Articles in Volume 12 Issue 6
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The effect of an intensive care unit staffing model on tidal volume in patients with acute lung injury
Colin R Cooke, Timothy R Watkins, Jeremy M Kahn, Miriam M Treggiari, Ellen Caldwell, Leonard D Hudson, Gordon D Rubenfeld
Critical Care 2008, 12:R134 (3 November 2008)
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Cardiorespiratory effects of spontaneous breathing in two different models of experimental lung injury: a randomized controlled trial
Dirk Varelmann, Thomas Muders, Jörg Zinserling, Ulf Guenther, Anders Magnusson, Göran Hedenstierna, Christian Putensen, Hermann Wrigge
Critical Care 2008, 12:R135 (4 November 2008)
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Use of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299 to reduce pathogenic bacteria in the oropharynx of intubated patients: a randomised controlled open pilot study
Bengt Klarin, Göran Molin, Bengt Jeppsson, Anders Larsson
Critical Care 2008, 12:R136 (6 November 2008)
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Performance of N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients: a prospective observational cohort study
Isaline Coquet, Michael Darmon, Jean-Marc Doise, Michel Degrès, Bernard Blettery, Benoît Schlemmer, Philippe Gambert, Jean-Pierre Quenot
Critical Care 2008, 12:R137 (6 November 2008)
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A prospective trial of elective extubation in brain injured patients meeting extubation criteria for ventilatory support: a feasibility study
Edward M Manno, Alejandro A Rabinstein, Eelco FM Wijdicks, Allen W Brown, William D Freeman, Vivien H Lee, Stephen D Weigand, Mark T Keegan, Daniel R Brown, Francis X Whalen, Tuhin K Roy, Rolf D Hubmayr
Critical Care 2008, 12:R138 (10 November 2008)
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A systematic review on quality indicators for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: need for an unambiguous indicator reference subset
Saeid Eslami, Nicolette F de Keizer, Evert de Jonge, Marcus J Schultz, Ameen Abu-Hanna
Critical Care 2008, 12:R139 (11 November 2008)
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Duration of salmeterol-induced bronchodilation in mechanically ventilated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a prospective clinical study
Polychronis Malliotakis, Manolis Linardakis, George Gavriilidis, Dimitris Georgopoulos
Critical Care 2008, 12:R140 (14 November 2008)
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Prophylactic antibiotic treatment is superior to therapy on-demand in experimental necrotising pancreatitis
Stefan Fritz, Werner Hartwig, Ronny Lehmann, Katja Will-Schweiger, Mechthild Kommerell, Thilo Hackert, Lutz Schneider, Markus W Büchler, Jens Werner
Critical Care 2008, 12:R141 (16 November 2008)
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Determinants and impact of multidrug antibiotic resistance in pathogens causing ventilator-associated-pneumonia
Pieter O Depuydt, Dominique M Vandijck, Maarten A Bekaert, Johan M Decruyenaere, Stijn I Blot, Dirk P Vogelaers, Dominique D Benoit
Critical Care 2008, 12:R142 (17 November 2008)
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Phenylephrine versus norepinephrine for initial hemodynamic support of patients with septic shock: a randomized, controlled trial
Andrea Morelli, Christian Ertmer, Sebastian Rehberg, Matthias Lange, Alessandra Orecchioni, Amalia Laderchi, Alessandra Bachetoni, Mariadomenica D'Alessandro, Hugo Van Aken, Paolo Pietropaoli, Martin Westphal
Critical Care 2008, 12:R143 (18 November 2008)
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Correlation between the AKI classification and outcome
Marlies Ostermann, Rene Chang, The Riyadh ICU Program Users Group
Critical Care 2008, 12:R144 (20 November 2008)
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End-expiratory lung volume during mechanical ventilation: a comparison with reference values and the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure in intensive care unit patients with different lung conditions
Ido G Bikker, Jasper van Bommel, Dinis Reis Miranda, Jan Bakker, Diederik Gommers
Critical Care 2008, 12:R145 (20 November 2008)
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Recombinant human activated protein C ameliorates oleic acid-induced lung injury in awake sheep
Kristine Waerhaug, Mikhail Y Kirov, Vsevolod V Kuzkov, Vladimir N Kuklin, Lars J Bjertnaes
Critical Care 2008, 12:R146 (20 November 2008)
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Excess circulating angiopoietin-2 is a strong predictor of mortality in critically ill medical patients
Philipp Kümpers, Alexander Lukasz, Sascha David, Rüdiger Horn, Carsten Hafer, Robert Faulhaber-Walter, Danilo Fliser, Hermann Haller, Jan T Kielstein
Critical Care 2008, 12:R147 (21 November 2008)
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Electronic patient record use during ward rounds: a qualitative study of interaction between medical staff
Cecily Morrison, Matthew Jones, Alan Blackwell, Alain Vuylsteke
Critical Care 2008, 12:R148 (24 November 2008)
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Metformin-associated lactic acidosis in an intensive care unit
Nicolas Peters, Nicolas Jay, Damien Barraud, Aurélie Cravoisy, Lionel Nace, Pierre-Edouard Bollaert, Sébastien Gibot
Critical Care 2008, 12:R149 (26 November 2008)
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Nitrogen washout/washin, helium dilution and computed tomography in the assessment of end expiratory lung volume
Davide Chiumello, Massimo Cressoni, Monica Chierichetti, Federica Tallarini, Marco Botticelli, Virna Berto, Cristina Mietto, Luciano Gattinoni
Critical Care 2008, 12:R150 (1 December 2008)
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An artificial intelligence tool to predict fluid requirement in the intensive care unit: a proof-of-concept study
Leo Anthony Celi, L Christian Hinske, Gil Alterovitz, Peter Szolovits
Critical Care 2008, 12:R151 (1 December 2008)
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Sedation practice in the intensive care unit: a UK national survey
Henrik Reschreiter, Matt Maiden, Atul Kapila
Critical Care 2008, 12:R152 (1 December 2008)
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Nurses' prediction of volume status after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective cohort study
Reinier G Hoff, Gabriel JE Rinkel, Bon H Verweij, Ale Algra, Cor J Kalkman
Critical Care 2008, 12:R153 (1 December 2008)
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Tight perioperative glucose control is associated with a reduction in renal impairment and renal failure in non-diabetic cardiac surgical patients
Patrick Lecomte, Bruno Van Vlem, Jose Coddens, Guy Cammu, Guy Nollet, Frank Nobels, Hugo Vanermen, Luc Foubert
Critical Care 2008, 12:R154 (4 December 2008)
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Norepinephrine weaning in septic shock patients by closed loop control based on fuzzy logic
Mehdi Merouani, Bruno Guignard, François Vincent, Stephen W Borron, Philippe Karoubi, Jean-Philippe Fosse, Yves Cohen, Christophe Clec'h, Eric Vicaut, Carole Marbeuf-Gueye, Frederic Lapostolle, Frederic Adnet
Critical Care 2008, 12:R155 (9 December 2008)
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Association between administered oxygen, arterial partial oxygen pressure and mortality in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients
Evert de Jonge, Linda Peelen, Peter J Keijzers, Hans Joore, Dylan de Lange, Peter HJ van der Voort, Robert J Bosman, Ruud AL de Waal, Ronald Wesselink, Nicolette F de Keizer
Critical Care 2008, 12:R156 (10 December 2008)
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Serum concentrations of cortisol, interleukin 6, leptin and adiponectin predict stress induced insulin resistance in acute inflammatory reactions
Michael Lehrke, Uli C Broedl, Ingeborg M Biller-Friedmann, Michael Vogeser, Volkmar Henschel, Kirsten Nassau, Burkhard Göke, Erich Kilger, Klaus G Parhofer
Critical Care 2008, 12:R157 (17 December 2008)
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Incidence, organ dysfunction and mortality in severe sepsis: a Spanish multicentre study
Jesús Blanco, Arturo Muriel-Bombín, Víctor Sagredo, Francisco Taboada, Francisco Gandía, Luís Tamayo, Javier Collado, Ángel García-Labattut, Demetrio Carriedo, Manuel Valledor, Martín De Frutos, María-Jesús López, Ana Caballero, José Guerra, Braulio Álvarez, Agustín Mayo, Jesús Villar, the Grupo de Estudios y Análisis en Cuidados Intensivos (G.R.E.C.I.A.)
Critical Care 2008, 12:R158 (17 December 2008)
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Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition but not beta-adrenergic stimulation suppresses tumor necrosis factor-alpha release in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in septic shock
Andreas Link, Simina Selejan, Christoph Maack, Monika Lenz, Michael Böhm
Critical Care 2008, 12:R159 (17 December 2008)
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The prognostic value of blood lactate levels relative to that of vital signs in the pre-hospital setting: a pilot study
Tim C Jansen, Jasper van Bommel, Paul G Mulder, Johannes H Rommes, Selma JM Schieveld, Jan Bakker
Critical Care 2008, 12:R160 (17 December 2008)
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Evaluation of SOFA-based models for predicting mortality in the ICU: A systematic review
Lilian Minne, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Evert de Jonge
Critical Care 2008, 12:R161 (17 December 2008)
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The epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia in medical-surgical intensive care units
Henry Thomas Stelfox, Sofia B Ahmed, Farah Khandwala, David Zygun, Reza Shahpori, Kevin Laupland
Critical Care 2008, 12:R162 (18 December 2008)
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Filter survival time and requirement of blood products in patients with severe sepsis receiving drotrecogin alfa (activated) and requiring renal replacement therapy
Luigi Camporota, Eleonora Corno, Eleonora Menaldo, John Smith, Katie Lei, Richard Beale, Duncan Wyncoll
Critical Care 2008, 12:R163 (18 December 2008)
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Renal haemodynamic, microcirculatory, metabolic and histopathological responses to peritonitis-induced septic shock in pigs
Jiri Chvojka, Roman Sykora, Ales Krouzecky, Jaroslav Radej, Veronika Varnerova, Thomas Karvunidis, Ondrej Hes, Ivan Novak, Peter Radermacher, Martin Matejovic
Critical Care 2008, 12:R164 (24 December 2008)
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Commentary
Partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide predicts successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the field
Max Harry Weil
Critical Care 2008, 12:90 (7 November 2008)
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Achieving the aims of education: curricular decisions in critical care
Timothy G Buchman
Critical Care 2008, 12:188 (5 November 2008)
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Acute kidney injury on admission to the intensive care unit: where to go from here?
Marlies Ostermann
Critical Care 2008, 12:189 (7 November 2008)
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Pressure support ventilation attenuates ventilator-induced protein modifications in the diaphragm
Scott K Powers, Marc DeCramer, Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez, Sanford Levine
Critical Care 2008, 12:191 (7 November 2008)
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Acute kidney injury in burns: a story of volume and inflammation
Kirsten Colpaert, Eric A Hoste
Critical Care 2008, 12:192 (25 November 2008)
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Does tirofiban prevent platelet loss in patients after cardiogenic shock during continuous renal replacement therapy?
Christian Storm, Achim Jörres
Critical Care 2008, 12:193 (24 November 2008)
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The severity of sepsis: yet another factor influencing glycemic control
James S Krinsley
Critical Care 2008, 12:194 (25 November 2008)
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A role for prophylactic antibiotics in necrotizing pancreatitis? Why we may never know the answer ...
Jan J De Waele
Critical Care 2008, 12:195 (2 December 2008)
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What is a virulence factor?
Alan S Cross
Critical Care 2008, 12:196 (2 December 2008)
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Recently published papers: Heavyweight problems in the intensive care unit?
Lui G Forni
Critical Care 2008, 12:197 (10 December 2008)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Bacterial virulence and subversion of host defences
Steven AR Webb, Charlene M Kahler
Critical Care 2008, 12:234 (10 November 2008)
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Review
Clinical review: Drug metabolism and nonrenal clearance in acute kidney injury
A Mary Vilay, Mariann D Churchwell, Bruce A Mueller
Critical Care 2008, 12:235 (12 November 2008)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Quorum sensing and the role of cell-to-cell communication during invasive bacterial infection
Shadaba Asad, Steven M Opal
Critical Care 2008, 12:236 (25 November 2008)
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Review
Clinical review: Critical care management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
Fred Rincon, Stephan A Mayer
Critical Care 2008, 12:237 (10 December 2008)
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Clinical review: Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy
Greet Hermans, Bernard De Jonghe, Frans Bruyninckx, Greet Van den Berghe
Critical Care 2008, 12:238 (25 November 2008)
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Journal club critique
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotics in severe sepsis
Peter Simon, Eric B Milbrandt, Lillian L Emlet
Critical Care 2008, 12:309 (4 December 2008)
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Book report
Initial Management of Head Injury: A Comprehensive Guide
Claire Williams, David K Menon
Critical Care 2008, 12:310 (7 November 2008)
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Letter
Direct effects of modest hyperglycaemia on susceptibility to infection in the critically ill patient
Matt P Wise, Anton G Saayman, Paul J Frost
Critical Care 2008, 12:433 (5 November 2008)
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Correction
The role of corticosteroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review
Jorge IF Salluh, Pedro Póvoa, Márcio Soares, Hugo C Castro-Faria-Neto, Fernando A Bozza, Patrícia T Bozza
Critical Care 2008, 12:434 (7 November 2008)
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Correction: Gastrointestinal Failure score in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study
Annika Reintam, Pille Parm, Reet Kitus, Joel Starkopf, Hartmut Kern
Critical Care 2008, 12:435 (27 November 2008)
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Letter
Gastrointestinal failure score in critically ill patients
Mette M Berger, Mauro Oddo, Jerôme Lavanchy, Corinne Longchamp, Frederik Delodder, Marie-Denise Schaller
Critical Care 2008, 12:436 (4 December 2008)
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