Articles in Volume 9 Issue 6
Journal club critique
 
Hydrocortisone infusion may improve survival in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia
Murugan Raghavan, John A Kellum
Critical Care 2005, 9:E24 (20 October 2005)
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Journal club critique
Higher initial tidal volumes associated with the subsequent development of acute lung injury in dose-response relationship
Luxmi Gahlot, Eric B Milbrandt, James Snyder
Critical Care 2005, 9:E25 (20 October 2005)
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Web report
icuroom.net  a new critical care addendum
Murugan Raghavan, Michael R Pinsky
Critical Care 2005, 9:E26 (10 September 2005)
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Book report
Handbook of Critical Care, Revised Edition
Duncan Wyncoll
Critical Care 2005, 9:E27 (26 October 2005)
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Web report
US guidance on traumatic brain injury management
Ross Kitson, Suneel Desai
Critical Care 2005, 9:E28 (22 November 2005)
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Letter
Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma
Randolph P Cole
Critical Care 2005, 9:E29 (22 November 2005)
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Letter
Role of cardiac troponin as a prognosticator in critically ill patients
Andrew J Turley, Jacqui A Gedney
Critical Care 2005, 9:E30 (11 November 2005)
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Research
Reduction of D-dimer levels after therapeutic administration of antithrombin in acquired antithrombin deficiency of severe sepsis
Jordan Kountchev, Klaudija Bijuklic, Romuald Bellmann, Christian J Wiedermann, Michael Joannidis
Critical Care 2005, 9:R596-R600 (19 September 2005)
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Research
Quantifying bedside-derived imaging of microcirculatory abnormalities in septic patients: a prospective validation study
E Christiaan Boerma, Keshen R Mathura, Peter HJ van der Voort, Peter E Spronk, Can Ince
Critical Care 2005, 9:R601-R606 (22 September 2005)
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Research
Lack of evidence for qualitative treatment by disease severity interactions in clinical studies of severe sepsis
William L Macias, David R Nelson, Mark Williams, Rekha Garg, Jonathan Janes, Andreas Sashegyi
Critical Care 2005, 9:R607-R622 (22 September 2005)
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Research
Impact of HIV/AIDS on care and outcomes of severe sepsis
Joseph M Mrus, LeeAnn Braun, Michael S Yi, Walter T Linde-Zwirble, Joseph A Johnston
Critical Care 2005, 9:R623-R630 (27 September 2005)
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Research
Central venous catheter-related infection in a prospective and observational study of 2,595 catheters
Leonardo Lorente, Christophe Henry, María M Martín, Alejandro Jiménez, María L Mora
Critical Care 2005, 9:R631-R635 (28 September 2005)
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Research
Elevated troponin and myocardial infarction in the intensive care unit: a prospective study
Wendy Lim, Ismael Qushmaq, Deborah J Cook, Mark A Crowther, Diane Heels-Ansdell, PJ Devereaux, the Troponin T Trials Group
Critical Care 2005, 9:R636-R644 (28 September 2005)
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Research
Mortality prediction using SAPS II: an update for French intensive care units
Jean Roger Le Gall, Anke Neumann, François Hemery, Jean Pierre Bleriot, Jean Pierre Fulgencio, Bernard Garrigues, Christian Gouzes, Eric Lepage, Pierre Moine, Daniel Villers
Critical Care 2005, 9:R645-R652 (6 October 2005)
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Research
Early hemoperfusion with an immobilized polymyxin B fiber column eliminates humoral mediators and improves pulmonary oxygenation
Hidehiko Kushi, Takahiro Miki, Kazuhiko Okamaoto, Jun Nakahara, Takeshi Saito, Katsuhisa Tanjoh
Critical Care 2005, 9:R653-R661 (11 October 2005)
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Research
Circulating immune parameters predicting the progression from hospital-acquired pneumonia to septic shock in surgical patients
Vera von Dossow, Koschka Rotard, Uwe Redlich, Ortrud Vargas Hein, Claudia D Spies
Critical Care 2005, 9:R662-R669 (12 October 2005)
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Research
Cerebral perfusion pressure and risk of brain hypoxia in severe head injury: a prospective observational study
Antonio J Marín-Caballos, Francisco Murillo-Cabezas, Aurelio Cayuela-Domínguez, Jose M Domínguez-Roldán, M Dolores Rincón-Ferrari, Julio Valencia-Anguita, Juan M Flores-Cordero, M Angeles Muñoz-Sánchez
Critical Care 2005, 9:R670-R676 (14 October 2005)
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Research
Tezosentan reduces the microvascular filtration coefficient in isolated lungs from rats subjected to cecum ligation and puncture
Vladimir Kuklin, Mikhail Sovershaev, Thomas Andreasen, Vegard Skogen, Kirsti Ytrehus, Lars Bjertnaes
Critical Care 2005, 9:R677-R686 (18 October 2005)
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Research
Early goal-directed therapy after major surgery reduces complications and duration of hospital stay. A randomised, controlled trial [ISRCTN38797445]
Rupert Pearse, Deborah Dawson, Jayne Fawcett, Andrew Rhodes, R Michael Grounds, E David Bennett
Critical Care 2005, 9:R687-R693 (8 November 2005)
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Research
Changes in central venous saturation after major surgery, and association with outcome
Rupert Pearse, Deborah Dawson, Jayne Fawcett, Andrew Rhodes, R Michael Grounds, E David Bennett
Critical Care 2005, 9:R694-R699 (8 November 2005)
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Research
Prognosis for long-term survival and renal recovery in critically ill patients with severe acute renal failure: a population-based study
Sean M Bagshaw, Kevin B Laupland, Christopher J Doig, Garth Mortis, Gordon H Fick, Melissa Mucenski, Tomas Godinez-Luna, Lawrence W Svenson, Tom Rosenal
Critical Care 2005, 9:R700-R709 (25 October 2005)
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Research
The use of prophylactic fluconazole in immunocompetent high-risk surgical patients: a meta-analysis
Kwok M Ho, Jeffrey Lipman, Geoffrey J Dobb, Steven AR Webb
Critical Care 2005, 9:R710-R717 (25 October 2005)
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Research
Surfactant application during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves lung volume and pulmonary mechanics in children with respiratory failure
Michael Hermon, Gudrun Burda, Christoph Male, Harald Boigner, Walter Ponhold, August Khoss, Wolfgang Strohmaier, Gerhard Trittenwein
Critical Care 2005, 9:R718-R724 (25 October 2005)
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Research
Prolonged refractory status epilepticus following acute traumatic brain injury: a case report of excellent neurological recovery
Adam D Peets, Luc R Berthiaume, Sean M Bagshaw, Paolo Federico, Christopher J Doig, David A Zygun
Critical Care 2005, 9:R725-R728 (27 October 2005)
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Research
Pulse contour analysis after normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery patients
Michael Sander, Christian von Heymann, Achim Foer, Vera von Dossow, Joachim Grosse, Simon Dushe, Wolfgang F Konertz, Claudia D Spies
Critical Care 2005, 9:R729-R734 (4 November 2005)
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Research
Anti-L-selectin antibody therapy does not worsen the postseptic course in a baboon model
Heinz R Redl, Ulrich Martin, Anna Khadem, Linda E Pelinka, Martijn van Griensven
Critical Care 2005, 9:R735-R744 (8 November 2005)
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Research
Is albumin administration in the acutely ill associated with increased mortality? Results of the SOAP study
Jean-Louis Vincent, Yasser Sakr, Konrad Reinhart, Charles L Sprung, Herwig Gerlach, V Marco Ranieri, the 'Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients' investigators
Critical Care 2005, 9:R745-R754 (7 November 2005)
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Research
Early veno-venous haemodiafiltration for sepsis-related multiple organ failure
Bernard Page, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Karim Chergui, Olivier Peyrouset, Anne Rabiller, Alain Beauchet, Philippe Aegerter, François Jardin
Critical Care 2005, 9:R755-R763 (9 November 2005)
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Research
The impact of compliance with 6-hour and 24-hour sepsis bundles on hospital mortality in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective observational study
Fang Gao, Teresa Melody, Darren F Daniels, Simon Giles, Samantha Fox
Critical Care 2005, 9:R764-R770 (11 November 2005)
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Research
Meta-analysis of hemodynamic optimization: relationship to methodological quality
Martijn Poeze, Jan Willem M Greve, Graham Ramsay
Critical Care 2005, 9:R771-R779 (15 November 2005)
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Research
Spontaneous breathing with airway pressure release ventilation favors ventilation in dependent lung regions and counters cyclic alveolar collapse in oleic-acid-induced lung injury: a randomized controlled computed tomography trial
Hermann Wrigge, Jörg Zinserling, Peter Neumann, Thomas Muders, Anders Magnusson, Christian Putensen, Göran Hedenstierna
Critical Care 2005, 9:R780-R789 (16 November 2005)
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Research
Intensive insulin therapy does not alter the inflammatory response in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN95608630]
Cornelia W Hoedemaekers, Peter Pickkers, Mihai G Netea, Marcel van Deuren, Johannes G Van der Hoeven
Critical Care 2005, 9:R790-R797 (16 November 2005)
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Research
Does taking endurance into account improve the prediction of weaning outcome in mechanically ventilated children?
Odile Noizet, Francis Leclerc, Ahmed Sadik, Bruno Grandbastien, Yvon Riou, Aimée Dorkenoo, Catherine Fourier, Robin Cremer, Stephane Leteurtre
Critical Care 2005, 9:R798-R807 (16 November 2005)
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Long term effect of a medical emergency team on cardiac arrests in a teaching hospital
Daryl Jones, Rinaldo Bellomo, Samantha Bates, Stephen Warrillow, Donna Goldsmith, Graeme Hart, Helen Opdam, Geoffrey Gutteridge
Critical Care 2005, 9:R808-R815 (16 November 2005)
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Research
Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin as a prognostic marker in sepsis: an observational study
Mirjam Christ-Crain, Nils G Morgenthaler, Joachim Struck, Stephan Harbarth, Andreas Bergmann, Beat Müller
Critical Care 2005, 9:R816-R824 (15 November 2005)
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Commentary
Tissue engineered fetal skin constructs for pediatric burns
William B Norbury, Marc G Jeschke, David N Herndon
Critical Care 2005, 9:533-534 (17 October 2005)
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Commentary
Recently published papers: Treating sepsis, measuring troponin and managing the obese
Nicholas D Mansfield, Lui G Forni
Critical Care 2005, 9:535-537 (23 November 2005)
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Review
Pro/con ethics debate: When is dead really dead?
Leslie Whetstine, Stephen Streat, Mike Darwin, David Crippen
Critical Care 2005, 9:538-542 (31 October 2005)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Antidotal treatment of sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycaemia with octreotide
Philippe ER Lheureux, Soheil Zahir, Andrea Penaloza, Mireille Gris
Critical Care 2005, 9:543-549 (7 September 2005)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Paediatric viral lower respiratory tract disease necessitating mechanical ventilation should we use exogenous surfactant?
Martin CJ Kneyber, Frans B Plötz, Jan LL Kimpen
Critical Care 2005, 9:550-555 (5 October 2005)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Amelioration of acute renal impairment using ethyl pyruvate
Michael C Reade, Mitchell P Fink
Critical Care 2005, 9:556-560 (21 October 2005)
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Correction
Correction: Clinical experiences and current evidence for therapeutic recombinant factor VIIa treatment in nontrauma settings
R Michael Grounds, Charles Bolan
Critical Care 2005, 9:560 (4 November 2005)
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Review
Bench-to-bedside review: Is there a place for epinephrine in septic shock?
Bruno Levy
Critical Care 2005, 9:561-565 (4 November 2005)
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Review
Functional hemodynamic monitoring
Michael R Pinsky, Didier Payen
Critical Care 2005, 9:566-572 (22 November 2005)
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Review
Clinical review: Renal tubular acidosis a physicochemical approach
Troels Ring, Sebastian Frische, Søren Nielsen
Critical Care 2005, 9:573-580 (25 August 2005)
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Review
Clinical review: Mechanical ventilation in severe asthma
David R Stather, Thomas E Stewart
Critical Care 2005, 9:581-587 (8 September 2005)
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Review
Lactate as a marker of energy failure in critically ill patients: hypothesis
Franco Valenza, Gabriele Aletti, Tommaso Fossali, Giorgio Chevallard, Francesca Sacconi, Manuela Irace, Luciano Gattinoni
Critical Care 2005, 9:588-593 (28 September 2005)
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Review
Clinical review: Independent lung ventilation in critical care
Devanand Anantham, Raghuram Jagadesan, Philip Eng Cher Tiew
Critical Care 2005, 9:594-600 (10 October 2005)
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Review
Clinical review: Interpretation of arterial pressure wave in shock states
Bouchra Lamia, Denis Chemla, Christian Richard, Jean-Louis Teboul
Critical Care 2005, 9:601-606 (26 October 2005)
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Review
Clinical review: Positive end-expiratory pressure and cardiac output
Thomas Luecke, Paolo Pelosi
Critical Care 2005, 9:607-621 (18 October 2005)
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Commentary
Lactate in the intensive care unit: pyromaniac, sentinel or fireman?
Xavier M Leverve
Critical Care 2005, 9:622-623 (25 November 2005)
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Commentary
Antithrombin in sepsis revisited
Marcel Levi
Critical Care 2005, 9:624-625 (26 September 2005)
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Commentary
The staging of sepsis: understanding heterogeneity in treatment efficacy
John C Marshall
Critical Care 2005, 9:626-628 (22 November 2005)
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Commentary
Open the intensive care unit doors to HIV-infected patients with sepsis
Jean-François Timsit
Critical Care 2005, 9:629-630 (22 November 2005)
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Commentary
The place of early haemoperfusion with polymyxin B fibre column in the treatment of sepsis
Claudio Ronco
Critical Care 2005, 9:631-633 (18 October 2005)
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Commentary
Myocardial infarction complicating critical illness
Daniel A King, Yaniv Almog
Critical Care 2005, 9:634-635 (2 November 2005)
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Commentary
Predictive mortality models are not like fine wine
Andrew A Kramer
Critical Care 2005, 9:636-637 (26 October 2005)
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Commentary
Cerebral perfusion pressure and brain ischaemia: can one size fit all?
Peter JD Andrews
Critical Care 2005, 9:638-639 (22 November 2005)
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Commentary
Can we predict septic shock in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia?
Dylan W de Lange, Marc JM Bonten
Critical Care 2005, 9:640-641 (11 November 2005)
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Commentary
Highs and lows in high-risk surgery: the controversy of goal-directed haemodynamic management
Jukka Takala
Critical Care 2005, 9:642-644 (22 November 2005)
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Commentary
Optimal management of the high risk surgical patient: beta stimulation or beta blockade?
Daniel De Backer
Critical Care 2005, 9:645-646 (22 November 2005)
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Commentary
Goal directed therapy: how long can we wait?
Anthony C Gordon, James A Russell
Critical Care 2005, 9:647-648 (23 November 2005)
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Commentary
Conflicting clinical trial data: a lesson from albumin
Greg Martin
Critical Care 2005, 9:649-650 (22 November 2005)
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Commentary
Prediction of ventilation weaning outcome: children are not little adults
Margrid B Schindler
Critical Care 2005, 9:651-652 (25 November 2005)
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Commentary
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign sepsis change bundles and clinical practice
R Phillip Dellinger, Jean-Louis Vincent
Critical Care 2005, 9:653-654 (25 November 2005)
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Letter
Penetration of the English language in science: the case of a German national interdisciplinary critical care conference
Matthew E Falagas, Eufemia Fabritsi, Fotini C Chelvatzoglou, Konstantinos Rellos
Critical Care 2005, 9:655-656 (16 September 2005)
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