Ausgabe 8/2002
Inhalt (45 Artikel)
How do we optimize outcomes for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia?
Michael S. Niederman
Central venous access in intensive care unit patients: is the subclavian vein the royal route?
Jean-François Timsit
Pulmonary and cardiac sequelae of subarachnoid haemorrhage: time for active management?
C. Macmillan, I. Grant, P. Andrews
Associations between empirical antimicrobial therapy at the hospital and mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia
J. Rello, M. Catalán, E. Díaz, M. Bodí, B. Álvarez
Risk factors of failure and immediate complication of subclavian vein catheterization in critically ill patients
J.-Y. Lefrant, L. Muller, J.-E. De La Coussaye, M. Prudhomme, J. Ripart, C. Gouzes, P. Peray, G. Saissi, J.-J. Eledjam
Dead-space reduction and tracheal pressure measurements using a coaxial inner tube in an endotracheal tube
S. Lethvall, S. Søndergaard, S. Kárason, S. Lundin, O. Stenqvist
Bench testing of pressure support ventilation with three different generations of ventilators
J.-C. Richard, A. Carlucci, L. Breton, N. Langlais, S. Jaber, S. Maggiore, S. Fougère, A. Harf, L. Brochard
Protocol-directed weaning from mechanical ventilation: clinical outcome in patients randomized for a 30-min or 120-min trial with pressure support ventilation
Andreas Perren, Guido Domenighetti, Simonetta Mauri, Franco Genini, Nicoletta Vizzardi
Nitric oxide contamination of hospital compressed air improves gas exchange in patients with acute lung injury
Seow P. Tan, F. Genc, E. Delgado, J. Kellum, M. Pinsky
High values of the pulmonary artery wedge pressure in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Niall D. Ferguson, Maureen O. Meade, David C. Hallett, Thomas E. Stewart
Influence of respiratory rate on gas trapping during low volume ventilation of patients with acute lung injury
Jean-Christophe Richard, Laurent Brochard, Lucie Breton, Jérôme Aboab, Philippe Vandelet, Fabienne Tamion, Salvatore M. Maggiore, Alain Mercat, Guy Bonmarchand
Left ventricular dysfunction in lethal severe brain injury: impact of transesophageal echocardiography on patient management
E. Hüttemann, C. Schelenz, K. Chatzinikolaou, K. Reinhart
Influence of inspiration:expiration ratio on intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressure in acute stroke patients
Dimitrios Georgiadis, Stefan Schwarz, Rainer Kollmar, Ralf W. Baumgartner, Stefan Schwab
Early increase of procalcitonin after cardiovascular surgery in patients with postoperative complications
M. Meisner, C. Rauschmayer, J. Schmidt, R. Feyrer, R. Cesnjevar, D. Bredle, K. Tschaikowsky
An increase in urinary nitrite/nitrate excretion is associated with the hyperdynamic state after cardiovascular surgery
Chieko Mitaka, Kuninori Yokoyama, Takashi Morimoto, Toshihisa Nosaka, Makoto Sunamori, Takasuke Imai
Changes in intensive care from 1987 to 1997 – has outcome improved? A single centre study
Reidar Kvåle, Hans Flaatten
Effect of the degree of tricuspid regurgitation on cardiac output measurements by thermodilution
Balik Martin, Pachl Jan, Hendl Jan
Safe long-distance interhospital ground transfer of critically ill patients with acute severe unstable respiratory and circulatory failure
Ari Uusaro, Ilkka Parviainen, Jukka Takala, Esko Ruokonen
Severe cardiac failure in newborns with VGAM
L. Chevret, P. Durand, H. Alvarez, V. Lambert, L. Caeymax, G. Rodesch, D. Devictor, P. Lasjaunias
Exogenous surfactant reduces ventilator-induced decompartmentalization of tumor necrosis factor α in absence of positive end-expiratory pressure
Jack J. Haitsma, Stefan Uhlig, Ulrike Lachmann, Serge J. Verbrugge, Davey L. Poelma, Burkhard Lachmann
Methylprednisolone does not enhance the surfactant effects on oxygenation and histology in paraquat-induced rat lung injury
Chung-Ming Chen, Borcherng Su, Cheng-Chen Hsu, Leng-Fang Wang
Diprivan attenuates the cytotoxicity of nitric oxide in cultured human bronchial epithelial cells
Chun Huang, Paul N. Slovin, Richard B. Nielsen, Jeffrey W. Skimming
Oxygenation index, an indicator of optimal distending pressure during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation?
Huibert R. van Genderingen, Johannus A. van Vught, Jos R. Jansen, Elisabeth L. Duval, Dick G. Markhorst, Adrian Versprille
Clinical experience with quinupristin-dalfopristin as rescue treatment of critically ill patients infected with methicillin-resistant staphylococci
A. Sander, M. Beiderlinden, E. Schmid, J. Peters
The –260 C→T promoter polymorphism of the lipopolysaccharide receptor CD14 and severe sepsis in trauma patients
Michael Heesen, Brunhilde Bloemeke, Ulrich Schade, Udo Obertacke, Matthias Majetschak
Short-term cardiovascular effects of plasmapheresis in norepinephrine-refractory septic shock
Karin Ataman, Michaela Jehmlich, Sabine Kock, Sabine Neumann, Matthias Leischik, Zoran Filipovic, Hans-Bernd Hopf
Adrenal function in non-septic long-stay critically ill patients: evaluation with the low-dose (1 µg) corticotropin stimulation test
Ioanna Dimopoulou, Ioannis Ilias, Paraskevi Roussou, Alexandra Gavala, Adigoni Malefaki, Ema Milou, Marinos Pitaridis, Charis Roussos
Keeping central venous lines open: a prospective comparison of heparin, vitamin C and sodium chloride sealing solutions in medical patients
Christian Rabe, Tobias Gramann, Ximena Sons, Marc Berna, María González-Carmona, Hans-Ulrich Klehr, Tilman Sauerbruch, Wolfgang H. Caselmann
Physiological effects of translaryngeal open ventilation in patients with restrictive respiratory disorders
Cesare Gregoretti, Paolo Navalesi, Piera Biolino, Fabrizio Racca, Antonio Silvestri, Marco Confalonieri
Fractional inspired oxygen on transport ventilators: an important determinant of volume delivery during assist control ventilation with high resistive load
Lucie Breton, Guillaume Minaret, Jérôme Aboab, Jean-Christophe Richard
Authors’ reply to the letter by Dr. J.C. Andrzejowski to the Editor
D. Frenzel, C.-A. Greim
Pathogenesis and treatment of renal dysfunction in rhabdomyolysis
Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Dimitrios Galaris, Dimitrios Papaioannides
Treatment of two unusual cases of type A and E botulism following consumption of salted fish
P. Vahdani, M. R. Pourshafie, Z. Aminzadeh
Thyroid storm presenting with no fever and an absolute adrenal insufficiency
B. L. De Keulenaer, F. J. Lahaye, D. R. Schepens, R. Daelemans, A. Wilmer
Multiple organ failure after strangulation injury
Takumi Taniguchi, Shinsuke Saito, Yuzo Mizukoshi, Yoshikazu Goto, Hideo Inaba
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Wolfram Schummer, Claudia Schummer