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	Research     Procalcitonin in liver transplantation: are high levels due to donors or recipients? Daniel Eyraud, Said Ben Ayed, Marie Laure Tanguy, Corinne Vezinet, Jean Michel Siksik, Maguy Bernard, Sylvia Fratea, Marie Movschin, Jean-christophe Vaillant, Pierre Coriat, Laurent Hannoun Critical Care 2008, 12:R85 (4 July 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]
	Commentary    Normal adrenocortical function on initial testing in the intensive care unit: not a long-term warranty Pierre-Edouard Bollaert Critical Care 2008, 12:163 (2 July 2008) [PDF]
	Commentary    Opioid-induced constipation in intensive care patients: relief in sight? Daniel Chappell, Markus Rehm, Peter Conzen Critical Care 2008, 12:161 (1 July 2008) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
	Commentary     Surviving sepsis: a guide to the guidelines Jean-Louis Vincent, John C Marshall Critical Care 2008, 12:162 (30 June 2008) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
	Commentary    Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit Andrew Davenport Critical Care 2008, 12:158 (30 June 2008) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
	Research     Anti-PF4/heparin antibodies associated with repeated hemofiltration-filter clotting: a retrospective study Sigismond Lasocki, Pascale Piednoir, Nadine Ajzenberg, Arnaud Geffroy, Abdel Benbara, Philippe Montravers Critical Care 2008, 12:R84 (25 June 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

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• The promise of next generation colloids (Amy G. Tsai, 04Jul2008)
  Creagh-Brown and Evans main concern as noted in their commentary of our paper is the use of an animal model where the microcirculation of connective tissue is investigated... [read full comment]
  Comment on: Martini JA et al. Critical Care, 12:R54
• 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage enhances junior doctor training (Nishith Patel, 03Jul2008)
  I read with interest the well-balanced article by Arabi on the debateful topic 'Should 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage be implemented?' The article focuses on the impact... [read full comment]
  Comment on: Arabi Y et al. Critical Care, 12:216
• Changes in hospital costs after introducing an intermediate care unit (IMC); wrong metrics will yield misleading results. (Chiedozie Udeh, 10Jun2008)
  ICU costs are mostly fixed (nurses and ancillary staff, ventilators, monitors) with a smaller component of variable expenses on consumables. Shifting care to IMC may reduce... [read full comment]
  Comment on: Solberg BCJ et al. Critical Care, 12:R68