Articles in Volume 12 Issue 2
Research
 
Venous thromboembolism and bleeding in critically ill patients with severe renal insufficiency receiving dalteparin thromboprophylaxis: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
Deborah Cook, James Douketis, Maureen Meade, Gordon Guyatt, Nicole Zytaruk, John Granton, Yoanna Skrobik, Martin Albert, Robert Fowler, Paul Hebert, Guiseppe Pagliarello, Jan Friedrich, Andreas Freitag, Tim Karachi, Christian Rabbat, Diane Heels-Ansdell, William Geerts, Mark Crowther, the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Critical Care 2008, 12:R32 (3 March 2008)
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The incidence of low venous oxygen saturation on admission to the intensive care unit: a multi-center observational study in The Netherlands
Paul A van Beest, Jorrit J Hofstra, Marcus J Schultz, E C Boerma, Peter E Spronk, Michael A Kuiper
Critical Care 2008, 12:R33 (4 March 2008)
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Small-volume resuscitation with hyperoncotic albumin: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Matthias Jacob, Daniel Chappell, Peter Conzen, Mahlon M Wilkes, Bernhard F Becker, Markus Rehm
Critical Care 2008, 12:R34 (4 March 2008)
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Cardiovascular response to dobutamine stress predicts outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock
Anand Kumar, Elizabeth Schupp, Eugene Bunnell, Amjad Ali, Barry Milcarek, Joseph E Parrillo
Critical Care 2008, 12:R35 (4 March 2008)
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Detecting myocardial infarction in critical illness using screening troponin measurements and ECG recordings
Wendy Lim, Paula Holinski, PJ Devereaux, Andrea Tkaczyk, Ellen McDonald, France Clarke, Ismael Qushmaq, Irene Terrenato, Holger Schunemann, Mark Crowther, Deborah Cook
Critical Care 2008, 12:R36 (4 March 2008)
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Ability of pleth variability index to detect hemodynamic changes induced by passive leg raising in spontaneously breathing volunteers
Geoffray Keller, Emmanuel Cassar, Olivier Desebbe, Jean-Jacques Lehot, Maxime Cannesson
Critical Care 2008, 12:R37 (6 March 2008)
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The histopathology of septic acute kidney injury: a systematic review
Christoph Langenberg, Sean M Bagshaw, Clive N May, Rinaldo Bellomo
Critical Care 2008, 12:R38 (6 March 2008)
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Intratracheal dopamine attenuates pulmonary edema and improves survival after ventilator-induced lung injury in rats
Virginia Chamorro-Marín, Manuel García-Delgado, Angel Touma-Fernández, Eduardo Aguilar-Alonso, Enrique Fernández-Mondejar
Critical Care 2008, 12:R39 (10 March 2008)
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Vasopressin and epinephrine in the treatment of cardiac arrest: an experimental study
Konstantinos Stroumpoulis, Theodoros Xanthos, Georgios Rokas, Vassiliki Kitsou, Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Ioannis Serpetinis, Despina Perrea, Lila Papadimitriou, Evangelia Kouskouni
Critical Care 2008, 12:R40 (14 March 2008)
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Biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation and fibrinolysis predict mortality in acute lung injury
Dana McClintock, Hanjing Zhuo, Nancy Wickersham, Michael A Matthay, Lorraine B Ware
Critical Care 2008, 12:R41 (21 March 2008)
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Circulating plasma factors induce tubular and glomerular alterations in septic burns patients
Filippo Mariano, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Maurizio Stella, Giuseppe Mauriello Romanazzi, Barbara Assenzio, Monica Cairo, Luigi Biancone, Giorgio Triolo, V Marco Ranieri, Giovanni Camussi
Critical Care 2008, 12:R42 (25 March 2008)
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Danaparoid sodium inhibits systemic inflammation and prevents endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in rats
Satoshi Hagiwara, Hideo Iwasaka, Seigo Hidaka, Sohei Hishiyama, Takayuki Noguchi
Critical Care 2008, 12:R43 (2 April 2008)
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Risk factors for the development of nosocomial pneumonia and mortality on intensive care units: application of competing risks models
Martin Wolkewitz, Ralf Peter Vonberg, Hajo Grundmann, Jan Beyersmann, Petra Gastmeier, Sina Bärwolff, Christine Geffers, Michael Behnke, Henning Rüden, Martin Schumacher
Critical Care 2008, 12:R44 (2 April 2008)
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Protein C: a potential biomarker in severe sepsis and a possible tool for monitoring treatment with drotrecogin alfa (activated)
Andrew F Shorr, David R Nelson, Duncan LA Wyncoll, Konrad Reinhart, Frank Brunkhorst, George Matthew Vail, Jonathan Janes
Critical Care 2008, 12:R45 (4 April 2008)
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Introduction of Medical Emergency Teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre study
Daryl Jones, Carol George, Graeme K Hart, Rinaldo Bellomo, Jacqueline Martin
Critical Care 2008, 12:R46 (7 April 2008)
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Early acute kidney injury and sepsis: a multicentre evaluation
Sean M Bagshaw, Carol George, Rinaldo Bellomo, the ANZICS Database Management Committee
Critical Care 2008, 12:R47 (10 April 2008)
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An intensivist-led tracheostomy review team is associated with shorter decannulation time and length of stay: a prospective cohort study
Antony E Tobin, John D Santamaria
Critical Care 2008, 12:R48 (11 April 2008)
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Implementation and evaluation of the SPRINT protocol for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: a clinical practice change
J Geoffrey Chase, Geoffrey Shaw, Aaron Le Compte, Timothy Lonergan, Michael Willacy, Xing-Wei Wong, Jessica Lin, Thomas Lotz, Dominic Lee, Christopher Hann
Critical Care 2008, 12:R49 (16 April 2008)
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Respiratory effects of different recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Jean-Michel Constantin, Samir Jaber, Emmanuel Futier, Sophie Cayot-Constantin, Myriam Verny-Pic, Boris Jung, Anne Bailly, Renaud Guerin, Jean-Etienne Bazin
Critical Care 2008, 12:R50 (16 April 2008)
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation may be useful in treating patients who fail weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation: a randomized clinical trial
Cristiane E Trevisan, Silvia R Vieira, the Research Group in Mechanical Ventilation Weaning
Critical Care 2008, 12:R51 (17 April 2008)
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Melatonin therapy to improve nocturnal sleep in critically ill patients: encouraging results from a small randomised controlled trial
Richard S Bourne, Gary H Mills, Cosetta Minelli
Critical Care 2008, 12:R52 (18 April 2008)
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The influence of venous admixture on alveolar dead space and carbon dioxide exchange in acute respiratory distress syndrome: computer modelling
Lisbet Niklason, Johannes Eckerström, Björn Jonson
Critical Care 2008, 12:R53 (18 April 2008)
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Survival time in severe hemorrhagic shock after perioperative hemodilution is longer with PEG-conjugated human serum albumin than with HES 130/0.4: a microvascular perspective
Judith Martini, Pedro Cabrales, Ananda K, Seetharama A Acharya, Marcos Intaglietta, Amy G Tsai
Critical Care 2008, 12:R54 (18 April 2008)
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Effect of a heated humidifier during continuous positive airway pressure delivered by a helmet
Davide Chiumello, Monica Chierichetti, Federica Tallarini, Paola Cozzi, Massimo Cressoni, Federico Polli, Riccardo Colombo, Antonio Castelli, Luciano Gattinoni
Critical Care 2008, 12:R55 (21 April 2008)
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Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature
Alvaro Rea-Neto, Nazah Cherif M Youssef, Fabio Tuche, Frank Brunkhorst, V Marco Ranieri, Konrad Reinhart, Yasser Sakr
Critical Care 2008, 12:R56 (21 April 2008)
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Development of a triage protocol for patients presenting with gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a prospective cohort study
Aneesa M Das, Namita Sood, Katherine Hodgin, Lydia Chang, Shannon S Carson
Critical Care 2008, 12:R57 (22 April 2008)
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Drotrecogin alfa (activated): real-life use and outcomes for the UK
Kathryn M Rowan, Catherine A Welch, Emma North, David A Harrison
Critical Care 2008, 12:R58 (22 April 2008)
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Eosinopenia is a reliable marker of sepsis on admission to medical intensive care units
Khalid Abidi, Ibtissam Khoudri, Jihane Belayachi, Naoufel Madani, Aicha Zekraoui, Amine Ali Zeggwagh, Redouane Abouqal
Critical Care 2008, 12:R59 (24 April 2008)
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Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study
Marya D Zilberberg, Lee S Stern, Daniel P Wiederkehr, John J Doyle, Andrew F Shorr
Critical Care 2008, 12:R60 (28 April 2008)
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Improved outcomes from the administration of progesterone for patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial
Guomin Xiao, Jing Wei, Weiqi Yan, Weimin Wang, Zhenhui Lu
Critical Care 2008, 12:R61 (30 April 2008)
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Copeptin: a new and promising diagnostic and prognostic marker
Mira Katan, Beat Müller, Mirjam Christ-Crain
Critical Care 2008, 12:117 (6 March 2008)
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Cardiovascular and metabolic responses to catecholamine and sepsis prognosis: a ubiquitous phenomenon?
Solène Collin, Nacira Sennoun, Bruno Levy
Critical Care 2008, 12:118 (17 March 2008)
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Towards goal-directed therapy of hepatorenal syndrome: we have the tools but we need the trials
Rajeshwar P Mookerjee, Rajiv Jalan
Critical Care 2008, 12:119 (19 March 2008)
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Recently published papers: Sepsis  guidelines, treatment and novel approaches
Navneet Kalsi, Lui G Forni
Critical Care 2008, 12:120 (31 March 2008)
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KL-6 in acute lung injury: will it leave its mark?
Murali Shyamsundar, Danny F McAuley
Critical Care 2008, 12:121 (31 March 2008)
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Lost in translation? The pursuit of lung-protective ventilation
Andrew T Jones
Critical Care 2008, 12:122 (31 March 2008)
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Optimal vasopressor drug therapy during resuscitation
Joseph P Ornato
Critical Care 2008, 12:123 (31 March 2008)
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Insulin, intracerebral glucose and bedside biochemical monitoring utilizing microdialysis
Carl-Henrik Nordström
Critical Care 2008, 12:124 (31 March 2008)
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Knowing who would respond to a recruitment maneuver before actually doing it this might be a way to go
Ralf Kuhlen
Critical Care 2008, 12:125 (31 March 2008)
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Circulating pro-apoptotic mediators in burn septic acute renal failure
Heleen M Oudemans-van Straaten
Critical Care 2008, 12:126 (31 March 2008)
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Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure estimation by transesophageal echocardiography: is simpler better?
Gorazd Voga
Critical Care 2008, 12:127 (31 March 2008)
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Tracheostomy decannulation: marathons and finish lines
John E Heffner
Critical Care 2008, 12:128 (31 March 2008)
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Myocardial infarction on the ICU: can we do better?
Ian Webb, James Coutts
Critical Care 2008, 12:129 (3 April 2008)
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The pursuit of a high central venous oxygen saturation in sepsis: growing concerns
Rinaldo Bellomo, Michael C Reade, Stephen J Warrillow
Critical Care 2008, 12:130 (7 April 2008)
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Commentary
Delirium assessment in the intensive care unit: patient population matters
Margaret A Pisani
Critical Care 2008, 12:131 (7 April 2008)
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Vasopressin in vasodilatory shock: is the heart in danger?
Balázs Hauser, Pierre Asfar, Enrico Calzia, Régent Laporte, Michael Georgieff, Peter Radermacher
Critical Care 2008, 12:132 (10 April 2008)
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Patient-level glucose reporting: averages, episodes, or something in between?
Susan S Braithwaite
Critical Care 2008, 12:133 (10 April 2008)
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Competing risks models and time-dependent covariates
Adrian Barnett, Nick Graves
Critical Care 2008, 12:134 (11 April 2008)
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Improving survival by increasing lung edema clearance: is airspace delivery of dopamine a solution?
Ariel Jaitovich, Jacob Iasha Sznajder
Critical Care 2008, 12:135 (15 April 2008)
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation during the weaning process: facilitative, curative, or preventive?
Massimo Antonelli, Giuseppe Bello
Critical Care 2008, 12:136 (21 April 2008)
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Pharmacotherapeutic friendly fire in the intensive care unit: high stakes seeking high calibre
Christopher S Parshuram
Critical Care 2008, 12:137 (22 April 2008)
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Hypothermia and cardiac arrest: the promise of intra-arrest cooling
Roger A Band, Benjamin S Abella
Critical Care 2008, 12:138 (22 April 2008)
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Protein C as a surrogate end-point for clinical trials of sepsis
Kathleen D Liu, Michael A Matthay
Critical Care 2008, 12:139 (24 April 2008)
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Editorial
Relaunching the ProCon section at Critical Care
Thomas E Stewart
Critical Care 2008, 12:140 (25 April 2008)
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Steroids in sepsis: another swing of the pendulum in our clinical trials
Jean-Louis Vincent
Critical Care 2008, 12:141 (29 April 2008)
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Commentary
Pain may be inevitable; inadequate management is not
Yoanna Skrobik
Critical Care 2008, 12:142 (29 April 2008)
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The evidence for small-volume resuscitation with hyperoncotic albumin in critical illness
John A Myburgh
Critical Care 2008, 12:143 (30 April 2008)
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Commentary
The inflammationcoagulation axis as an important intermediate pathway in acute lung injury
Marcel Levi, Marcus Schultz
Critical Care 2008, 12:144 (30 April 2008)
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Review
Clinical review: Critical care transport and austere critical care
David H Rice, George Kotti, William Beninati
Critical Care 2008, 12:207 (5 March 2008)
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Review
Clinical review: Medication errors in critical care
Eric Moyen, Eric Camiré, Henry Thomas Stelfox
Critical Care 2008, 12:208 (12 March 2008)
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Review
Clinical review: Airway hygiene in the intensive care unit
Sanja Jelic, Jennifer A Cunningham, Phillip Factor
Critical Care 2008, 12:209 (31 March 2008)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: The evaluation of complex interventions in critical care
Anthony Delaney, Derek C Angus, Rinaldo Bellomo, Peter Cameron, D James Cooper, Simon Finfer, David A Harrison, David T Huang, John A Myburgh, Sandra L Peake, Michael C Reade, Steve AR Webb, Donald M Yealy, the Australian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE), Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS) and Protocolised Management In Sepsis (ProMISe) investigators
Critical Care 2008, 12:210 (14 April 2008)
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Review
Pro/con debate: Is intensive insulin therapy targeting tight blood glucose control of benefit in critically ill patients?
Tobias M Merz, Simon Finfer
Critical Care 2008, 12:212 (25 April 2008)
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Journal club critique
Rethinking bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Scott A Crane, Clifton W Callaway, Eric B Milbrandt, David T Huang
Critical Care 2008, 12:302 (12 March 2008)
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Letter
Discriminating invasive fungal infection from colonization
Stijn Blot, Koenraad Vandewoude, Dirk Vogelaers
Critical Care 2008, 12:412 (3 April 2008)
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Letter
Prehospital therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest: will there ever be evidence?
Joerg C Schefold, Christian Storm, Dietrich Hasper
Critical Care 2008, 12:413 (9 April 2008)
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Letter
Saccharomyces boulardii fungaemia in an intensive care unit patient treated with caspofungin
Nikolaos Lolis, Dimitrios Veldekis, Hellen Moraitou, Sofia Kanavaki, Aristea Velegraki, Charis Triandafyllidis, Chronis Tasioudis, Angellos Pefanis, Ioannis Pneumatikos
Critical Care 2008, 12:414 (9 April 2008)
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Letter
Vasopressor stays vasopressor and inotrope stays inotrope!
Günter Luckner, Walter R Hasibeder, Martin W Dünser
Critical Care 2008, 12:415 (14 April 2008)
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Letter
The nature of unmeasured anions in critically ill patients
Miriam AM Moviat, Peter Pickkers, Wim Ruitenbeek, Johannes G van der Hoeven
Critical Care 2008, 12:416 (22 April 2008)
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Letter
Chaotic nature of sepsis and multiple organ failure cannot be explained by linear statistical methods
Sarah Saliba, Yusuf Alper Kilic, Selman Uranues
Critical Care 2008, 12:417 (22 April 2008)
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Letter
Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: the necessity of discrepancies in ethical reasoning
Frédéric Pochard, Nancy Kentish-Barnes, Elie Azoulay
Critical Care 2008, 12:418 (29 April 2008)
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