Intensive Care Medicine

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K. J. Falke

Gastric tonometry, tissue hypoxia and MSOF is there a link?

A. Uusaro

Applications of thrombolytic therapy

N. Curzen, R. Haque, A. Timmis

Gastric intramucosal pH-guided therapy in patients after elective repair of infrarenal abdominal aneurysms: is it beneficial?

H. Pargger, K. F. Hampl, P. Christen, S. Staender, D. Scheidegger

Comparison of air tonometry with gastric tonometry using saline and other equilibrating fluids: an in vivo and in vitro study

B. Barry, A. Mallick, G. Hartiey, A. Bodenham, M. Vucevic

Physiologie evaluation of non-invasive pressure support ventilation in trauma patients with acute respiratory failure

C. Gregoretti, F. Beltrame, U. Lucangelo, L. Burbi, G. Conti, M. Turello, D. Gregori

An investigation into the effects of midazolam and propofol on human respiratory cilia beat frequency in vitro

H. C. L. Hann, A. P. Hall, J. H. Raphae, J. A. Langton

Effect of enteral versus parenteral feeding on hepatic blood flow and steady state propofol pharmacokinetics in ICU patients

N. Van Brandt, P. Hantson, Y. Horsmans, P. Mahieu, R. K. Verbeeck

Patterns of neurophysiological abnormality in prolonged critical illness

J. H. Coakley, K. Nagendran, G. D. Yarwood, M. Honavar, C. J. Hinds

Risk factors for acute renal failure in trauma patients

G. Vivino, M. Antonelli, M. L. Moro, F. Cottini, G. Conti, M. Bufi, F. Cannata, A. Gasparetto

The clinical relevance of the waterlow pressure sore risk scale in the ICU

J. T. M. Weststrate, W. C. J. Hop, A. G. J. Aalbers, A. W. J. Vreeling, H. A. Braining

Tracing best PEEP by applying PEEP as a RAMP

C. D. Punt, J. J. Schreuder, J. R. C. Jansen, S. A. A. P. Hoeksel, A. Versprille

Electrical impedance tomography in monitoring experimental lung injury

I. Frerichs, G. Hahn, T. Schröder, G. Heilige

Anticoagulative effect of nitric oxide inhalation in ARDS

R. Ferrer, J. R. M. asclans, R. Anglès, M. Picó, B. Millan, M. Planas, F. J. de Latorre

In vitro activity of fleroxacin against multiresistant gram-negative bacilli isolated from patients with nosocomial infections

M. Araque, E. Velazco

Noise sources and levels in the evgenidion hospital intensive care unit

C. Tsiou, D. Eftymiatos, E. Theodossopoulou, P. Notis, K. Kiriakou

Enteral nutrition in intensive care patients: a practical approach

P. Jolliet, C. Pichard, G. Biolo, R. Chioléro, G. Grimble, X. Leverve, G. Nitenberg, I. Novak, M. Planas, J. -C. Preiser, E. Roth, A. -M. Schols, J. Wernerman

A clinician’s guide to the use of quality terminology

A. Frutiger, R. Moreno, L. Thijs, J. Carlet

A European survey of the use of inhaled nitric oxide in the ICU

S. Beloucif, D. Payen

Round table conference: acute lung injury

J. J. Marini, T. W. Evans

Mechanical stress and cytokine production: implication for mechanical ventilation

J. W. Christman, T. S. Blackwell

Volume-pressure curve of the respiratory system

L. Blanch

Kinetics of procalcitonin in iatrogenic sepsis

F. M. Brunkhorst, U. Heinz, Z. F. Forycki

Prolonged high-dose administration of sodium nitroprusside in the intensive care unit

C. Mandragos, C. Sarantopoulos, A. Amygdalou, P. K. Behrakis

Survey of vasopressor usage

T. Wolfe, J. Dasta, T. Reilley, L. Flancbaum

Postpartum brain death as a late fatal sequel of a previous skull base fracture

S. Behrens, B. Pohlmann-Eden

Two identical episodes of acute quadriparesia in an intensive care unit patient

A. Kohler, P. Jolliet, H. Schnorf, M. R. Magistris

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