Ausgabe Sonderheft 2/2003
23rd International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Inhalt (257 Artikel)
Endocrine dysfunction in the immediate period following traumatic brain injury
I Dimopoulou, S Tsagarakis, G Assithianakis, M Christoforaki, M Theodorakopoulou, A Kouyialis, S Korfias, N Thalassinos, C Roussos
Cortisol reserve in head trauma victims: evaluation with the low-dose (1 μg) corticotropin (ACTH) stimulation test
I Dimopoulou, A Kouyialis, S Tsagarakis, M Theodorakopoulou, G Assithianakis, M Christoforaki, N Thalassinos, C Roussos
Steroid hormone synthesis is impaired in patients with severe sepsis
M Angstwurm, A Rashidi Kia, J Schopohl, R Gaertner
Determination of functional states during sepsis-induced activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis using measurement of ACTH, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
C Marx, M Wendt, S Petros, L Engelmann, M Weise, G Höffken
Does transient hyperglycaemia affect cerebral energy metabolism in patients with severe brain trauma?
C-H Nordström, P Diaz-Parejo, N Ståhl, W Xu, P Reinstrup, U Ungerstedt
Hyperglycemia at admission to ICU is independently associated with increased serum levels of IL-6 and reduced ex vivo TNF-alpha production
HE Wasmuth, F Lammert, J Graf, EA Purucker, A Koch, C Gartung, D Kunz, AM Gressner, S Matern
Influence of insulin clearance to glucose tolerance in acutely ill severe patients: analysis with glucose clamp method by means of artificial pancreas
M Hoshino, Y Haraguchi, M Sakai, I Mizushima, Y Morita, M Kobayashi
Bone turnover in prolonged critical illness: effect of vitamin D
P Vanhove, D Van Roosbroeck, P Wouters, L De Pourcq, R Bouillon, G Van den Berghe
Assessment of energy expenditure and CO2 production with different enteral feeds
Z Rusavy, M Zourek, Z Jankovec, D Cechurova, S Lacigova
The metabolic effect of induced mild hypothermia in critically ill patients
M Bitzani, G Vassiliadou, C Iasonidou, S Tsaggalof, T Kontakiotis, D Riggos
Changes in lymphocyte subpopulations during enrichment of early enteral nutrition with lactic acid bacterium after major abdominal surgery
S Lüdemann, O Ahlers, A Möller, D Keh, I Kürer, N Rayes, P Neuhaus, H Gerlach
Enrichment of early enteral nutrition with lactic acid bacterium influences the innate immune system after major abdominal surgery
A Möller, O Ahlers, S Lüdemann, I Kürer, N Rayes, D Keh, P Neuhaus, H Gerlach
High correlation between increased negative calorie balance and morbidity in critically ill patients
D Dvir, L Gibstein, E Grozovski, I Alterman, M Shapiro, J Cohen, P Singer
Hypercapnia attenuates the endotoxin-induced tissue metabolic acidosis in esophageal mucosa
M Ponichter, H Billert, J Jastrzebski
Blood gases: a dreadful combination of metabolic, respiratory and lactic acidosis
A Aaron, AS Bachwani
Lactic versus nonlactic metabolic acidosis: outcomes in critically ill patients
KJ Gunnerson, M Saul, JA Kellum
Relationship between platelet counts, C-reactive protein and plasma fibrinolytic capacity in critically ill patients
K Zouaoui Boudjeltia, M Piagnerelli, E Carlier, S Jamart, Ph Cauchie, M Vanhaeverbeek
Drotregocin alfa (activated) inhibits degradation of cytokine-mRNA in an endothelial model of inflammation
M Brueckmann, HM Weiler, V Liebe, A Marx, U Hoffmann, S Lang, C Liebetrau, M Borggrefe, KK Haase, G Huhle
Gene array transcript profiling of human endothelial cells identifies pathways regulated by Drotrecogin alfa (activated)
M Brueckmann, S Lang, HM Weiler, V Liebe, U Hoffmann, M Borggrefe, KK Haase, G Huhle
Treatment of adults with sepsis-induced coagulopathy and purpura fulminans with a plasma-derived protein C concentrate (Ceprotin)®
P Schellongowski, E Bauer, G Locker, M Frass, T Staudinger, P Knöbl
Treating medical and surgical patients with activated protein C: a preliminary comparison
HL Evans, ML Milburn, T Calloway, DF Volles, SM Lowson, RG Sawyer
Quality of life in ICU survivors with severe sepsis who received activated protein C
WT Cook, JM Eddleston, D Conway, J Streets
Spanish project on benchmarks related to recombinant human activated protein C use: best clinical practices identification
MC Martín, J Ruiz, C León, JA Lorente, A López, A Artigas, F Castillo, JC Ruiz
Thrombolysis in fulminant menigococcemia (FM) with myocardial infarction (MI) and shock
M Simon, L Mertens, F Meurant, DR Wagner
Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) in critically ill patients: high plasma ADMA concentration is an independent risk factor of ICU mortality
RJ Nijveldt, T Teerlink, B van der Hoven, MPC Siroen, DJ Kuik, JA Rauwerda, PAM van Leeuwen
The epidemiology of sepsis in Scottish intensive care units
F MacKirdy, G Harris, SJ Mackenzie
Correlation between changes in mediators and number of dysfunctional organs in sepsis-associated multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
H Taniuchi, T Ikeda, K Ikeda, H Suzuki, M Nagura, K Ooshima, Y Kuroki
Safe and effective mediastinal drainage along the carotid sheath for septic mediastinitis
Y Moriwaki, M Sugiyama, K Yoshida, S Yamagishi, K Kanaya, G Matsuda, S Hasegawa, H Toyoda, T Kosuge, T Kosuge, K Uchida, T Yamamoto, N Suzuki
Critical role of pulmonary endothelial production of prostacyclin in the endotoxin-resistant mechanism in mice
K Okajima, P Enkhbaatar, H Isobe, M Uchiba
Circulating complement proteins for differentiation of SIRS and sepsis
H Sungurtekin, C Balcý, U Sungurtekin
Initial plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide binding protein are associated with severe sepsis in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
ML Martino, A Krichevsky, S He, J Fine, DC Angus
TIMP-1, TIMP-2 and MMP-9 as prognostic markers for clinical outcome in sepsis
U Hoffmann, M Brückmann, E Dvorsak, V Liebe, M Borggrefe, KK Haase, G Huhle
Peripheral blood lymphocytes of critically ill patients show signs of late stage apoptosis
SU Weber, J-C Schewe, S Schroeder, A Hoeft, F Stueber
The effects of salbutamol on neutrophil function
GD Perkins, S Quinton, DR Thickett, F Gao
Lymphopenia, hypoprolactinemia and lymphocyte depletion in pediatric multiple organ failure
K Felmet, M Hall, R Jaffe, R Clark, J Carcillo
Impaired blood PMN migration as an indicator of increased susceptibility for bacterial infections in critically ill patients
KH Smolle, H Mitterhammer, P Kaufmann, W Wonisch, R Aigner, G Egger
Impaired PMN migratory capacity: a risk marker for impending infections in severe trauma patients
H Mitterhammer, KH Smolle, P Kaufmann, W Wonisch, R Aigner, G Egger
Role of chemokine receptor 5 during respiratory syncytial virus infection
HA Haeberle, WA Kuziel, H-J Dieterich, Z Gatalica, RP Garofalo
Measurement of endotoxin, IL-6, IL-8 and blood lactate after cardiac surgery: re-evaluation of the systemic inflammatory response induced by cardiopulmonary bypass
K Masayuki, T Kikuchi, J Sunanaga, K Kitahara, N Okayama, T Moriyama, T Omae, Y Kakihana, Y Kanmura, T Arimura
Enterococcal aggregation substance as target for opsonic antibodies in vitro and in murine sepsis
WA Krueger, M Escher, A Woll, M Gross, AB Muscholl-Silberhorn, I Vollmer, S Krueger-Rameck, KE Unertl, F Götz, GB Pier
Identification of diagnostic criteria of septic complications in children with neutropenia
DA Furmanchuk, VV Kurek, VV Dmitriev, OV Aleinikova
The IL-10 -819T polymorphism is associated with increased susceptibility to severe sepsis
KA Wood, JA Kellum, R Ferrell, VC Arena, RL Delude, DC Angus
Modulation of NF-κB signaling in macrophages under long-term and second-hit stimulation
HV Groesdonk, A Baur, E Reithmeier, B Stahl, U Senftleben
Adenosine enhanced preconditioning prevents apoptosis in the small intestine and inhibits bacterial translocation
S Unal, I Cinel, F Demirkan, L Cinel, C Oztürk, N Doruk, U Oral
Catecholamine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in critical illness
AJ Johnston, LA Steiner, M O'Connell, DA Chatfield, AK Gupta, DK Menon
The effect of vasopressin on gastric perfusion in catecholamine-dependent septic shock patients
FMP van Haren, FW Rozendaal, JG van der Hoeven
Hepato-splanchnic and pancreatic blood flow during administration of vasopressin in septic shock
V Krejci, L Hiltebrand, M Ten Hoevel, GH Sigurdsson
Renal arterial and microcirculatory blood flow during administration of Ornithin-8-Vasopressin in septic shock
L Hiltebrand, V Krejci, M Ten Hoevel, GH Sigurdsson
Effects of corlopam infusion on pHi and ΔO2: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Preliminary data
A Donati, S Loggi, S Falcetta, E Bruni, V Zompanti, F Alò, G Ioannidis, P Pelaia
Capillary ischemia and abnormal capillary O2 flux during sepsis is not prevented by nitric oxide inhibition
RM Bateman, MD Sharpe, CG Ellis
Does generalized edema in sepsis increase muscular tissue pressure?
J Maňák, M Schreiber, H Matulová, M Šlemrová, J Cerman, M Šitina, S Špelda, L Sobotka, Z Zadák
Myocardial cell injury in septic shock
MG Rodrigues, PRC Junior, WH Junior, AC Camarozano, JCR Verdeal
Severe acute mitral regurgitation complicating acute myocardial infarction: case for aggressive therapy
J Belohlavek, R Skulec, T Kovarnik, A Linhart, M Psenicka, M Aschermann
Hemodynamic effects of levosimendan after surgery in LPS pretreated rabbits
V Faivre, D Payen, A Mebazaa
Levosimendan benefits critically ill patients with decompensated heart failure assessed with plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and LVEF
AS McLean, SJ Huang, B Tang, M Nalos
Interaction between renal function and the effect of levosimendan on long-term mortality of patients with low-output heart failure
J Cleland, M Nieminen, M Kivikko
Outcome of pharmacological treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation in the emergency room
H Ivekovic, V Gasparovic
The Resuscitation Council UK Immediate Life Support Course
GD Perkins, J Soar, S Harris, J Nolan
Medicine college curriculum and problem based learning: a training program guided with Basic Life Support course
M Canesin, S Timerman, C Grion, L Cardoso, S Silva, P Gordan
Seasonal variation in the incidence of inhospital cardiac arrest: analysis of three groups of cardiac arrest
N Parenti, G de Rose, G Valtancoli, S Sau, A Fanciulli
Serum cardiac markers response to biphasic compared with monophasic electrical cardioversion
R Skulec, J Belohlavek, T Kovarnik, A Linhart, M Psenicka, M Aschermann
Improved hemodynamics with a novel chest compression device during treatment of inhospital cardiac arrest
S Timerman, LF Cardoso, JAF Ramires, HR Halperin
Performance of an automated external cardioverter defibrillator for inhospital ventricular malignant arrhythmia
S Timerman, A Bento, LF Cardoso, MA Moretti, NE Sanadi, JAF Ramires
Comparison of exponential truncated biphasic versus damped sine wave monophasic shocks in transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
VS Kawabata, LF Cardoso, S Timerman, LAM Cesar, JAF Ramires
Ventricular fibrillatory frequency and its correlation with transthoracic defibrillation current requirement
VA Vostrikov, KV Razumov
Post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction: correlated clinical factors and prognostic implications
WT Chang, MHM Ma, Ch Hwang, WJ Chen, FY Lin, YT Lee
The gamma isoform of enolase (NSE) is predictive of mortality after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): comparison with clinical neurologic examination and CT scan of the brain
K Magnusson, M Stemberg, T Othman, NA Cicco, EG Vester
Clinical and electrophysiologic associations with outcome in initially comatose survivors of cardiac arrest
GB Young, G Doig, A Ragazzoni
Continuous EEG recording in the intensive care unit: epileptiform activity
GB Young
The role of EEG and brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPS) as predictors of outcome in severe brain injury
A Donati, AM Mauro, G Bini, M Bonifazi, P Carletti, M Ruzzi, E Papadopoulou, P Pelaia
The relationship of electroencephalograph fluctuations to intracranial pressure B waves
T Lescot, L Abdennour, J-C Muller, P Coriat, L Puybasset
Hyperventilation-induced reductions in cerebral blood flow velocity outlive the reduction in intracranial pressure in head-injured patients
LA Steiner, M Balestreri, AJ Johnston, M Czosnyka, JP Coles, JD Pickard, DK Menon
Decompressive craniectomy in severe traumatic brain injury
CA Castioni, C Olivieri, R Potenza, E Magli, S Livigni
Sequential organ failure assessment in neurocritical care
D Zygun, C Doig, A Gupta, G Whiting, C Nicholas, E Shepherd, C Conway-Smith, D Menon
Osmolality changes during mannitol therapy in cerebral oedema
V Špatenková, A Kazda
Effects of citicoline treatment in patients with isolated head trauma: a randomized trial
T Lazowski, K Kierul, M Bartnicki, E Mayzner-Zawadzka, B Toczylowska, M Ryba, Z Lewandowski
Delayed paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair announced by changes in CSF
R Imberti, V Rizzo, I Blangetti, G Bellinzona, R Moratti, M Langer
Brain natriuretic peptide in acute brain diseases
V Špatenková, A Kazda, P Škrabálek
Transcranial cerebral oximetry (TCCO) monitoring in neurosurgical critically ill patients
G Toma, V Amcheslavski, V Lukianov, A Ostrovski, D DeWitt
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography at the admission of trauma head-injured patients and their neurological outcome at 3 months
J Brun, P Declety, D Anglade, C Jacquot, JF Payen
Complications of monitoring of jugular bulb venous saturation
MG Rodrigues, DR Salgado, VM Resende, MVP Negri, RAN Paiva, JCR Verdeal
The incidence of sinusitis and the use of ultrasound in early diagnosis of sinusitis in patients with head injury
G Celikbilek, L Dosemeci, M Yilmaz, M Cengiz, A Ramazanoglu
Risk factors related to death in patients with ischemic stroke
M Palacios, E Morales, V Segura, F Delgado
Early signs of critical illness polyneuropathy in porcine sepsis
J Maňák, M Schreiber, H Matulová, M Šlemrová, J Cerman, M Šitina, S Špelda, L Sobotka, Z Zadák
Serial S-100 levels before, during and after cerebral herniation: a case report
J Undén, J Bellner, P Reinstrup, C Alling, B Romner
Motor neuron disease caused prolonged mechanical ventilation after high-voltage electrical injury
M Yilmaz, L Dosemeci, E Kaplan, R Yagmur, A Ramazanoglu
Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in early moderate and severe head injury
PB Bradley, SG Harding, A Pena, DA Chatfield, JD Pickard, TA Carpenter, DK Menon
BrainView: a software designed for quantifying brain volume, weight and density
T Lescot, C Fetita, A Zouaoui, J-C Muller, P Coriat, F Préteux, L Puybasset
Brain temperature changes during selective brain cooling
H Trübel, P Herman, CH Kampmann, R Huth, PK Maciejewski, F Hyder, EJ Novotny
A comparison of effects of propofol or remifentanil bolus on BIS variations during tracheal suction in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients
T Gaszyński, A Wieczorek, W Gaszyński
The COX-2-specific inhibitor parecoxib sodium is opioid-sparing and improves pain relief as part of a multimodal treatment strategy
F Camu, TP Malan, RH Wender, MC Snabes, RC Hubbard
Efficacy and safety of a single dose of IV parecoxib sodium followed by up to 7 days of oral valdecoxib for pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy
H Minkowitz, G Joshi, TJ Gan, R Cheung, RC Hubbard, C Chen, J Fort
Use of Dexemedetomidine beyond 24 hours in the intensive care unit
MG Rodrigues, DR Salgado, RNA Paiva, G Chindamo, LC Martins, JCR Verdeal
Effects of intravenous loxapine on systemic and brain hemodynamics
T Lescot, J-C Muller, L Abdennour, P Coriat, L Puybasset
Morphine and remifentanil and their effects on dreams, nightmares and hallucinations in critically ill patients
M Lane, A Serrano, S Walters, GR Park
Additive effects of propofol and midazolam on dopamine vasodilatation of isolated rabbit renal arteries
C Eyigör, L Ýyilikçi, N Murat, H Akdad, S Gidener, A Günerli
Effects of protracted administration of FNT on immune function of surgical cancer patients
M Bitzani, G Vassiliadou, O Hatzizisi, Ch Iasonidou, G Kyriazis, D Riggos
Effect of high dose remifentanil or sufentanil on postoperative pulmonary function in patients undergoing coronary surgery
HK Eltzschig, TH Schroeder, G Kadner, H Guggenberger
Combination of mild hypothermia and delayed fluid resuscitation improved the survival rate after uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock in rats
X Yang, S Hachimi-Idrissi, R Lauwers, M Zizi, L Huyghens
The effect of resuscitative mild hypothermia and oxygen concentration on the survival time during lethal uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock in mechanically ventilated rats
X Yang, S Hachimi-Idrissi, M Zizi, L Huyghens
Usefulness of transarterial embolization in patients with blunt splenic injury showing transient response
A Hagiwara, H Fukushima, A Murata, H Matsuda, S Shimazaki
Recombinant activated coagulation factor VII (rFVIIa) as an adjunctive hemostatic therapy in patients with multiple system organ failure and acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
S Milanov, M Milanov, E Gyurov, Z Shterev
Efficacy of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa; NovoSeven®) in obstetrical haemorrhagic shock
S Sobieszczyk, GH Breborowicz, B Kubiaczyk, T Opala
Life-threatening hemorrhage in neonates and children: treatment with activated recombinant factor VII
D Fischer, A Veldman, RL Schloesser, HJ Boehles
Hydroxyethyl starch HES 130/0.4 in paediatric surgery: results of an explorative, controlled, multicentre safety study
H Lochbühler, Ch Galli, H Hagemann
The effect of different chloride concentrations in intravenous fluids on patient outcomes
ME Hartman, G Clermont, RS Watson, JA Kellum, DC Angus
Blood substitutes consumption and coagulation changes: 200/0.5 vs 130/0.4 hydroxyethyl starch administration
MG Costa, L Pompei, C Coccia, G Della Rocca
The prevalence of deep venous thrombosis in Chinese medical ICU patients
GM Joynt, J Kew, CD Gomersall, FHY Yap, D Lam
Deep venous thrombosis in medical–surgical ICU patients: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
D Cook, M Crowther, M Meade, C Rabbat, D Schiff, W Geerts, L Griffith, G Guyatt
Relationship between peak anti-Xa levels and calculated creatinine clearance in ICU patients receiving low molecular weight heparin
E McDonald, F Landry, C Rabbat, C Boudreau, M Crowther, M Meade, W Geerts, D Cook
Dalteparin reduces ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats by increasing the hepatic tissue level of prostacyclin
M Uchiba, N Harada, K Okajima
Arterial to end-tidal CO2 (PaCO2–EtCO2) gradient as a monitoring parameter of efficacy during thrombolytic therapy for massive pulmonary embolism (PE) in spontaneously breathing patients
D Clause, G Liistro, F Thys, J Col, MS Reynaert, F Verschuren
Usefulness of double luminal drain with continuous high-pressure aspiration for draining mucinous discharge in abdominal sepsis: prevention of worsening of local inflammation until definitive surgery
M Yoshihiro, M Sugiyama, K Uchida, H Toyoda, H Tomita, K Yoshida, S Yamagishi, K Kanaya, T Kosuge, T Yamamoto, N Suzuki
Complications of arterial lines in an intensive care unit
MG Rodrigues, DR Salgado, RAN Paiva, VM Resende, A Chindamo, JCR Verdeal
Arterial catheter-related infections in the intensive care unit: prospective study during 1 year
S Abdellatif, H Ksouri, R Nasri, S Abdedayem, B Zouari, S Alaya, S Ben Lakhal, A Masmoudi, Ch Fendri
The efficacy of an antiseptic-impregnated catheter on catheter-related bloodstream infection in the ICU
S Osma, SF Kahveci, H Akalin, C Ozakin, FN Kaya, E Yilmaz, O Kutlay
The relationship between catheter indwelling time and catheter-related infections
F Akin, M Yilmaz, L Dosemeci, M Cengiz, A Ramazanoglu
Intravascular catheter infection during 10,000 days of risk
L Lorente, C García, MM Martín, R Galván, J Málaga, ML Mora
Bacterial colonisation of midline and central venous catheters
J Wale, M Oleolo, P Stewart, M Tivey
Effects of an education: prevention strategy on decreasing catheter-related infections in intensive care
V Karali, P Stefanopoulou, M Bitzani, F Ambatzidou, G Vassiliadou, D Riggos
Risk factors and molecular typing associated with colonization or infection by a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care unit (ICU) patients
S Milas, M Piagnerelli, M Vanhaeverbeek, E Carlier, A Deplano, D Govaerts
Endotoxin-neutralising effect and anti-inflammatory properites of tobramycin and ceftazidime in porcine endotoxic shock
G Goscinski, M Lipcsey, M Eriksson, A Larsson, J Sjölin
In vitro activity of imipenem ± aminoglycosides against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / baumanii isolated from patients in ICUs in German hospitals (1999–2002)
EE Mueller, M Stek Jr, DC Draghi, JA Karlowsky, C Thornsberry, DF Sahm, ME Jones
Activity of ceftriaxone and comparator agents against bacterial pathogens isolated from central nervous system (CNS) (meningeal) specimens: TSN Database USA 2000–2002
ME Jones, DD Draghi, JA Karlowsky, C Thornsberry, DF Sahm
Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus of ceftazidime for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia
L Lorente, C García, MM Martín, R Galvan, J Villegas, ML Mora
Use of 'Synercid'™ (Aventis) in 132 polytrauma patients with Gram-positive nosocomial infection
E Gyurov, S Milanov, M Milanov, J Shterev
Fungal infections in patients with severe acute pancreatitis and the use of prophylactic therapy
JJ De Waele, S Blot, E Hoste, J Decruyenaere, F Colardyn
Itraconazole IV solution in the treatment of candidemia in non-neutropenic patients
O Tuil, Y Cohen
Treatment of invasive candidiasis with caspofungin in the intensive care unit
MJ DiNubile, RJ Lupinacci, CA Sable, NA Kartsonis
Nosocomial infection incidence in patients after hepatic transplantation
MM Martin, C Colmenero, L Lorente, I Molina, A Trujillo, A Chopitea
A decade with Falciparum Malaria in the ICU
A Aaron, AS Bachwani, SU Madkaiker, R Singh
No significant excess mortality in ICU patients with nosocomial Escherichia coli bacteremia
S Blot, K Vandewoude, F Colardyn
Nosocomial bloodstream infection from abdominal origin in a general ICU: microbiological factors influencing outcome
S Blot, J De Waele, F Colardyn
Transfer in ICU of febrile neutropenic patients: prospective validation of a prognostic score identifying 'high-risk' patients
J Larché, F Alla, P Maurer, O Kunzberger, A Gérard
Bacteremia mortality according to microorganism responsible and origin source of bacteremia in critically ill patients
L Lorente, R Galvan, MM Martín, C García, S Huidobro, ML Mora
Severe community acquired pneumonia and ARDS: prognostic factors in infants
G Chidini, U Casella, L Napolitano, G Ardissino, E Calderini
Glucose in airway secretions and an association with the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in the respiratory tract
J Redman, G Maloney, E Baker, BJ Philips
Pulmonary infection in brain-injured patients
P Pelosi, G Apostolou, B Gomiero, S Cominotti, P Severgnini, E Lucchini, R Colombo, G LiBassi, M Chiaranda
Nosocomial pneumonia mortality according to antibiotic sensibility of the microorganism responsible
L Lorente, R Galvan, MM Martín, J Málaga, C García, ML Mora
Empiric antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of the evidence
MW Aarts, JN Hancock, DK Heyland, JC Marshall
Impact of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis on outcome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S Nseir, C Di Pompeo, S Soubrier, P Pronnier, T Onimus, F Saulnier, A Durocher
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated children: comparison of different diagnostic methods
F Gauvin, C Dassa, M Chaïbou, F Proulx, CA Farrell, J Lacroix
The complications associated with mechanical ventilation
L Dosemeci, M Yilmaz, G Celikbilek, R Yagmur, A Ramazanoglu
A comparison of the frequency of aspiration pneumonia in three groups, receiving sucralfate, receiving ranitidine and control group, in Khatam-Ol-Anbia hospital ICU
M Nekooee, SK Nezam, O Rahati
Periodic change of ventilator circuits: an unnecessary cost
L Lorente, M Lecuona, C García, R Galvan, ML Mora, A Sierra
Ventilator-associated pneumonia with a closed versus an open endotracheal suction system
L Lorente, M Lecuona, MJ Palomo, D Delgado, T Mohr, ML Mora
Comperative clinical trial of translaryngeal tracheostomy and forceps dilatational tracheostomy
K Kokkinis, T Vrettos, P Manolopoulou, A Lefkaditi, A Tragou, A Zbouki
Dilatation tracheostomy under visual control
D Nalos, R Splechtna, L Pokorny, E Huskova
Complication rates of percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care unit
M Kuper, C Theaker, N Soni
Complications during tracheal intubation and percutaneus dilatational tracheostomy in the ICU
St Aloizos, P Aravosita, M Eforakopoulou, P Tzavaras, H Loannidou, S Karatzas, G Baltopoulos
Survey of airway management in intensive care units in the UK
R Raobaikady, G McAnulty
Relationship between absolute humidity of inspired and expired gases with an active humidifier
P Pelosi, P Severgnini, E Bianchi, R Terzi, C Lanza, G Minoja, D Chiumello, E Storelli, M Chiaranda
Use of the ProSeal Laryngeal Mask to protect the airway from methylene blue dye
J Miller, M Mercer
Heliox improves aerosol deposition and tidal volume in a model of acute airway obstruction
JB Fink, MZ Heramia, D Bathe, A Watson
Inspiratory gas temperature in the endotracheal tube when ventilated with a heated humidifier
Y Fujino, A Uchiyama, E Miyoshi, T Mashimo, M Nishimura
Carbon dioxide monitoring during high-frequency jet ventilation for rigid bronchoscopy
T Principi, S Pantanetti, D Elisei, D Strovegli, S Gasparini, P Pelaia
Inhaled nitric oxide in postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema
MT Keegan, ML De Ruyter, C Deschamps, BA Harrison
Nitric oxide therapy in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborns (PPHN): predictors of survival in a single center experience
I Maruniak-Chudek, D Wiecek-Wlodarska, J Świetliński
Is the inhaled nitric oxide useful in pulmonary embolism? An experimental study
C Aldecoa, J Castañeda, L Vaquero, JI Gomez, J Rico, A Alonso
Respiratory drive at rest and during exercise in obstructive sleep apnea patients before and after CPAP treatment
A Tasiou, S Nanas, A Prekates, P Tselioti, Ch Roussos
Effects of a low tidal volume ventilation strategy on the pressure/volume curve in ALI/ARDS patients
D Chiumello, E Carlesso, E Storelli, G Li Bassi, F Vagginelli, N Bottino, L Gattinoni
Histopathological effects of lidocain and methylprednisolone in experimental acute lung injury
N Dogan, ZU Sevimli, H Kürsad, M Kizilkaya
Effect of perfluorocarbon emulsion on the level of nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide in patients with acute respiratory failure
TA Shumatova, VB Shumatov, NG Prikhodchenko, UA Shastun
Improvement of cardiac output with BiLevel ventilation in patients with high airway pressures
D Ziegler, V Burch, M Geno Tellez, D Casey, C Derbes, T Dipprey
Effects of PEEP on intrathoracic blood volumes and cardiac function in ARDS patients assessed by a double indicator dilution technique
N Patroniti, A Manfio, B Cortinovis, E Maggioni, G Bellani, F Sala, F Consonni, A Pesenti
Relationship between intrapulmonary oxygen consumption and oxygenation index in patients with post-traumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome
S Milanov, M Milanov, E Gyurov, Z Shterev
Intermittent prone positioning improves oxygenation but has no influence on outcome in the treatment of post-traumatic lung injury: a prospective, randomized, controlled study
RJ Stiletto, MG Baacke, G Voggenreiter, M Aufmkolk, C Waydhas, C Ose, E Bock, L Gotzen, D Nast-Kolb, U Obertacke
Kinetic therapy in Germany: results of a randomized cross-sectional survey
MG Baacke, M Floren, C Ose, F Pessler, D Mann, RJ Stiletto
The prognostic value of the change of oxygenation index after starting prone position ventilation in ARF
JC Lewejohann, E Rieh, E Muhl, HP Bruch
A prospective randomised study on clinical and economical aspects of closed loop control and common weaning protocols after cardiac surgery
H Vogelsang, T Uhlig
The effects of different weaning modes on stress response
O Sen, GM Koksal, C Sayilgan, H Oz
Effect of the 'upper limb trainer' on lung volume during the weaning phase with ICU patients: an exploring study
E Van den Steen, L DeCorte, R D'Haese, B Zwaenepoel, F Colardyn
Cardiorespiratory measurements during weaning from mechanical ventilation in critical care patients: comparison of pressure support ventilation and T-piece
SRR Vieira, AD Costa, MM Rieder
Clinical features and outcome of patients with extubation failure
L Gianesello, V Pavoni, G Gritti, L Paparella, P Pavarin, N Todesco, F Badii
Haemodynamic monitoring during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adults
A Wieczorek, T Gaszyński, M Kleszcz, P Kolasiński, W Gaszyński
Effects of different body positions on intra-abdominal pressure and dynamic respiratory compliance
MLNG Malbrain, N Van Mieghem, W Verbrugghe, R Daelemans, R Lins
Pressures in the superior and inferior vena cava and intra-abdominal pressure
N Markou, P Myrianthefs, E Boutzouka, M Rizos, D Hroni, P Evagelopoulou, H Apostolakos, G Baltopoulos
Continuous negative abdominal pressure decreases intra-abdominal and central venous pressure in ICU patients
F Valenza, N Bottino, D Chiumello, G Li Bassi, E Storelli, R Russo, K Canavesi, L Gattinoni
Effects of continuous negative abdominal pressure on intrathoracic blood shift with and without increased intra-abdominal pressure: experimental study
F Valenza, M Guglielmi, S Gatti, N Bottino, S Giacomini, M Irace, C Tedesco, M Maffioletti, P Maccagni, L Gattinoni
Can abdominal perimeter be used as an accurate estimation of intra-abdominal pressure?
N Van Mieghem, W Verbrugghe, R Daelemans, R Lins, MLNG Malbrain
Estimating the optimal bladder volume for intra-abdominal pressure measurement by bladder pressure–volume curves
W Verbrugghe, N Van Mieghem, R Daelemans, R Lins, MLNG Malbrain
Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a predictor for survival in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
S Swaraj, G Marx, G Masterson, M Leuwer
Assessment of variables affecting the accuracy of extravascular lung water (EVLW) by single versus double indicator dilution techniques in ARDS patients
E Maggioni, F Sala, A Manfio, E Saccavino, B Cortinovis, G Bellani, N Patroniti
Is there a role of extravascular lung water (EVLW) in the development of atelectasis in ARDS?
T Szakmány, Z Molnár, P Heigl
Intrathoracic blood volume is not a sensitive indicator for hypervolaemia in healthy, mechanically ventilated pigs
G Marx, S Pedder, S Swaraj, U Pfeiffer, M Leuwer
Beat-by-beat measurement of cardiac output during aortocoronary surgery
P Giomarelli, S Scolletta, B Biagioli, SM Romano
Early detection of cardiovascular instability by monitoring oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production
V Pilas, N Vucic, K Cala
Transpulmonary thermodilution technique for cardiac output measurements: single versus double indicator
MG Costa, L Pompei, C Coccia, G Della Rocca
Continuous monitoring of cardiac output during pneumoperitoneum by esophagal Doppler
F Zveibil, S Yvri, A Schlepak, NM Akhoul
The effect of a decrease in arterial blood pressure on renal urodilatin excretion in anesthetized rats
M Heringlake, S Klaus, L Bahlmann, J Schumacher, P Schmucker, H Pagel
A new device for measuring dermal blood flow in critically ill patients
J Cohen, I Skoletsky, D Geva, H Ephrath, P Singer
Postoperative on-line monitoring with intraperitoneal microdialysis (IPM) detects early visceral ischemia and correlates to the current intraperitoneal cytokine response
K Jansson, B Redler, L Norgren, U Ungerstedt
Hyperhomocysteinaemia as an indicator of infection and disease severity in ICU patients
S Vassiliagou, E Andoniadou, E Kiparissi, V Papaioannou, M Stougianni, A Bekridelis, X Lagoudaki, T Varvataki
Is PCT a marker of infection and/or mortality?
P Marily, K Bourlidou, N Sidiropoulou, E Papazafiriou, N Gerogianni-Gritisi
Regional variation in anti-endotoxin core antibody levels in healthy and preoperative surgical populations
M Rashid, R Stephens, M Siva, M Grocott, E Burdett, D Turner, M Mythen
How high risk are 'high-risk' surgical patients?
CD Gomersall, SJ Ramsay, S Lee, HS Lim, KS Tan, G Joynt
Perioperative myocardial infarction can be predicted by preoperative electrocardiography
SK Appavu, TR Haley, K Mbekeani, A Khorasani, S Patel
Perioperative optimisation may be associated with different ICU outcomes in AAA and major thoracotomy
L McDonnell, M Bieker, L Lynch, F Gao
Plasma levels of urotensin II are increased in patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction
M Heringlake, T Kox, O Uzun, S Klaus, L Bahlmann, N Franz, J Thale, KF Klotz
Prognostic value of cardiac Troponin I after cardiac surgery: comparison with two different assays
S Provenchère, A Mongredien, P Verpillat, JM Desmonts, I Philip, M Dehoux
Changes in brain natriuretic peptide concentrations after cardiac surgery: kinetics and prognostic value
S Provenchère, N Merniz, D Shouperlieva, JM Desmonts, I Philip, J Benessiano
Correlation of lactate, pHi and oxygen extraction ratio with cardiac index in ICU patients after aortic surgery
E Kiparissi, E Andoniadou, S Vassiliagou, P Papagiannopoulou, A Bekridelis, S Koutsias, G Vretzakis, D Papadimitriou
Prognostic value of gastric tonometry in patients with intestinal obstruction
RR Gubaidullin, AV Butrov
Critical role of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons in gender difference in the stress-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats
N Harada, K Okajima, M Uchiba
Gastric residual volume and the paracetamol gastric motility test in critically ill patients
V Zidianakis, Th Niarchou, P Miriantheus, E Mboutzouka, G Baltopoulos
Interleukin-18 levels reflect the severity of acute pancreatitis
H Abe, S Imai, N Sato, Y Inoue, Y Fujino, M Onodera, T Ikeda, K Ikeda, S Endo
Incidence of organ failure in patients with severe acute pancreatitis
S Lapauw, A Wilmer, H Bobbaers
Extrapancreatic microcirculatory injury in acute experimental pancreatitis in the rat
H Freise, LG Fischer, V Hlouschek, MM Lerch, H Van Aken, A Sielenkaemper
Acute renal failure as a risk factor associated with acute pancreatitis
M Alvarenga, V Segura, H Marroquin, M Guevara
CVVH versus IHD in patients with multiple organ failure
V Gašparović, I Filipović-Grčič, I Višnja, V Vesna, P Zoran
Very high volume haemofiltration (VHVHF) (8.75 l/hour) sustained during a 4 hour period of time can remove by filtration significantly higher amounts of cytokine compared with low volume haemofiltration (LVHF) (1 l/hour) and is accompanied by a significant drop in cytokines only in haemodynamical responders and survivors during early severe septic shock
PM Honoré, Y Ernst, J Jamez, M Lemaire, B Pirenne, C Lebaupin, JP Pelgrim, Th Dugernier, JC Renauld
Effect of continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) on vascular endothelial cell function in sepsis patients
K Ikeda, T Ikeda, H Taniuchi, H Suzuki, M Nagura, K Ooshima, Y Kuroki, S Endo
Is it true that PMX-DHP can improve lung oxygenation?
T Ikeda, K Ikeda, H Suzuki, H Taniuchi, M Nagura, K Ohshima, Y Kuroki, N Matsuno
Plasmafiltration in septic shock: a review of 15 cases
P Campos, A Maia-Goncalves, A Paiva, C Granja, J Pina
Retrospective study of continuous haemofiltration on patients with acute liver failure with renal dysfunction
H Antoniades, A Antoniou, G Auzinger, J Wendon
Retrospective study of the effect of haemofiltration on the outcome of patients with chronic liver disease with renal dysfunction
A Antoniou, H Antoniades, G Auzinger, R Sutcliffe, J Wendon
Creatinine index in acute renal failure: an outcome and nutritional indicator
L Amigues, S Canet, K Klouche, P Massanet, B Canaud, JJ Beraud
Immediate effects of a bolus of furosemide on hemodynamics in critically ill patients
N Markou, D Hroni, H Koumoudiou, M Kanata, P Zaglavira, B Talou, H Apostolakos
Comparison between continuous versus bolus furosemide administration in oliguric postoperative paediatric cardiac patients
D Taylor, A Durward, A Mayer, C Turner, SM Tibby, IA Murdoch
Hypokalemia, magnesium and high creatinine
A Aaron, MM Bahadur, A Bachwani, KM Mody, DM Gamadia, CB Wadia, BS Pardiwadia, JD Sunavala, BB Ichhaporia, SA Golwalla, JA Chichgar, CB Kohiar
Outcome from acute renal failure complicating critical illness is influenced by age
MJ Garfield, JM Dixon
Time course of organ dysfunction comparing survivors and nonsurvivors: results of the multicentric study 'Sepsis occurrence in the acutely ill patients' (SOAP)
H Gerlach, O Ahlers, Y Sakr, J-R Le Gall, M Ranieri, C Sprung, D Payen, K Reinhart, R Moreno, J Carlet, J-L Vincent
Variation of results of the SMR using APACHE II, APACHE III and SAPS II
A Orellana, V Segura
An upper estimate of the attributable mortality and cost of severe sepsis in surgical patients
WT Linde-Zwirble, LM Cooper, DC Angus
Modelling the cost-effectiveness of treatment of septic patients in intensive care units in Hungary
G Hoffer, L Kardos, A Csomós
Outcome and cost of sepsis in intensive care units in Hungary
A Csomós, G Hoffer, L Kardos
Cost-effectiveness of early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock
DT Huang, DC Angus, TT Dremsizov, EP Rivers, G Clermont
Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on intensive care mortality
M Booth, S Murray, L Plenderleith, C Howie, F MacKirdy
Principles for improving the standards for drug-help in the intensive care units
T Lugovkina, V Mikhilov, V Nevzorova, B Richards
Implementation of a computerized bedside data management program in the ICU
E Grozovski, D Garji, J Cohen, M Shapiro, O Benshimon, P Singer
Comparison of general medical and general surgical nursing intervention following Early Warning Score triggers
S Ingleby, D Conway
Evaluating knowledge in acute illness: Critical Care Educational Project
S Ingleby, J Eddleston, S Naylor
A modification of the blood sampling technique in critical care to reduce blood wastage
PS Hegde, K Tarsey, MC Blunt
Education reduces unnecessary diagnostic blood sampling in the intensive care unit (ICU)
PS Hegde, K Tarsey, MC Blunt
The efficacy of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the diagnosis of intoxication patients in the emergency room and ICU
J Yuzawa, T Suzuki, M Ishikawa, M Takeda, S Hanafusa, K Imai
Admission to an adult intensive care unit for poisoning: a review of 230 cases
K Mehmet, S Murat, D Nazim, K Husnu
Intensive care expenditure on overdose admissions
MA Staber, JL Plenderleith, ES Wilson, AR Binning
Adverse incidents in a paediatric ICU: a model to identify latent risk factors
SM Tibby, J West, L Ferguson, A Durward, IA Murdoch
Iatrogenic complications in the ICU: prospective study during 10 months
S Abdellatif, H Ksouri, A Ben Hamida, R Nasri, S Alaya, H Ben Mokhtar, S Ben Lakhal
Near-miss maternal mortality in North Greece during the past decade
C Kydona, Ch Timiliotou, E Papazafiriou, N Gritsi-Gerogianni, A Papanikolaou
Stress and other personality traits in ICU staff
A Bekridelis, E Antoniadou, M Stougianni, A Kiparissi, S Vasiliagou, S Skordi, P Grigoriadou
ICU staff level of depression
A Bekridelis, E Antoniadou, T Georgiadou, A Kiparissi, S Vasiliagou, S Skordi, P Grigoriadou
Intensive care nurses' attitudes to withdrawal of treatment
T Dean, A Williams, B Regan, R Beale
Predictors of clinician discomfort with daily life support plans for mechanically ventilated patients
L Griffith, D Cook, S Hanna, G Rocker, P Sjokvist, P Dodek, J Marshall, M Levy, J Varon, S Finfer, R Jaeschke, L Buckingham, G Guyatt
Attitudes and practices about do-not-resuscitate orders in Turkey
L Ýyilikçi, S Erbayraktar, N Gökmen, H Ellidokuz, HC Kara, A Günerli
Influencing advance directive completion rates in nonterminally ill patients: a systematic review
R Patel, T Sinuff, D Cook
Lifestyle adaptation of the patient post coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
C Du Toit, J Bornman, C van Belkum
Changes of health-related quality of life in survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome
M Wehler, A Geise, D Hadziomerovic, U Reulbach, EG Hahn, R Strauss