Articles in Volume 13 Issue 4
Research
 Serum Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are early biomarkers of acute kidney injury and predict prolonged mechanical ventilation in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a case-control study Kathleen D Liu, Christopher Altmann, Gerard Smits, Catherine D Krawczeski, Charles L Edelstein, Prasad Devarajan, Sarah Faubel Critical Care 2009, 13:R104 (1 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
 Changes in serum adiponectin concentrations in critical illness: a preliminary investigation Bala Venkatesh, Ingrid Hickman, Janelle Nisbet, Jeremy Cohen, John Prins Critical Care 2009, 13:R105 (2 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Reliability issues in human brain temperature measurement Charmaine Childs, Graham Machin Critical Care 2009, 13:R106 (2 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Comparison of three methods of extravascular lung water volume measurement in patients after cardiac surgery Benjamin Maddison, Christopher Wolff, George Findlay, Peter Radermacher, Charles Hinds, Rupert M Pearse Critical Care 2009, 13:R107 (6 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Unfractionated heparin and enoxaparin reduce high-stretch ventilation augmented lung injury: a prospective, controlled animal experiment Li-Fu Li, Chung-Chi Huang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Ying-Huang Tsai, Deborah A Quinn, Shuen-Kuei Liao Critical Care 2009, 13:R108 (6 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
 Thoracic epidural anesthesia time-dependently modulates pulmonary endothelial dysfunction in septic rats Stefan Lauer, Hendrik Freise, Martin Westphal, Alexander Zarbock, Manfred Fobker, Hugo K Van Aken, Andreas W Sielenkämper, Lars G Fischer Critical Care 2009, 13:R109 (6 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  The relation between the incidence of hypernatremia and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury Umberto Maggiore, Edoardo Picetti, Elio Antonucci, Elisabetta Parenti, Giuseppe Regolisti, Mario Mergoni, Antonella Vezzani, Aderville Cabassi, Enrico Fiaccadori Critical Care 2009, 13:R110 (7 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Non-invasive stroke volume measurement and passive leg raising predict volume responsiveness in medical ICU patients: an observational cohort study Steven W Thiel, Marin H Kollef, Warren Isakow Critical Care 2009, 13:R111 (8 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
 Adiponectin, retinol-binding protein 4, and leptin in protracted critical illness of pulmonary origin Lies Langouche, Sarah Vander Perre, Jan Frystyk, Allan Flyvbjerg, Troels Krarup Hansen, Greet Van den Berghe Critical Care 2009, 13:R112 (9 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Comparison of cardiac, hepatic, and renal effects of arginine vasopressin and noradrenaline during porcine fecal peritonitis: a randomized controlled trial Florian Simon, Ricardo Giudici, Angelika Scheuerle, Michael Gröger, Pierre Asfar, Josef A Vogt, Ulrich Wachter, Franz Ploner, Michael Georgieff, Peter Möller, Régent Laporte, Peter Radermacher, Enrico Calzia, Balázs Hauser Critical Care 2009, 13:R113 (10 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [F1000 Medicine] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
 DHEA-dependent and organ-specific regulation of TNF- mRNA expression in a murine polymicrobial sepsis and trauma model Tanja Barkhausen, Frank Hildebrand, Christian Krettek, Martijn van Griensven Critical Care 2009, 13:R114 (13 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Determinants of mortality in non-neutropenic ICU patients with candidaemia Deborah JE Marriott, E Geoffrey Playford, Sharon Chen, Monica Slavin, Quoc Nguyen, David Ellis, Tania C Sorrell, the Australian Candidaemia Study Critical Care 2009, 13:R115 (13 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
 Thoracic epidural anesthesia reverses sepsis-induced hepatic hyperperfusion and reduces leukocyte adhesion in septic rats Hendrik Freise, Fritz Daudel, Christina Grosserichter, Stefan Lauer, Juergen Hinkelmann, Hugo K Van Aken, Andreas W Sielenkaemper, Martin Westphal, Lars G Fischer Critical Care 2009, 13:R116 (13 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  A randomized trial of chlorhexidine gluconate on oral bacterial pathogens in mechanically ventilated patients Frank A Scannapieco, Jihnhee Yu, Krishnan Raghavendran, Angela Vacanti, Susan I Owens, Kenneth Wood, Joseph M Mylotte Critical Care 2009, 13:R117 (15 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
 The change and effect of endothelial progenitor cells in pig with multiple organ dysfunction syndromes Tian Hang Luo, Yao Wang, Zheng Mao Lu, Hong Zhou, Xu Chao Xue, Jian Wei Bi, Li Ye Ma, Guo En Fang Critical Care 2009, 13:R118 (15 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
 Phenotype changes and impaired function of dendritic cell subsets in patients with sepsis: a prospective observational analysis Holger Poehlmann, Joerg C Schefold, Heidrun Zuckermann-Becker, Hans-Dieter Volk, Christian Meisel Critical Care 2009, 13:R119 (15 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Pharmacokinetics of epinephrine in patients with septic shock: modelization and interaction with endogenous neurohormonal status Imad Abboud, Nicolas Lerolle, Saik Urien, Jean-Marc Tadié, Françoise Leviel, Jean-Yves Fagon, Christophe Faisy Critical Care 2009, 13:R120 (21 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  S-100B and neuron-specific enolase as predictors of neurological outcome in patients after cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation: a systematic review Koichiro Shinozaki, Shigeto Oda, Tomohito Sadahiro, Masataka Nakamura, Yo Hirayama, Ryuzo Abe, Yoshihisa Tateishi, Noriyuki Hattori, Tadanaga Shimada, Hiroyuki Hirasawa Critical Care 2009, 13:R121 (22 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
 Midregional pro-Adrenomedullin in addition to b-type natriuretic peptides in the risk stratification of patients with acute dyspnea: an observational study Mihael Potocki, Tobias Breidthardt, Tobias Reichlin, Nils G Morgenthaler, Andreas Bergmann, Markus Noveanu, Nora Schaub, Heiko Uthoff, Heike Freidank, Lorenz Buser, Roland Bingisser, Michael Christ, Alexandre Mebazaa, Christian Mueller Critical Care 2009, 13:R122 (23 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency in patients with severe acute biliary pancreatitis: a prospective cohort study Yun-Shing Peng, Cheng-Shyong Wu, Yung-Chang Chen, Jau-Min Lien, Ya-Chung Tian, Ji-Tseng Fang, Chun Yang, Yun-Yi Chu, Chien-Fu Hung, Chih-Wei Yang, Pang-Chi Chen, Ming-Hung Tsai Critical Care 2009, 13:R123 (24 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
 Translocation of bacterial NOD2 agonist and its link with inflammation Oh Yoen Kim, Antoine Monsel, Michèle Bertrand, Jean-Marc Cavaillon, Pierre Coriat, Minou Adib-Conquy Critical Care 2009, 13:R124 (28 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Comparison of monitoring performance of Bioreactance vs. pulse contour during lung recruitment maneuvers Pierre Squara, Dominique Rotcajg, Dominique Denjean, Philippe Estagnasie, Alain Brusset Critical Care 2009, 13:R125 (28 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Using Medical Emergency Teams to detect preventable adverse events Akshai Iyengar, Alan Baxter, Alan J Forster Critical Care 2009, 13:R126 (30 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  School children sufficiently apply life supporting first aid: a prospective investigation Roman Fleischhackl, Alexander Nuernberger, Fritz Sterz, Christina Schoenberg, Tania Urso, Tanja Habart, Martina Mittlboeck, Nisha Chandra-Strobos Critical Care 2009, 13:R127 (31 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Landmark survival as an end-point for trials in critically ill patients comparison of alternative durations of follow-up: an exploratory analysis Gopal Taori, Kwok M Ho, Carol George, Rinaldo Bellomo, Steven AR Webb, Graeme K Hart, Michael J Bailey Critical Care 2009, 13:R128 (4 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Short-term outcomes of cadaveric lung transplantation in ventilator-dependent patients Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jin-Shing Chen, Wen-Je Ko, Shu-Chien Huang, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Pei-Ming Huang, Nai-Hsin Chi, Chin-Chih Chang, Robert J Chen, Yung-Chie Lee Critical Care 2009, 13:R129 (6 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Continuous terlipressin versus vasopressin infusion in septic shock (TERLIVAP): a randomized, controlled pilot study Andrea Morelli, Christian Ertmer, Sebastian Rehberg, Matthias Lange, Alessandra Orecchioni, Valeria Cecchini, Alessandra Bachetoni, Mariadomenica D'Alessandro, Hugo Van Aken, Paolo Pietropaoli, Martin Westphal Critical Care 2009, 13:R130 (10 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Implementation of a delirium assessment tool in the ICU can influence haloperidol use Mark van den Boogaard, Peter Pickkers, Hans van der Hoeven, Gabriel Roodbol, Theo van Achterberg, Lisette Schoonhoven Critical Care 2009, 13:R131 (10 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Optimal nutrition during the period of mechanical ventilation decreases mortality in critically ill, long-term acute female patients: a prospective observational cohort study Rob JM Strack van Schijndel, Peter JM Weijs, Rixt H Koopmans, Hans P Sauerwein, Albertus Beishuizen, Armand RJ Girbes Critical Care 2009, 13:R132 (11 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Transpulmonary thermodilution-derived cardiac function index identifies cardiac dysfunction in acute heart failure and septic patients: an observational study Simon Ritter, Alain Rudiger, Marco Maggiorini Critical Care 2009, 13:R133 (11 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Comparison of two non-bronchoscopic methods for evaluating inflammation in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure Giuseppe Colucci, Guido Domenighetti, Roberto Della Bruna, Josè Bonilla, Costanzo Limoni, Michael A Matthay, Thomas R Martin Critical Care 2009, 13:R134 (11 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Development and initial validation of the Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System score Christopher S Parshuram, James Hutchison, Kristen Middaugh Critical Care 2009, 13:R135 (12 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Sedation improves early outcome in severely septic Sprague Dawley rats Hong Qiao, Robert D Sanders, Daqing Ma, Xinmin Wu, Mervyn Maze Critical Care 2009, 13:R136 (19 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Admission factors associated with hospital mortality in patients with haematological malignancy admitted to UK adult, general critical care units: a secondary analysis of the ICNARC Case Mix Programme Database Peter A Hampshire, Catherine A Welch, Lawrence A McCrossan, Katharine Francis, David A Harrison Critical Care 2009, 13:R137 (25 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Extracorporeal life support in severe drug intoxication: a retrospective cohort study of seventeen cases Cédric Daubin, Philippe Lehoux, Calin Ivascau, Marine Tasle, Mehdi Bousta, Olivier Lepage, Charlotte Quentin, Massimo Massetti, Pierre Charbonneau Critical Care 2009, 13:R138 (25 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
 Effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibition or norepinephrine on the neurovascular coupling in an endotoxic rat shock model Bernhard Rosengarten, Stephanie Wolff, Sabine Klatt, Ralf T Schermuly Critical Care 2009, 13:R139 (26 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research
  Glucose absorption and gastric emptying in critical illness Marianne J Chapman, Robert JL Fraser, Geoffrey Matthews, Antonietta Russo, Max Bellon, Laura K Besanko, Karen L Jones, Ross Butler, Barry Chatterton, Michael Horowitz Critical Care 2009, 13:R140 (27 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research
  Kidney retrieval after sudden out of hospital refractory cardiac arrest: a cohort of uncontrolled non heart beating donors Fabienne Fieux, Marie-Reine Losser, Eric Bourgeois, Francine Bonnet, Olivier Marie, François Gaudez, Imad Abboud, Jean-Luc Donay, France Roussin, François Mourey, Frédéric Adnet, Laurent Jacob Critical Care 2009, 13:R141 (28 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Commentary  Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors Yoanna Skrobik Critical Care 2009, 13:160 (1 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Incretins in the ICU: is insulin on its way out? Michelle A Kovalaske, Gunjan Y Gandhi Critical Care 2009, 13:161 (2 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Acoustic monitoring super sonics? John J Marini Critical Care 2009, 13:162 (3 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  B-type natriuretic levels in critically ill patients: critically misleading? Hisham Dokainish Critical Care 2009, 13:163 (13 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Advanced glycation endproducts in sepsis and mechanical ventilation: extra or leading man? Marcus Baumann Critical Care 2009, 13:164 (14 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  When once is not enough further evidence of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship Stephan Harbarth, Werner C Albrich, Beat Müller Critical Care 2009, 13:165 (13 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Can a simple blood test quantify brain injury? Stephan A Mayer, Guillermo Linares Critical Care 2009, 13:166 (15 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Intensive care unit acquired muscle weakness: when should we consider rehabilitation? Zudin Puthucheary, Nicholas Hart Critical Care 2009, 13:167 (20 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Even without our biases, the outlook for prognostication is grim James Downar Critical Care 2009, 13:168 (20 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Vasopressin and ischaemic heart disease: more than coronary vasoconstriction? Pierre Asfar, Peter Radermacher Critical Care 2009, 13:169 (22 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Macrophage migration inhibitory factor, infection, the brain, and corticosteroids Madelijn Geldhoff, Barry B Mook-Kanamori, Diederik van de Beek Critical Care 2009, 13:170 (27 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [1 comment] Commentary  Who is at increased risk for acute kidney injury following noncardiac surgery? Patrick Murray Critical Care 2009, 13:171 (30 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Central venous oxygen saturation and emergency intubation another piece in the puzzle? Wolfgang Stahl, Peter Radermacher, Michael Georgieff, Hendrik Bracht Critical Care 2009, 13:172 (3 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Cell death in sepsis: a matter of how, when, and where Heike Bantel, Klaus Schulze-Osthoff Critical Care 2009, 13:173 (31 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Fat tissue and adiponectin: new players in critical care? Maciej Owecki Critical Care 2009, 13:174 (5 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Detecting volume responsiveness and unresponsiveness in intensive care unit patients: two different problems, only one solution Jean-Louis Teboul, Xavier Monnet Critical Care 2009, 13:175 (10 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  The riddle of hyperlactatemia Guillermo Gutierrez, Jeffrey D Williams Critical Care 2009, 13:176 (12 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [1 comment] Commentary  Epinephrine kinetics in septic shock a means to understand variable catecholamine efficiency? Enrico Calzia, Michael Georgieff, Markus Huber-Lang, Peter Radermacher Critical Care 2009, 13:177 (13 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Arginine vasopressin in septic shock: supplement or substitute for norepinephrine? Sebastian Rehberg, Perenlei Enkhbaatar, Daniel L Traber Critical Care 2009, 13:178 (14 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Challenging the rationale of routine vasopressor therapy for management of hypotension Max Harry Weil, Wanchun Tang Critical Care 2009, 13:179 (14 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Commentary  Empiric anti-Candida therapy for patients with sepsis in the ICU: how little is too little? 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  CORTICUS: The end of unconditional love for steroid use? Phillip E Mason, Ali Al-Khafaji, Eric B Milbrandt, Brian P Suffoletto, David T Huang Critical Care 2009, 13:309 (7 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Viewpoint  Intensity of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: perspective from within the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study Paul M Palevsky, Theresa Z O'Connor, Glenn M Chertow, Susan T Crowley, Jane Hongyuan Zhang, John A Kellum, the US Department of Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Critical Care 2009, 13:310 (11 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Viewpoint  Targeting the ubiquitin proteasome pathway for the treatment of septic shock in patients Jan Brun, Douglas A Gray Critical Care 2009, 13:311 (14 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Viewpoint  Cognitive dysfunction after critical illness: measurement, rehabilitation, and disclosure Cheryl Misak Critical Care 2009, 13:312 (26 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Letter
 10% Hydroxyethylstarch impairs renal function and induces interstitial proliferation, macrophage infiltration and tubular damage Martin Siegemund Critical Care 2009, 13:413 (8 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Letter
  Procalcitonin to guide duration of antibiotic therapy in intensive care patients: some research questions Robert E Kahn Critical Care 2009, 13:414 (30 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Letter
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