serum uric acid, creatinine, and the assessment of antioxidant capacity in critical illness
Ivo Giovannini, Carlo Chiarla, Felice Giuliante, Federico Pallavicini, Maria Vellone, Francesco Ardito, Gennaro Nuzzo
Critical Care 2006, 10:421 (4 September 2006)
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Letter
Patience and change: a conflict of interests?
Manoj K Saxena, Peter JD Andrews
Critical Care 2006, 10:422 (19 September 2006)
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Letter
AIP or ARDS? Not just semantics
Navneet Singh
Critical Care 2006, 10:423 (29 September 2006)
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Letter
Drotrecogin alfa (activated): current evidence supports treatment for severe sepsis patients with a high risk of death
Mark D Williams, Jonathan M Janes, David R Nelson
Critical Care 2006, 10:424 (30 October 2006)
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