Critical Care

Analytical survey of human rabies and animal bite prevalence during one decade in the province of Kerman, Iran

M Rezaeinasab, M Rad

What do people really know about MRSA? A survey of knowledge and attitudes in the general public and hospital visitors

A Mclaughlin, J Canavan, E McAdam, R Mcdonagh, H Brar, J Hardt, K Sinead, G Fitzpatrick, M Donnelly

Intensive care infections: risk factors and mortality

S Silvestri, L Toma, F Forfori, C Mosca, F Giunta

Gram-positive nosocomial infections in a general ICU: searching for a clue

G Georgiev, S Milanov, V Todorova, M Milanov

Descriptive analysis of ICU patients with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia at four academic medical centers

DH Kett, JA Ramirez, P Peyrani, JE Mangino, MJ Zervos, E Cano, KD Ford, EG Scerpella

European multicenter survey on antibiotic prophylaxis in liver transplant patients

E Vandecasteele, J De Waele, S Blot, D Vogelaers, X Rogiers, D Vandijck, M Bourgeois, J Decruyenaere, E Hoste

A national survey on current practice of use of selective digestive decontamination in the United Kingdom

R Shah, J Louw, T Veenith

Community-acquired and healthcare-related urosepsis: a multicenter prospective study

T Cardoso, O Ribeiro, A Costa-Pereira, A Carneiro

Bedside laparoscopy to diagnose intrabdominal pathology in the ICU

S Matano, M Bonizzoli, A Di Filippo, G Manca, A Peris

A potential role for the chest X-ray in the transmission of resistant bacteria in the ICU

PD Levin, O Shatz, D Moriah, S Sviri, A Or-Barbash, CL Sprung, C Block

Healthcare-related bacteraemia admitted to the ICU

G Castro, T Cardoso, R Carneiro, O Ribeiro, A Costa-Pereira, A Carneiro

Incidence of nosocomial infection in patients with nontraumatic or traumatic coma

L Lorente Ramos, J Castedo, R Galván, C García, J Iribarren, J Jiménez, M Brouard, L Lorenzo, S Palmero, M Martín, M Mora

Comparative study on infection of the central nervous system in patients with head trauma and spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage

P Vartzeli, A Yiambides, K Daskalakis, M Moukas, K Schulpis, K Mandragos

Respiratory community-acquired and healthcare-related sepsis: are they different?

G Castro, O Ribeiro, A Costa Pereira, A Carneiro, T Cardoso

Antibiotic costs in bacteremic and nonbacteremic patients treated with the de-escalation approach

E Evodia, P Myrianthefs, P Prezerakos, G Baltopoulos

When appropriate antibiotic therapy is relevant in bacteremic septic patients

H Bagnulo, M Godino

Incidence of candidemia before and after fluconazole prophylaxis implementation in a 14-bed general ICU

P Vartzeli, M Moukas, L Kondili, G Bethimoutis, C Mandragos

Comparison between mortality and airway colonisation versus noncolonisation with Candida species in critically ill adults

G Browne, R McMullan, D McAuley, J Troughton, G Lavery

Risk factors for lung colonization by Candida albicansin a general ICU

L Toma, S Silvestri, F Forfori, G Licitra, F Giunta

Combination therapy with efungumab for the treatment of invasive Candida infections: several illustrative case reports

P Spronk, B Van der Hoven, C Graham, F Jacobs, J Sterba, E Liakopoulou, A Qamruddin

Pooled analysis of safety for micafungin

OA Cornely, P Maddison, AJ Ullmann

Pharmacokinetics of micafungin in adult patients with invasive candidiasis and candidaemia

ER Kuse, I Demeyer, N Undre

Single-dose pharmacokinetics of the cholesteryl sulfate complex of amphotericin B in critically ill patients with cholestatic liver failure

S Weiler, M Joannidis, R Bellmann-Weiler, R Bellmann

Serum tobramycin levels during selective decontamination of the digestive tract in ICU patients on renal replacement therapy

M Mol, H Van Kan, L Spanjaard, M Schultz, M Vroom, E De Jonge

The pharmacokinetics of dalbavancin in subjects with mild, moderate, or severe hepatic impairment

J Dowell, E Seltzer, M Buckwalter, T Marbury, D Simoneau, E Boudry

Dalbavancin dosage adjustments not required for patients with mild to moderate renal impairment

J Dowell, E Seltzer, M Stogniew, MB Dorr, S Fayocavitz, D Krause, T Henkel, T Marbury, D Simoneau, E Boudry

Dalbavancin safety in the phase 2/3 clinical development program

E Seltzer, L Goldberg, D Krause, D Simoneau, E Boudry

Efficacy of telavancin for treatment of surgical site infections

SE Wilson, ME Stryjewski, VG Fowler, D Young, F Jacobs, A Hopkins, SL Barriere, MM Kitt, GR Corey

Recurrence of skin infections in patients treated with telavancin versus vancomycin for complicated skin and soft tissue infections in a New Orleans emergency department

L Dunbar, D Sibley, J Hunt, S Weintraub, A Marr, J Ramirez, R Edler, H Thompson, M Kitt

Daptomycin therapy for Gram-positive bacterial infections: a retrospective study of 30 cardiac surgery patients

E Douka, G Stravopodis, I Mpisiadis, D Markantonaki, S Geroulanos, G Saroglou

Therapy with teicoplanin in the ICU: continuous intravenous infusion or intermittent intravenous administration?

E Nardi, L Marioni, F Forfori, G Licitra, M Del Turco, F Giunta

Bacterial population and antibiotic resistance in an ICU during a 4-year period

I Karampela, C Nicolaou, Z Roussou, M Katsiari, E Mainas, F Tsimpoukas, A Maguina

Relationship of microorganism carriage and infections in ICU patients

V Soulountsi, K Mitka, E Massa, C Trikaliotis, I Houris, M Bitzani

Rifampicin and colistin association in the treatment of severe multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

B Charra, A Hachimi, A Benslama, S Motaouakkil

Trends of resistance of Gram-negative bacteria in the ICU during a 3-year period

A Skiada, J Pavleas, G Thomopoulos, I Stefanou, A Mega, N Archodoulis, P Vernikos, K Rigas, A Rigas, A Kaskantamis, A Zerva, E Pagalou, J Floros

Colonization and infection by potential Gram-negative multiresistant microorganism in a medical–surgical ICU

L Colonization and infection by potential Gram-negative multiresistant microorganism in a medical–surgical ICULorente Ramos, C García, J Iribarren, J Castedo, R Galván, J Jiménez, M Brouard, R Santacreu, L Lorenzo, M Martín, M Mora

Changing resistance pattern for Acinetobacter baumannii through the years

F Alkaya Alver, O Memikoglu, E Özgencil, E Eker, M Oral, N Unal, M Tulunay

Catheter-related bloodstream infection according to central venous accesses

L Lorente Ramos, C García, J Iribarren, J Castedo, J Jiménez, M Brouard, C Henry, R Santacreu, M Martín, M Mora

Comparison of oligon central venous catheters with standard multilumen central venous catheters in cardiac surgery ICU patients

I Mpisiadis, E Douka, I Kriaras, D Markantonaki, S Geroulanos

A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial comparing central venous catheters impregnated with either 5-fluorouracil or chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine in preventing catheter colonization

JM Walz, J Luber, J Reyno, G Stanford, R Gitter, KJ Longtine, JK Longtine, MA O'Neill, SO Heard

High epithelial lining fluid concentrations of NKTR-061 (inhaled amikacin) twice daily achieved in pneumonic portions of lung

J Chastre, K Corkery, C Wood, M Clavel, K Guntupalli, D Gribben, C Luyt

NKTR-061 (inhaled amikacin) delivers high lung doses in mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia and in healthy subjects

M Eldon, K Corkery, D Gribben, J Fink, M Niederman

Ten-year exploratory retrospective study on empyema

KM Marmagkiolis, M Omar, N Nikolaidis, T Politis, I Nikolaidis, S Fournogerakis, MP Papamichail, L Goldstein

Validation of predictive rules for ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia

V Rudnov, A Fesenko

Effect of age on resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia

M Sartzi, G Kalitsi, A Stogianidi, M Charitidi, K Michas, M Komboti, F Tsidemiadou, P Clouva

An endotracheal tube with a polyurethane cuff and subglottic secretion drainage reduces the incidence of primary and secondary endogenous ventilator-associated pneumonia

L Lorente Ramos, M Lecuona, A Jiménez, J Iribarren, J Castedo, R Galván, C García, J Jiménez, M Brouard, M Mora, A Sierra

Effect of continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions on the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients

C Yang, H Qiu, Y Zhu

Effect of an oral care protocol in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients

L Yao, C Chang, C Wang, C Chen

Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage is not predictive for ventilator-associated pneumonia

G Oudhuis, J Beuving, J Zwaveling, D Bergmans, EE Stobberingh, G Ten Velde, C Linssen, A Verbon

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in an ICU: epidemiology, etiology and comparision of two bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling

B Kostadinovska-Jordanoska, M Sosolceva, S Stojanovska, M Licenovska, O Vasileva

Presence of human metapneumovirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples detected by means of real-time polymerase chain reaction

C Linssen, P Wolffs, B Wulms, M Drent, L Span, W van Mook

Prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic usage and gastrointestinal and trachea colonization in mechanically ventilated patients

CR Shinotsuka, MR Alexandre, CM David

Comparison of the surveillance with quantitative and nonquantitative ETA cultures in predicting ventilator-associated pneumonia etiology in patients receiving antibiotic therapy

G Gursel, M Aydogdu, K Hizel, T Ozis

Errors regarding specific preventive measures of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU

A Gavala, X Kontou, K Bella, E Evodia, M Papa, P Myrianthefs, G Baltopoulos

Clinical predictors for septic shock in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

G Gursel, M Aydogdu

Antibiotic-related acute effects within the intestinal microcirculation in experimental sepsis

CH Lehmann, V Bac, J Richter, M Gründling, M Wendt, S Whynot, O Hung, M Murphy, T Issekutz, D Pavlovic

Intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide-induced neutrophil sequestration in the lung microvasculature is due to a factor produced in the peritoneal cavity

S Mullaly, S Johnson, P Kubes

Correlation between microcirculatory flow, density and heterogeneity scores in septic shock patients

C Ruiz, G Izquierdo, R Lopez, M Andresen, G Hernandez, A Bruhn

Effect of iloprost on the microcirculation and liver function after orthotopic liver transplantation

S Klinzing, C Stumme, K Albin, O Habrecht, U Settmacher, G Marx

Noninvasive monitoring of peripheral perfusion with physical examination and the peripheral flow index correlates with dynamic near-infrared spectroscopy measurements in patients with septic shock

A Lima, T Jansen, C Ince, J Bakker

Effect of intravenous nitroglycerin on the sublingual microcirculation in patients admitted to the intensive cardiac care unit

CA Den Uil, WK Lagrand, E Klijn, M Van der Ent, FC Visser, C Ince, PE Spronk, ML Simoons

Relationship between the sublingual microcirculation and lactate levels in patients with heart failure

CA Den Uil, WK Lagrand, E Klijn, C Ince, PE Spronk, ML Simoons

Sidestream dark-field imaging versus orthogonal polarization spectroscopic imaging: a comparative study

R Bezemer, P Goedhart, M Khalilzada, C Ince

Finger reactive hyperaemia to measure endothelial function in sepsis and health (the FRESH study)

JS Davis, J Thomas, M McMillan, T Yeo, D Celermajer, D Stephens, NM Anstey

Microcirculatory investigation in severe trauma injury

E Grigoryev

Assessment of tissue hypoperfusion by subcutaneous microdialysis during septic shock: cases with bacteremia versus nonbacteremia

K Morisawa, S Fujitani, H Takahashi, H Oohashi, S Ishigouoka, M Yanai, Y Masui, Y Taira

Tissue perfusion evaluation with near-infrared spectroscopy during treatment with activated protein C

A Donati, L Botticelli, C Anastasi, M Romanelli, L Romagnoli, V Beato, P Pelaia

Tissue oxygen saturation does not correlate with the oxygen delivery index during major abdominal surgery

CJ Kirwan, N Al-Subaie, P Morgan, T Addei, R Sunderland, R Hagger, A Rhodes, RM Grounds, M Hamilton

Near-infrared spectroscopy as a potential surrogate for mixed venous oxygen saturation for evaluation of patients with hemodynamic derangements

J Crawford, R Otero, EP Rivers, D Goldsmith

Changes in thenar eminence tissue oxygen saturation measured using near-infrared spectroscopy suggest ischaemic preconditioning in a repeated arterial occlusion forearm ischaemia model

A Sen, D Martin, M Grocott, H Montgomery

Tissue oxygen saturation during anaesthesia, cardiopulmonary bypass and intensive care stay for cardiac surgery

J Sanders, D Martin, A Smith, B Keogh, M Mutch, H Montgomery, M Hamilton, M Mythen

Near-infrared spectroscopy during stagnant ischemia: a marker of ScvO2–SvO2 mismatch in septic patients with low cardiac output

H Mozina, M Podbregar

Relationship between central venous oxygen saturation measured in the inferior and superior vena cava

T Leiner, A Mikor, Z Heil, Z Molnar

Early worst central venous oxygen saturation is predictive of mortality in severe head trauma but not in moderate head trauma

A Di Filippo, S Matano, R Spina, L Perretta, C Gonnelli, A Peris

Comparison between continuous and discontinuous central venous oxygen saturation in the ICU: a prospective study and preliminary results

H Gharsallah, I Labbene, W Koubaa, F Gargouri, K Lamine, M Ferjani

Influence of tissue perfusion on the outcome of high-risk surgical patients needing blood transfusion

JM Silva Jr, DO Toledo, A Gulinelli, FG Correa, KR Genga, T Cezario, M Pinto, A Isola, E Rezende

Hyperlactatemia and low central venous saturation can predict prognosis after cardiac surgery

L Hajjar, M Rego, F Maeda, M Sundin, L Sampaio, F Galas, J Auler Jr

Clinical utility of arterialised capillary earlobe sampling in the critical care setting

S Stott, G Thain, N Duncan

Emergent internal jugular vein cannulation as a risk factor associated with arterial puncture

R Jankovic, J Ristic, M Pavlovic, Z Stevanovic, D Antic, D Djordjevic, M Andjelkovic

Use of ultrasound for central venous catheter placement

T Angelini, L Bevilacqua, F Forfori, G Licitra, L DeSimone, F Giunta

Is there a 'safe mean airways pressure' in preterm babies with hyaline membrane disease: an echocardiographic retrospective approach

M Di Nardo, C Cecchetti, F Stoppa, D Perrotta, M Marano, C Tomasello, N Pirozzi

Right ventricular dysfunction in liver failure: a hemodynamic study

P Gruber, P Kennedy, N Stoesser, J Wendon, G Auzinger

Diastolic function abnormalities in ICU patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

H Michalopoulou, A Bakhal, J Vaitsis, D Nastou, D Pragastis, N Stravodimou

Noninvasive rodent cardiac output: comparison of a compact clinical monitor with echocardiography and proposal of a simple correction factor

DJ Sturgess, BA Haluska, M Jones, B Venkatesh

Prospective, observational study of the reliability of achieving diagnostic quality transthoracic echocardiograpy images in critically ill adult patients

C Weaver, N Masani, J Parry-Jones

Evaluation of bedside lung ultrasonography in the diagnosis of alveolar-interstitial syndrome and pleural effusion in the ICU

K Stefanidis, K Vitzilaios, E Tripodakis, S Poulaki, E Angelopoulos, V Markaki, P Politis, D Zervakis, S Nanas

Measurement of vena cava inferior diameter in hemorrhagic shock diagnosis

DR Akıllı, A Bayır, MD Cander, DR Kara

Arterial pressure changes during the Valsalva maneuver to predict fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients

MI Monge García, A Gil Cano, JC Díaz Monrove

Passive leg raising predicts fluid responsiveness after cardiac surgery

F Galas, L Hajjar, T Polastri, T Faustino, W Leao, L Sampaio, J Auler Jr

Variation of hemodynamic parameters after fluid challenge

A Donati, L Botticelli, C Anastasi, M Romanelli, L Romagnoli, R Nardella, P Pelaia

Comparison of pulse pressure variation and end-diastolic volume index in an experimental model of hemorrhagic shock in the pig

MA Oliveira, DA Otsuki, JO Auler Jr

Evaluation of systolic pressure variation and pulse pressure variation in an experimental model of acute normovolemic hemodilution

AJ Sant'Ana, DA Otsuki, DT Fantoni, JO Auler Jr

Venous return in ICU patients

J Maas, WK Lagrand, PC Van den Berg, MR Pinsky, JR Jansen

Prediction of fluid responsiveness by FloTrac™ and PiCCOplus™ in cardiac surgery patients

C Hofer, A Senn, A Zollinger

Myocardial dysfunction in sepsis studied with the pressure recording analytical method

F Pratesi, T Balderi, C Sommario, P Bertini, F Forfori, SM Romano, F Giunta

TruCCOMS: real-time continuous cardiac output?

PR Lichtenthal, FA Tinker

Evaluation of a modified FloTrac™ algorithm for cardiac output measurement in cardiac surgery patients

A Senn, A Zollinger, C Hofer

Reliability of continuous pulse contour cardiac output measurement

L Weng, H Xu, X Hu, J Peng, B Du

Indication of peripheral decoupling during extreme hyperdynamic conditions in septic patients

L Hüter, M Wirsing, G Marx

How accurate are different arterial pressure-derived estimates of cardiac output and stroke volume variation measures in critically ill patients?

B Lamia, HK Kim, A Hefner, D Severyn, H Gomez, JC Puyana, MR Pinsky

Uncalibrated arterial pulse contour analysis in major vascular surgery

L Vetrugno, L Spagnesi, C Centonze, F Bassi, F Giordano, G Della Rocca

Comparison of Niccomo™ bioimpedance cardiac output with lithium dilution (LIDCO™) in ICU patients

J Walker, M Jonas

Intrathoracic blood volume measurement: comparison of transpulmonary lithium indicator dilution with indocyanine green indicator dilution

B Maddison, C Wolff, G Findlay, E Calzia, C Hinds, R Pearse

Global end-diastolic volume as an indicator of cardiac preload in hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation in swine

CR Phillips, JM Watters, DS Hagg, MA Schreiber

Prognostic value of the extravascular lung water index in critically ill septic shock patients

J Mallat, P Salaun, D Thevenin, L Tronchon, C Patoir, G Gazan

Conjunctival microcirculation in patients with traumatic brain injury

E Klijn, R Van Zijderveld, C Den Uil, C Ince, J Bakker

Novel models for the prediction of mortality after traumatic brain injury requiring intensive care

JA Hyam, CA Welch, DA Harrison, DK Menon

Changes in cerebral physiology following cranioplasty: a 15oxygen positron emission tomography study

M Abate, D Chatfield, J Outtrim, G Gee, T Fryer, F Aigbirhio, D Menon, J Coles

Brain tissue oxygenation: more than a number

DK Radolovich, I Timofeev, A Lavinio, M Czosnyka, DJ Kim, P Hutchinson, J Pickard, P Smielewski

Fatty acid binding protein and tau levels are related to brain damage and outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage

T Zoerle, M Fiorini, L Longhi, ER Zanier, A Bersano, L Cracco, S Monaco, N Stocchetti

Transdermal nicotine replacement is associated with lower mortality among active smokers admitted with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage

D Seder, M Schmidt, N Badjatia, F Rincon, J Claassen, E Gordon, E Carrera, M Oddo, L Fernandez, C Lesch, K Lee, E Connolly, S Mayer

Impact of treatment with pravastatin on delayed ischemic disease and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

U Jaschinski, K Scherer, M Lichtwarck, H Forst

Pentraxin 3 as a marker of vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage

ER Zanier, G Peri, G Brandi, L Longhi, M Tettamanti, C Garlanda, A Mantovani, MG De Simoni, N Stocchetti

Transcranial sonography investigations of the cerebral blood flow disturbances after hypothalamic pituitary and brain stem surgery

S Madorskiy, O Shovikova, A Safin

Flow velocity in head injury of different severity: findings of transcranial duplex sonography

A Safin, A Parfenov, S Madorsky, E Grinenko

Transcranial Doppler in serious malaria

V Mardelle, A Nau, E Peytel

Noninvasive assessment of intracranial pressure using ocular sonography in neurocritical care patients

T Geeraerts, S Merceron, D Benhamou, B Vigue, J Duranteau

Clinical and prognostic role of intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with aneurismal subarachnoid haemorrhage

E Grinenko, A Parfenov, E Gribova, A Safin, V Emelianov

Electroencephalogram desynchronization in brain trauma patients

I Rätsep, T Lipping

Effects of mannitol and melatonin on magnetic resonance imaging findings in secondary brain damage

A Bayır, DA Kıresi, H Kara, S Koçak, S Özdinç, A Ak

Brain trauma care targets analysis using a high-rate recording and computing network

H Mehdaoui, R Valentino, L Allart, D Zitouni, B Sarrazin, C Meunier, I Elzein, S Tissier, P Ravaux

Audit of compliance with ventilation protocol in severe head injuries: a retrospective study

V Garikipati, A Eynon, R Lightfoot

c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway activation in human and experimental traumatic brain injury: neuroprotective effects of its inhibition

F Ortolano, ER Zanier, A Colombo, A Sclip, L Longhi, C Perego, T Borsello, N Stocchetti, MG De Simoni

Hormones and cytokines as biomarkers for immediate cure measures in severe neurosurgical patients: base for inclusion in a neuromonitoring algorithm

V Tenedieva, A Potapov, I Trubina, A Parfenov, E Alexandrova

Is the ratio of lactated to pyrostaphylic acid in cerebral tissue a prognostic index for the outcome of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage?

G Paraforos, E Mavromatidi, A Chovas, T Paraforou, K Katselou, V Christodoulou, A Komnos

Coagulopathy predicts poor outcome in traumatic brain injury

G Fuller, H Pattani, A Chalmers, D Sperry, P Yeoman

Alteplase for acute ischemic stroke: 2 years in a community hospital without previous experience in stroke thrombolysis

A Estella, A Sainz de Baranda, E Moreno, MJ Galan, E Leal, A Jareño

Acute lung injury in a neurosciences critical care unit

RD Stevens, E Lin, RE Hoesch

Hemodynamic changes after hypothalamic and brain stem surgery: interdisciplinary approach to studying

S Madorskiy, A Parfenov, A Zakharova

Evaluation of development of diabetes insipidus in the early phase following traumatic brain injury in critically ill patients

V Karali, E Massa, G Vassiliadou, I Chouris, I Rodin, M Bitzani

Hypernatremia and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

E Picetti, E Antonucci, M Mergoni, A Vezzani, E Parenti, G Regolisti, U Maggiore, A Cabassi, E Fiaccadori

Gastric tubes in patients with severe brain injury

R Lyon, GR Nimmo

Alcohol: a risk factor for head injury

JE Johnston, SJ McGovern

Existence of microalbuminuria during evolution of acute coronary syndrome is a powerful short-term and long-term prognostic factor

JGarcia Acuna, EGonzalez Babarro, ALopez Lago, JFernandez Villanueva, S De Lange, MGutierrez Feijoo, JGonzalez Juanatey

Nonoperative management of blunt trauma in abdominal solid organ: a prospective study to evaluate the success rate and predictive factors of failure

S Hashemzadeh, KH Hashemzadeh, S Resaeii, MJ Dehdilani, MZ Dehdilani

Evidence for early presence of intestinal epithelial cell damage in multitrauma patients

J De Haan, J Derikx, B Relja, T Lubbers, MD Luyer, WA Buurman, JW Greve, I Marzi

ICU predictors of morbidity after major trauma

F Franchi, S Scolletta, P Mongelli, E Casadei, M Cozzolino, P Giomarelli

Hospital mortality and length of ICU stay in severely burned patients

S Meier, G Kleger, W Künzi, R Stocker

Sympathetic responses during hemorrhagic shock

A Terada, A Caricati, J Mitsunaga, L Poli-de-Figueiredo

Metabolic evaluation during weaning from mechanical ventilation using indirect calorimetry

LJ Santos, SR Vieira

Hypocaloric nutrition and outcome in critically ill patients with prolonged ICU stay

S Iff, M Leuenberger, Z Stanga, SM Jakob

Early introduction of enteral feeding for patients with percutaneous cardiopulmonary support

H Hayami, O Yamaguchi, H Yamada, S Nagai, S Oohama, Y Sugawara, A Sakurai

Nutritional activation of the cholinergic pathway after hemorrhagic shock reduces inflammation and preserves intestinal integrity

J De Haan, T Lubbers, M Hadfoune, MD Luyer, CH Dejong, WA Buurman, JW Greve

Inflammatory response in patients requiring parenteral nutrition: comparison of a new fish-oil-containing emulsion (SMOF®) versus an olive/soybean oil-based formula

I Schade, KD Röhm, A Schellhaass, A Mengistu, J Boldt, SN Piper

Lipid-enriched nutrition reduces inflammation via local activation of the autonomic nervous system by cholecystokinin

T Lubbers, J De Haan, M Luyer, M Hadfoune, C Dejong, W Buurman, J Greve

Efficacy of glutamine dipeptide-supplemented total parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: a prospective, double-blind randomized trial

TG Grau, A Bonet, E Miñambres, L Piñeiro, A Robles, JA Irles, J Acosta, J Lopez

Arginine reduces leukocyte/endothelial cell interaction in a model of normotensive endotoxemia without attenuating capillary perfusion failure

J Fertmann, M Laschke, B Vollmar, MD Menger, JN Hoffmann

Antioxidant intake by intensive care patients

S Friar, S Stott

Influence of first glycemia determination in acute coronary syndrome: long-term prognosis

E Gonzalez Babarro, J Garcia Acuna, A Lopez Lago, J Fernanadez Villanueva, S De Lange, M Gutierrez Feijoo, J Gonzalez Juanatey

Tight blood glucose control decreases surgical wound infection in the cardiac surgical patient population in the ICU

E Saad, N Shwaihet, AM Mousa, AK Kalloghlian, BA Afrane, MG Guy, CC Canver

Mechanisms of kidney protection by intensive insulin therapy during critical illness

I Vanhorebeek, B Ellger, J Gunst, M Boussemaere, Y Debaveye, N Rabbani, P Thornalley, M Schetz, G Van den Berghe

Complement activation after uncomplicated coronary artery bypass grafting: role of strict glucose control

C Hoedemaekers, M Van Deuren, T Sprong, P Pickkers, TE Mollnes, I Klasen, J Van derHoeven

Relationship between admission blood glucose level and prognosis in acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients

A Bayır, S Özdinç, A Ak, B Cander, F Kara

Significance of the suppression of blood glucose variability in acutely ill severe patients with glucose intolerance evaluated by means of bedside-type artificial pancreas

M Hoshino, Y Haraguchi, I Mizushima, S Kajiwara, M Takagi

Implementing intensive insulin therapy in daily practice reduces the incidence of critical illness polyneuropathy and/or myopathy

N Berends, G Hermans, B Bouckaert, P Van Damme, M Schrooten, W De Vooght, P Wouters, G Van den Berghe

Evaluation of the implementation of a fully automated algorithm (eMPC) in an interacting infusion pump system for the establishment of tight glycaemic control in medical ICU patients

J Plank, R Kulnik, C Pachler, R Hovorka, D Röthlein, N Kachel, M Wufka, K Smolle, S Perl, R Zweiker, T Pieber, M Ellmerer

Tight glucose control by intensive insulin therapy in Belgian ICU: an evaluation of practice

JC Preiser, T Sottiaux

Glucose control and the incidence of severe hypoglycaemia in a burns population following the introduction of intensive insulin therapy

D Arawwawala, T Kooner, P Dziewulski

Achieving glycemic control with intensive insulin therapy in the ICU

A Vakalos, G Tsigaras, G Zempekakis, V Makrakis

Intensive insulin therapy: protocols in use in The Netherlands

MJ De Graaff, H Kieft, JP Van der Sluijs, AA Royakkers, JC Korevaar, PE Spronk, MJ Schultz

Serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 and C-peptide to assess insulin resistance in septic patients

C Chelazzi, AR De Gaudio

Insulin increases deformation-induced lung cell death

B Wilcox, N Vlahakis, G Liu

Factors influencing accuracy of blood glucose measurements in critically ill patients

J Peng, Y Liu, Y Meng, X Song, L Weng, B Du

Evaluation of a noninvasive blood glucose monitoring device for critically ill patients

O Amir, D Dvir, B Grunberg, J Cohen, E Gabis, P Singer

Evaluation of a near-infrared automated blood glucose monitor for use in critical care settings

S Hendee, S Vanslyke, F Stout, M Borrello, D Welsh, A Ross, A Fettig, S Martha, A Truong, R Robinson, R Thompson

Comparison of accuracy of three point-of-care glucometers in an adult ICU

A Roman, C Hanicq, P Flament, T El Mahi, F Vertongen, E Stevens

Accuracy of point-of-care blood glucose measurements in the medical ICU

Y Liu, D Wu, X Song, Y Meng, L Weng, B Du

Tight glycemic control: comparison of a real-time continuous interstitial tissue glucose monitoring system with arterial plasma glucose measurement in critically ill patients

A Vlkova, F Musil, P Dostal, Z Zadak, A Smahelova, V Cerny

Lactate measurement by the capillary method in shocked patients

O Collange, F Cortot, A Meyer, B Calon, T Pottecher, P Diemunsch

Influence of Stewart acid–base variables on plasma pH in critically ill patients

A Marcelli, L Bucci, A Pochini, L Errico, RA De Blasi, M Mercieri

Value of postoperative C-reactive protein and leukocyte count after elective thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery

GB Brunnekreef, E Scholten, LJ Bras, MA Schepens, LP Aarts, EP Van Dongen

Role of inflammation in nonhemorrhagic strokes

H Michalopoulou, A Bakhal, J Vaitsis, D Nastou, N Stravodimou, D Pragastis

Biomarkers that might improve prognostic accuracy in ICU patients

M Karvouniaris, M Stougianni, A Tefas, D Lagonidis

Plasma C-reactive protein and albumin as predictors of readmission to intensive care

N Al-Subaie, T Reynolds, R Sunderland, A Myers, P Morgan, RM Grounds, A Rhodes

Role of the leukocyte antisedimentation rate in prediction of early recognition of post-stroke infection

T Molnar, A Peterfalvi, L Bogar, Z Illes

Identifying sepsis in the emergency room: the best clinical and laboratory variables

B Gårdlund, P Gille-Johnson, K Hansson

Procalcitonin, cytokine and NOx in diabetic ketoacidosis

S Suwarto, R Noer, M Oemardi, S Waspadji, K Inada

Assessment of procalcitonin values in deep mycosis associated with high β-D-glucan values

S Kikuchi, Y Suzuki, G Takahashi, M Kojika, N Sato, S Endo

Elevation of procalcitonin in chronic dialysed patients

H Brodska, K Malickova, A Kazda, J Lachmanova, J Uhrova, T Zima

Role of procalcitonin in diagnostics of acute adrenal insufficiency

K Popugaev, I Savin, L Astafieva, O Gadjieva, V Tenedieva

Use of procalcitonin as an aid to antibiotic prescribing in intensive care

A Fletcher, P Moondi

Procalcitonin to guide length of antibiotic therapy in surgical intensive care patients

S Schroeder, M Hochreiter, T Koehler, T Von Spiegel

Validation of procalcitonin measurement to the side of the stream bed as marking infection in intensive therapy patients

M Vaisman, R Lima, C Filho, M Dourado, A Castro, H Torres, I Barbosa, D Castro, J Machado

Prognostic value of raised procalcitonin when combined with routine biomarkers of sepsis among critically ill patients

J Louw, T Veenith, P Moondi

Procalcitonin in elective colorectal surgery and its predictive value for an early discharge of fast-track patients

A Chromik, W Uhl, A Thiede, H Reith, U Mittelkötter

Endotoxin adsorption method may affect serum procalcitonin

T Ikeda, K Ikeda, T Ueno, S Suda

Discriminative procalcitonin values for diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis in the ICU

H Gharsallah, I Labbene, B Fatthallah, N Hichri, K Lamine, M Ferjani

Measurement of procalcitonin in bronchoalveolar lavage and serum as early predictors in acute respiratory distress syndrome

A Abdel Razek, E Abdel Moneim Arida, A Deghady

Correlation of endotoxin, procalcitonin and C-reactive peptide patterns with ICU admission

R Otero, J Crawford, A Suarez, E Rivers, J Yang

Why measure endotoxin in septic shock patients?

G Monti, S Colombo, M Mininni, V Terzi, GM Ortisi, S Vesconi, G Casella

Measuring endotoxin with newly developed endotoxin scattering photometry

Y Kase, A Endo, T Obata

Biochemical markers of the iron metabolism and their relationship with the inflammatory status in multiple trauma patients

E Pavlou, K Makris, A Palaiologou, O Tsimpoukidou, P Sarafidou, A Kotouzas, M Stavropoulou, E Katsioula, I Drakopoulos, E Ioannidou

Compartmentalization of the inflammatory response in abdominal sepsis

E Grigoryev

Early elevation of plasma soluble CD14 subtype, a novel biomarker for sepsis, in a rabbit cecal ligation and puncture model

M Nakamura, T Takeuchi, K Naito, K Shirakawa, Y Hosaka, F Yamasaki, S Furusako

Proinflammatory versus anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles as an early predictor of outcome in severe multiple trauma

E Apostolidou, V Grosomanidis, A Mouzaki, E Xenou, M Rodi, C Gogos, C Skourtis, D Vassilakos, M Giala

Immunoparalysis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

A Lahana, E Galiatsou, G Nakos

Transforming growth factor beta 1 gene transcription in infection and severe sepsis displays distinguishing characteristics

M White, MJ O'Dwyer, R Grealy, P Stordeur, B O'Connell, DK Kelleher, R McManus, T Ryan

Accumulation of advanced glycation end products in intensive care patients

WL Greven, J Smit, JH Rommes, PE Spronk

Total antioxidant status and lipid metabolism in patients with severe multiple trauma

M Muravyeva, A Zhanataev, V Moroz, A Durnev, V Reshetnyak

Evaluation of plasma thiolic groups and reactive oxygen metabolites in critically ill patients

L Montini, M Antonelli, M Calabrese, C Rossi, A Minucci, S Persichilli, P De Sole

Decreased apolipoprotein A1 levels correlate with sepsis and adverse outcome among ICU patients

E Pavlou, K Makris, A Palaiologou, B Kaldis, G Vrioni, E Economou, M Eforakopoulou, L Zerva, I Drakopoulos, E Ioannidou

Coagulation in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia: disturbances in even the least ill

MC Reade, EB Milbrandt, S Yende, SL Shook, L Kong, DC Angus, JA Kellum

Testing of anti-activated protein C antibodies in four drotrecogin alfa (activated) severe sepsis studies

S Yan, J Brandt, G Vail, S Um, J Bourdage, N Correll

Early infusion of recombinant human activated protein C decreases the number of years lost due to premature death

GF Vazquez de Anda, J Gutierrez Ruiz, L Dela Cruz Avila, C Zuniga Velazquez, E Quintero Zepeda, AP Arriaga

Extended drotrecogin alfa (activated) therapy in patients with persistent requirement for vasopressor support after 96-hour infusion with commercial drotrecogin alfa (activated)

J Dhainaut, M Antonelli, P Wright, M Belger, M Cobas-Meyer, M Mignini, J Janes

Drotrecogin alfa: start early, ensure response, stop early!

S Jog, B Pawar, P Rajhans, P Akole, B Bhurke, S Gadgil

Association of mortality in the surgical ICU with plasma concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and soluble E-selectin

T Yasuda, M Nakahara, Y Kakihana, Y Kanmura

Efficacy of antithrombin administration in the acute phase of burn injury

A Lavrentieva, I Houris, S Aspragathou, K Mitka, K Kazanas, M Bitzani

Whole blood coagulation and platelet activation in the athlete: a comparison of marathon, triathlon and long-distance running

A Hanke, A Staib, K Görlinger, M Perrey, D Dirkmann, P Kienbaum

Admission platelet count as a prognostic indicator in intensive care

V Hariharan, J Paddle

A phase 1 trial of nebulized heparin in acute lung injury

B Dixon, D Santamaria, J Campbell, A Tobin

Thromboelastography in clinical decision-making in the critically ill patient in a district general hospital ICU

J Louw, T Veenith, P Moondi

Modifications of coagulation imbalance during antithrombin treatment in preeclamptic patients: our experience

C Buscemi, S Pirri, D Mangione, A Giarratano

Thrombocytopenia is associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with low risk of death

M Oliveira, R Gomes, L Silva, F Ribeiro, C Boaventura, A Camelier, R Passos, D Flores, J Teles, A Farias, O Messeder

Functional state of the hemostasis system in physiological pregnancy and late toxicosis

V Mazur, O Tarabrin, A Suhanov, S Shcherbakov

Plasma fibrinolysis is related to the SOFA score but not to the von Willebrand factor on ICU admission

K Zouaoui Boudjeltia, S Ollieuz, M Piagnerelli, P Biston, P Cauchie, M Vanhaeverbeek

Perioperative monitoring of coagulation in patients after abdominal surgery

O Tarabrin, V Mazur, A Suhanov, S Shcherbakov

Neutrophil oxidative burst evaluation during acute normovolemic hemodilution

MA Kahvegian, DT Fantoni, DA Otsuki, CA Holms, CO Massoco, JO Auler Jr

Reticulocyte counts and their relation to hemoglobin levels in trauma patients

M Otterman, JM Nijboer, IC Van der Horst, HJ Ten Duis, MW Nijsten

Geographic variation in the reversal of vitamin K antagonist-associated coagulopathy

M Neal, M Crowther, J Douketis, M Verhovsek, C Stidley, D Garcia

Prothrombin complex concentrate use in surgical patients: a retrospective analysis of efficacy and safety for coumarin reversal and bleeding management

KS Schick, JM Fertmann, KW Jauch, JN Hoffmann

Postoperative dose of tranexamic acid decreases postoperative bleeding and inflammatory response associated with cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized, double-blind study

M Brouard, J Jimenez, J Iribarren, L Lorenzo, S Palmero, I Rodriguez, R Perez, P Machado, J Raya, J Rodriguez, P Garrido, I Nassar, R De la Llana, R Martinez, M Mora

Predicting response to recombinant activated factor VIIa administration in the critically ill

R Pugh, R Wenstone

A multicentre prospective open-label study assessing efficacy and safety of a triple-secured fibrinogen concentrate in the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage

AS Ducloy-Bouthors, F Broisin, C Teboul, A Jaffry, T Waegemans, B Padrazzi

Comparison of prothrombin complex concentrate and fresh frozen plasma on thrombin generation and hemorrhage in experimental dilutional coagulopathy

G Dickneite, I Pragst

Potential effects of infused particles in paediatric intensive care patients

T Jack, B Brent, M Mueller, M Boehne, A Wessel, M Sasse

What is the efficacy of a filter needle in the retention of typical bacterial pathogens?

W Elbaz, J Moore, C Goldsmith, G McCarthy, T Mawhinney

Administration of a standardized plasma-protein solution (Biseko®) in high-risk patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome: influence on cytokine levels and survival

B Meyer, A Bojic, GJ Locker, T Staudinger, B Wulkersdorfer, M Müllner, A Spittler, E Schuster, B Reith, A Kaye, M Frass

Albumin versus colloids in colon surgery patients: preliminary results

K Kotzampassi, V Grosomanidis, K Andreopoulos, CH Skourtis, E Eleftheriadis

Influence of hydroxylethyl starch infusions on cerebral blood flow in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

A Akmalov, V Avakov

Haemodynamic effects of a fluid challenge with hydroxylethyl starch 130/0.4 (Voluven®) in patients suffering from symptomatic vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage

L Van Tulder, RL Chioléro, M Oddo, P Eggimann, L Regli, JP Revelly

Hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5 induces more renal macrophage infiltration than hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42 in an isolated renal perfusion model

L Hüter, T Simon, L Weinmann, G Marx

Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.42/6:1 for perioperative plasma volume replacement is safe and effective in children

R Suempelmann, W Osthaus

Effects of two different hydroxyethylstarch solutions on colloid osmotic pressure and renal function in ovine endotoxemic shock

C Ertmer, S Rehberg, M Lange, A Morelli, C Hucklenbruch, B Ellger, H Van Aken, M Westphal

Transfusion policy and outcome in critically ill patients with a long ICU stay

I Grigoras, O Chelarescu, D Rusu

Outcome of surgical patients who needed blood transfusion

DO Toledo, JM Silva Jr, A Gulinelli, DD Magalhães, F Correa, H Nuevo, KR Genga, AM Isola, E Rezende

Immediate transfusion without crossmatching

Y Moriwaki, M Iwashita, J Ishikawa, S Matsuzaki, Y Tahara, H Toyoda, T Kosuge, M Sugiyama, N Suzuki

Intraoperative red blood transfusion is associated with adverse outcome after cardiac surgery

L Hajjar, F Galas, S Zeferino, W Leao, G Fallico, J Auler Jr

Acute transfusion reactions in critically ill pediatric patients

N Ozata, D Demirkol, M Karabocuoglu, A Citak, R Ucsel, N Uzel

Utility of an artificial oxygen carrier in a rat haemorrhagic shock model

M Yanai, K Morisawa, H Takahashi, S Fujitani, K Ishigooka, Y Taira

Clinical outcome and mortality associated with postoperative low cardiac output after cardiopulmonary bypass: a cohort study

J Jimenez, J Iribarren, M Brouard, L Lorente, R Perez, S Palmero, C Henry, J Malaga, J Lorenzo, N Serrano, R Martinez, M Mora

Renal insufficiency is a powerful predictor of worse outcome in patients with acute heart failure

H Michalopoulou, P Stamatis, A Bakhal, E Ktorou, J Vaitsis, E Drabalou, D Nastou, D Stamatis, D Pragastis

Study of risk factors and prognoses in female patients younger than 60 years old with acute myocardial infarction

H Fu, Q Hua, Y Zhao

Impact factors of multiple organ dysfunction syndromes complicating acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: multivariate logistic regression analysis

Y Zhao, X Li, Q Xue, W Gao, S Wang

Impact factors of pneumonia in hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction

X Li, Y Zhao, D Wang, X Wu

Left ventricular TEI index: comparison between flow and tissue Doppler analyses and its association with postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

J Iribarren, C Naranjo, M Mora, R Galvan, R Perez, L Lorenzo, M Brouard, A Barragan, I Laynez, J Jimenez

Color-coded speckle tracking radial strain dyssynchrony analysis in a canine model of left bundle branch block and cardiac resynchronization therapy

B Lamia, M Tanabe, H Kim, J Gorcsan III, M Pinsky

Endotoxin impairs the human pacemaker current If

K Zorn-Pauly, B Pelzmann, P Lang, H Mächler, H Schmidt, H Ebelt, K Werdan, K Koidl, U Mueller-Werdan

Cardiac cycle efficiency correlates with pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in cardiac surgery patients

S Scolletta, F Carlucci, A Tabucchi, F Franchi, S Romano, P Giomarelli, B Biagioli

Bradford Acute Coronary Syndrome study – the impact of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a tertiary centre: a review of the process

A Alfian Yusof, MA Khan, N Denbow, A Khan

Preoperative tissue Doppler imaging and diastolic filling patterns on postoperative new-onset atrial fibrillation in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

J Iribarren, J Jimenez, I Laynez, A Barragan, J Lacalzada, L Lorente, R Perez, L Lorenzo, R Galvan, M Mora

Risk factors of hospitalisation in general surgery units: new application of International Classification of Diseases

M Piechota, M Banach, M Marczak, A Jacoñ

Prophylactic modalities against venous thromboembolism in complicated surgery for cancer patients

W Salem, R Abulmagd, A Shaker

Cardiac output and oxygen delivery are affected by intraoperative hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy

S Scolletta, F Franchi, M Garosi, L Voltolini, M Caciorgna, S Romano, P Giomarelli, B Biagioli

Influence of donor gender in early outcome after lung transplantation

E Miñambres, J Llorca, B Suberviola, A Vallejo, F Ortíz-Melón, A González-Castro

Early outcome following single versus bilateral lung transplantation in recipients 60 years of age and older

A González-Castro, J Llorca, B Suberviola, A Vallejo, F Ortíz-Melón, E Miñambres

Acute mesenteric ischemia: a comparative study of causes and mortality rates in Shiraz, Southern Iran

P Hasanpour, K Bagheri Lankarani

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome post cardiac surgery: a useful concept?

NS MacCallum, SE Gordon, GJ Quinlan, TW Evans, SJ Finney

Modulation of the inflammatory response induced during coronary artery bypass graft surgery

SE Gordon, MJ Griffiths

Intraoperative optimization of hemodynamic parameters is associated with a better outcome after cardiac surgery

L Hajjar, R Melo, F Galas, M Sundin, A Gullo, J Auler Jr

Effects of inhaled iloprost on right ventriculovascular coupling and ventricular interdependence in acute pulmonary hypertension

S Rex, C Missant, P Claus, W Buhre, R Rossaint, PF Wouters

Dobutamine in acute myocardial infarction: should we use it for reduction of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in acute myocardial infarction?

A Macas, G Baksyte, A Pikciunas, A Semetaite

Dobutamine protects lymphocytes against staurosporin-induced apoptosis: investigation of the antioxidative action of the dobutamine molecule

J Van Melkebeek, S Vandeput, M Roesslein, F Jans

Hemodynamic effects of levosimendan in patients with low-output heart failure

H Gharsallah, M Bel Hadj Amor, W Koubaa, F Gargouri, K Lamine, M Ferjani

Levosimendan does not improve resuscitation success after hypovolemic cardiac arrest

E Semenas, L Wiklund

Early experience with levosimendan in children with low-output syndrome after cardiac surgery

F Galas, L Hajjar, A Marques, A Rodrigues, C Silva, M Sundin, J Auler Jr

Effects of levosimendan in acute heart failure, cardiogenic and septic shock

JA Alhashemi, Q Alotaibi

Sedation during mechanical ventilation: a comparison of sedatonarcosis and awake sedation

B Völgyes, MM Mezei, PG Golopencza

Multiparametric evaluation of sedation in the ICU

A Donati, L Botticelli, L Romagnoli, M Romanelli, S Marzocchini, C Anastasi, P Pelaia

Short-term sevoflurane sedation using the anaesthetic conserving device AnaConDa® after cardiac surgery: feasibility, recovery and clinical issues

KD Röhm, MW Wolf, J Boldt, T Schöllhorn, A Schellhaass, SN Piper

Thoracal epidural analgesia in upper abdominal surgery

S Vukosavljevic, T Randjelovic, D Pavlovic

Etomidate and relative adrenal insufficiency in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: impact on the postoperative hemodynamic status

L Lorenzo, M Brouard, J Iribarren, J Jimenez, L Lorente, R Perez, S Palmero, R Santacreu, R Martinez, M Mora

Economic evaluation of remifentanil-based versus conventional sedation for patients with an anticipated mechanical ventilation duration of 2–3 days in Germany

MJ Al, J Martin, J Bakker, R Welte

Propofol pharmacokinetics in preterm and term neonates: the relevance of both postmenstrual and postnatal age

K Allegaert, M Peeters, R Verbesselt, D Tibboel, G Naulaers, J De Hoon, C Knibbe

Comparison of sedation with dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam in septic ICU patients

P Pandharipande, TD Girard, RD Sanders, JL Thompson, M Maze, EW Ely

Dexmedetomidine-based sedation for noninvasive ventilation failure

O Senturk, O Demirkiran, T Utku, S Urkmez, Y Dikmen

Dexmedetomidine for endovascular neurosurgery

Y Kase, T Obata

Single-centre audit on the use of intravenous paracetamol in neonates

C Vanhole, K Allegaert, F van Beek, A Debeer, T de Rijdt, G Naulaers

Postmenstrual age and CYP2D6 polymorphisms determine urinary tramadol O-demethylation excretion in critically ill neonates and infants

K Allegaert, R Verbesselt, R Van Schaik, J Van den Anker, C Vanhole, A Debeer, J De Hoon

Pressure support ventilation improves oxygenation by redistribution of pulmonary blood flow in experimental lung injury

A Carvalho, P Spieth, P Pelosi, B Neykova, A Heller, T Koch, M Gama de Abreu

Model based analysis reveals differences in viscoelasticity between acute respiratory distress syndrome and healthy lungs

S Ganzert, K Möller, CA Stahl, D Steinmann, S Schumann, J Guttmann

Short time efficacy and safety of modified pressure-controlled ventilation recruitment maneuver in a group of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

G Georgiev, S Milanov, V Todorova, M Milanov

Effect of frequency on lung protection during high-frequency oscillation ventilation in a sheep acute respiratory distress syndrome model

S Liu, H Qiu, Y Yang, Q Chen

Hungarian sites of the multinational VALID study are responsive to training measures advocating the ARDS Network ventilation protocol

K Madách, Z Marjanek, A Ortutay, P Golopencza, D Kiss, Z Koroknai, F Taut

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation and adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: our impressions and experience

L Pokorny, R Bartova, P Rolecek, C Bryson

Perfusion pressure and positive end-expiratory pressure influence edema formation in isolated porcine lungs

S Schumann, A Kirschbaum, S Schliessmann, K Gamerdinger, C Armbruster, F Erschig, B Passlick, J Guttmann

Closed system endotracheal suction to reduce loss in functional residual capacity during pressure-controlled mechanical ventilation

G Falzetti, T Principi, S Marzocchini, G Narcisi, M Caimmi, P Pelaia

Effects of melatonin in an experimental model of ventilator-induced lung injury

PR Pedreira, E Garcia-Prieto, D Parra, F Taboada, GM Albaiceta

Hyperoxia inhibits alveolar epithelial repair by inhibiting the transdifferentiation of alveolar epithelial type II cells into type I cells

S McKechnie, D Harrison, M McElroy

Pretreatment with atorvastatin ameliorates lung injury caused by high-pressure/high-tidal-volume mechanical ventilation in isolated normal rabbit lungs

II Siempos, P Kopterides, NA Maniatis, C Magkou, TK Ntaidou, A Armaganidis

Systemic markers of inflammation in mechanically ventilated brain-injured patients in the absence of sepsis and acute lung injury: the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure

I Korovesi, A Kotanidou, E Papadomichelakis, E Giamarellos-Bourboulis, A Pelekanou, O Livaditi, C Sotiropoulou, A Koutsoukou, I Dimopoulou, A Armaganidis, C Roussos, N Marczin, S Orfanos

Shotgun proteomics reveals biochemistry of normal and acute respiratory distress syndrome bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteome

D Goodlett

Surrogate markers of pulmonary edema and severity of lung injury do not accurately reflect measured extravascular lung water

JL LeTourneau, J Pinney, K Bacon, MA Chesnutt, CR Phillips

Different tidal volumes induce similar elevation of lung injury markers in animals sensitized to injury by previous anesthesia and surgery

P Dostal, V Cerny, M Senkerik, R Parizkova, H Zivna, P Zivny

Effects of an open lung approach following the ARDS Network ventilatory strategy in patients with early acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome

V Rotman, F Bozza, A Carvalho, R Rodrigues, J Castro, J Pantoja, F Saddy, D Medeiros, W Viana, E Salgueiro, CRR de Carvalho

From low-tidal-volume ventilation to lowest-tidal-volume ventilation

A Rezaie-Majd, N Gauss, L Adler, U Leitgeb, P Kraincuk, L Cokoja, A Aloy

Relationship of the stress index, lung recruitment and gas exchange in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Y Huang, H Qiu, Y Yang

Pulmonary homogenicity changes during recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure in dogs with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Q Chen, Y Yang, H Qiu, S Liu

Positive end-expiratory pressure-induced changes of the vibration response image

S Lev, I Kagan, M Grinev, J Cohen, P Singer

Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure application on inflammation in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients during pressure–volume curve maneuver

T Adanir, A Sencan, T Aydin, M Koseoglu

Airway pressure release ventilation: an alternative ventilation mode for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome

D Demirkol, M Karabocuoglu, A Citak, R Ucsel, N Uzel

Influence of rhDNAse on the duration of mechanical ventilation in intensive care patients

N Deschner, B Friedrich, W Brehm, R Vonthein, J Riethmueller

Respiratory dialysis: a new therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

S Morley, M Rosenberg, W Federspiel, BG Hattler, A Batchinsky

Effect of the inspiratory flow pattern on inspiration/expiration transition of lung vibrations in mechanically ventilated patients

S Jean, I Cinel, R Dellinger

Effect of the pressure ramp on the breathing pattern and respiratory drive in pressure support ventilation

A Tejero Pedregosa, F Ruiz Ferrón, MI Ruiz García, S Galindo Rodríguez, A Morante Valle, A Castillo Rivera, J Pérez Valenzuela, ÁJ Ferrezuelo Mata, L Rucabado Aguilar

Knowledge acquisition to design a fuzzy system for disease-specific automatic control of mechanical ventilation

D Gottlieb, S Lozano, J Guttmann, K Möller

Use of chest sonography to estimate alveolar recruitment in general anesthesia

B Serretti, B Ferro, L Gargani, F Forfori, R Mori, C Mosca, F Giunta

Lung sound analysis to detect recruitment processes during mechanical ventilation

K Möller, Y Lu, B Vondenbusch, S Schließmann, S Schumann, A Kirschbaum, J Guttmann

Lung sound patterns of exacerbation of congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma

T Bartter, Z Wang

Determination of expiratory lung mechanics using cardiogenic oscillations during decelerated expiration

A Wahl, M Lichtwarck-Aschoff, K Möller, S Schumann, J Guttmann

Cardiogenic oscillations reflect nonlinear lung mechanics

A Wahl, M Lichtwarck-Aschoff, K Möller, S Schumann, J Guttmann

Functional residual capacity measurements during mechanical ventilation in ICU patients

IG Bikker, J Van Bommel, D Dos D Miranda, D Gommers

Clinical evaluation of a system for measuring functional residual capacity in mechanically ventilated patients

L Brewer, B Markewitz, E Fulcher, J Orr

Effects of alveolar recruitment in patients after cardiac surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial

L Hajjar, F Galas, E Nozawa, A Leme, C Shigemi, C Barbas, J Auler

Evaluation of homogeneity of alveolar ventilation with electrical impedance tomography during anaesthesia and laparoscopic surgery

T Meier, H Luepschen, J Karsten, M Großherr, C Eckmann, H Gehring, S Leonhardt

Serum level of growth-related oncogene alpha during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in humans

M Jedynak, A Siemiatkowski, M Gacko, B Mroczko

Serum bilirubin over 50 μmol/l on postoperative day 5: causes, consequences and outcome

S Tóth, M Radnai, B Füle, A Doros, B Nemes, M Varga, J Fazakas

Liver stiffness measurement for diagnosis of portal hypertension-related digestive bleeding in the ICU

L Tual, R Amathieu, P Nahon, D Thabut, G Dhonneur

Small intestinal transit time in critically ill patients using endoscopic video capsule

S Rauch, K Krueger, DI Sessler, N Roewer

Transpulmonary pressure evaluation in an obese patient under mechanical ventilation

S Delisle, M Francoeur, M Albert

Passive mechanical properties of rat diaphragms: a new method for analyzing mechanical tissue properties

S Schumann, C Armbruster, K Gamerdinger, M Schneider, CA Stahl, J Guttmann

Negative pressure therapy improved outcome in a clinically applicable abdominal compartment syndrome porcine model

S Albert, B Kubiak, G Hutchinson, K Norbury, G Nieman

Clinically applicable porcine model of abdominal compartment syndrome

B Kubiak, S Albert, G Hutchinson, K Norbury, G Nieman

Relation between ventilatory pressures and intra-abdominal pressure

A Ashraf, JM Conil, B Georges, H Gonzalez, P Cougot, K Samii

Evaluation of the role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in prevention of postextubation respiratory failure in high-risk patients

GHassan Abdel Naby, T Habib, ARAbdel Razik

A randomized control trial comparing adaptive support ventilation with pressure-regulated volume control ventilation in weaning patients after cardiac surgery

P Gruber, C Gomersall, P Leung, G Joynt, S Ng, M Underwood

Effectiveness of a spontaneous breathing trial with a low-pressure support protocol for liberation from the mechanical ventilator in a general surgical ICU

K Chittawatanarat

Predicting success in weaning from mechanical ventilation

S Vieira, A Savi, C Teixeira, L Nasi, C Trevisan, A Guntzel, R Oliveira, R Cremonesi, T Tonietto, J Hervé, S Brodt, F Alves, J Horer, N Silva

Is the threshold useful in accelerating weaning from mechanical ventilation?

R Condessa, S Vieira, J Brauner, A Saul, A Silva, M Baptista, L Borges, M Moura, M Alves, F Kutchak, L Biz

Addition of a spontaneous awakening trial improves outcome in mechanically ventilated medical ICU patients

H Mann, M Lupei, C Weinert

Early versus late tracheotomy in the ICU

K Mitka, V Soulountsi, I Houris, E Massa, G Vasiliadou, M Bitzani

Precocious tracheotomy versus prolonged intubation in a medical ICU

B Charra, A Hachimi, A Benslama, S Motaouakkil

Ciaglia Blue Dolphin: a new technique for percutaneous tracheostomy using balloon dilation

C Byhahn, M Zgoda, O Birkelbach, C Hofstetter, T Gromann

Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy in critically ill patients with documented coagulopathy

P Kakar, D Govil, S Gupta, S Srinivasan, P Mehta, A Malhotra, O Prakash, D Arora, S Das, P Govil

An audit of perioperative staffing and complications during percutaneous and surgical tracheostomy insertion

P O'Neil, D Noble

Severe airway compromise after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

AT Bos, BI Cleffken, P Breedveld

Incidence of postoperative sore throat and cough: comparison of a polyvinylchloride tube and an armoured tube

J Saleem, S Athar

Efficacy of postprocedural chest radiographs after percutaneous dilational tracheostomy

M Jenkins-Welch, C Whitehead

Tracheal wall pressures in the clinical setting: comparing Portex Soft Seal and Lotrach cuffs

R Santhirapala, MC Blunt, A Fletcher, PJ Young

Intraluminal measurement probe increases resistance of pediatric endotracheal tubes

J Spaeth, D Steinmann, S Schumann, J Guttmann

Effect of telemedicine for a prehospital suburban emergency medical service

KH Lee, YK Kim, SO Hwang, H Kim

An improved Bussignac device for the delivery of noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure: the SUPER-Bussignac

G Bellani, G Foti, E Spagnolli, M Greco, L Castagna, V Scaravilli, N Patroniti, A Pesenti

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How quick is soon? Early response to continuous positive airway pressure: a randomized controlled trial

J Crawford, R Otero, EP Rivers, T Lenoir, J Garcia

Conventional versus noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure

SH Zaki, G Hamed, A Andraos, AAbdel Aziz, H Fawzy, F Ragab, S Mokhtar

Can the delta Rapid Shallow Breathing Index predict respiratory failure in spontaneously breathing patients receiving positive pressure ventilation?

R Otero, JC Crawford, ER Rivers, DG Goldsmith

Plain radiological investigations in admissions to a trauma centre ICU

K O'Connor, P Glover

Needlestick injuries and infectious diseases in emergency medicine

JE Johnston, O Oconor

Impact of a pandemic triage tool on intensive care admission

A Bailey, I Leditschke, J Ranse, K Grove

Pneumonia Severity Index: a validation and assessment study for its use as a triage tool in the emergency department

S Jacobs

Injuries sustained by patients with behavioral disturbances brought to an emergency department in police custody

J Metzger, P Maher, M Wainscott, PE Pepe, K Delaney

A study on the reliability and validity of two four-level emergency triage systems

N Parenti, L Ferrara, D Sangiorgi, MBacchi Reggiani, R Manfredi, T Lenzi

Patterns of medical illness and injuries in emotionally disturbed patients brought to an emergency department in police custody

J Metzger, P Maher, M Wainscott, P Pepe, K Delaney

Factors of hospitalization for mild heat illness

M Todani, T Ryosuke, T Kaneko, Y Kawamura, S Kasaoka, T Maekawa

Missed opportunities to facilitate the diagnosis of colon cancer in emergency department patients

K Delaney

When are chest X-ray scans performed in the emergency department useful?

JE Johnston

Management of acute organophosphorus poisoning at a university hospital

JM Shaikh

Suicidal intoxication by the black stone in Tunisia

I El Amri, K Garrab, Y Youssef, S Slaheddine

Prognosis factors of poisonings treated with extracorporeal life support in the ICU

B Mégarbane, N Deye, S Mohebbi-Amoli, J Théodore, P Brun, I Malissin, P Le Prince, F Baud

Prognostic factors of acute calcium-channel blocker poisonings

S Karyo, B Mégarbane, K Abidi, P Sauder, A Jaeger, F Baud

Retrospective study of patients following deliberate self-poisoning admitted to Cardiff and Vale NHS critical care services between April 2006 and December 2007

A Yates, C Weaver, J Parry-Jones

Immunological manifestations in paraphenylenediamine poisoning

B Charra, A Hachimi, A Benslama, S Motaouakkil

Introducing rapid response teams in Slovenia

G Lokajner, D Radolic, A Zagar, P Ecimovic

Emergency call system in the hospital

M Sugiyama, Y Moriwaki, H Toyoda, T Kosuge, M Iwashita, J Ishikawa, Y Tahara, N Harunari, S Arata, N Suzuki

Relevance of a cardiac arrest team in an Indian cancer hospital ICU

S Nainan Myatra, J Divatia, R Sareen

Outcome after ICU admission following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a UK teaching hospital

H Roberts, M Smithies

Comparison of the characteristics and outcome between patients suffering from out-of-hospital primary cardiac arrest and drowning victims with cardiac arrest: an analysis of variables based on the Utstein Style for Drowning

S Grmec, M Strnad, D Podgorsek, A Jus

Trends (1998–2006) in hospital mortality for admissions to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation

JP Nolan, DA Harrison, CA Welch, SR Laver, K Rowan

Return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest using mechanical chest compressions with the Lund Cardiac Arrest System compared with manual chest compressions

M Beukema, P Van der Weyden, R De Wilde, MS Arbous, HI Harinck

Abstract withdrawn

Return of spontaneous circulation and neurological outcome after inhospital Lund University Cardiac Arrest System cardiopulmonary resuscitation

P Durnez, W Stockman, R Wynendaele, P Germonpré, P Dobbels

Etiology of prehospital cardiac arrest largely determines outcome in patients treated with mild hypothermia

HJ Busch, T Schwab, S Richter, T Bestehorn, E Kohls, K Fink, M Zehender, C Bode

Good neurological recovery at ICU discharge of asystole patients treated with induced mild hypothermia

M Foedisch, A Viehoefer, N Richling, M Holzer, I Herold, M Adriaanse, A Van Zanten, E Rijnsburger, A Girbes, S Tompot, K Polderman

Use of hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: a single-centre experience

A Gupta, S Morrish, E Thomas

Therapeutic hypothermia preserves the brain by reducing nitric oxide synthase after asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats

D Ndjekembo Shango, S Hachimi-Idrissi, G Ebinger, Y Michotte, L Huyghens

Cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity during hypothermia after cardiac arrest

L Bisschops, C Hoedemaekers, K Simons, J van der Hoeven

Early therapeutic hypothermia in sudden cardiac death and following return of spontaneous circulation

A Luzzani, E Polati, G Larosa, F Righetti, G Castelli

Effect of therapeutic mild hypothermia initiated by cold fluids after cardiac arrest on haemostasis as measured by thrombelastography

A Spiel, A Kliegel, A Janata, T Uray, C Wandaller, F Sterz, A Laggner, B Jilma

Immunomodulatory effects of esmolol in a septic animal model due to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosapyelonephritis

G Dimopoulos, T Tsaganos, M Theodorakopoulou, H Tzepi, M Lignos, A Armaganidis, E Giamarellos-Bourboulis

Applying the 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS instead of the 1992 ACCP/SCCM sepsis definitions increases the numbers of patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome shock and septic shock but decreases mortality rates

M Weiss, M Taenzer, K Traeger, J Altherr, B Hay, M Kron, M Huber-Lang, M Schneider

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome as a clinical detection tool and inclusion criterion in sepsis trials: too blunt an instrument?

P Gille-Johnson, K Hansson, B Gårdlund

Pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic analysis of human purified C1-esterase inhibitor in patients with sepsis

L Dolzhenkova, N Lazareva, A Igonin

Nitrite consumption and production in the cardiopulmonary circulation during hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation

CR Phillips, CN Wong, TT Oyama, S Anderson, GD Giraud, WE Holden

Postconditioning in a rat model of gut ischemia-reperfusion

P Diemunsch, O Collange, M Kindo, A Steib, F Piquard, B Geny

Endotoxin-induced activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α in cultured human hepatocytes and monocytes: impact on cellular and mitochondrial respiration

T Regueira, PM Lepper, S Brandt, J Takala, SM Jakob, S Djafarzadeh

Induction of hypoxia inducible factor 1α by Toll-like receptors in human dendritic cells

S Djafarzadeh, R Spirig, T Regueira, J Takala, SM Jakob, R Rieben, PM Lepper

Association between ATP production and oxidative mtDNA damage through mitochondrial respiratory chain in the rat caecal ligation and puncture heart injury model

J Hirata, M Oya, J Kotani, T Yamada, A Hashimoto, T Ueda, M Terashima, S Marukawa

Cecal ligation and perforation, when disrupting proper abscess formation, provides highly reproducible results and has common features with human data

S Johnson, P Kubes

Hydrogen sulfide for organ protection

C Szabo

Experimental wound healing in severe sepsis and septic shock in humans

M Koskela, F Gäddnäs, TI Ala-Kokko, JJ Laurila, J Saarnio, A Oikarinen, V Koivukangas

Effect of increasing endotoxin doses on oxidative injury and cyclooxygenase-mediated inflammation in the anaesthetised pig

ML Lipcsey, ES Söderberg, BS Basu, AL Larsson, JS Sjölin, ÅM Åström, ME Eriksson

Nitric oxide synthase 2-derived NO in endotoxemia is not sufficient to cause hemodynamic effects

P Brouckaert, J Bultinck, E Rogge, A Cauwels

Lipopolysaccharide modulation of phenylephrine-dependent vasoconstriction is dependent on intercellular communication

Y Ouellette

Effects of inhaled carbon monoxide and glucocorticoids in porcine endotoxin sepsis

V Koulouras, R Li, L Chen, G Hedenstierna

Endotoxemia induces an early differential metabolic response in the heart and liver as determined by metabolomic analysis

RM Bateman, M Ohmura, Y Nagahata, T Hishiki, M Suematsu

Noradrenaline for treatment of endotoxemic shock in pigs is associated with improved hepatic mitochondrial respiration

T Regueira, S Djafarzadeh, PM Lepper, B Bänziger, S Brandt, J Takala, SM Jakob

Central-line-related septic shock: early appropriate antimicrobial therapy and rapid source control reduce mortality

R Low, MW Ahsan, H Chou, M Bahrainian, A Singh, A Kumar

Optimal hemodynamic management according to the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines is not applicable to all ICU patients

A Perel, M Maggiorini, M Malbrain, JL Teboul, J Belda, E Fernández Mondéjar, M Kirov, J Wendon

Outcome and mortality risk factors of patients presenting to the ICU with severe sepsis and septic shock

R Bhurayanontachai, B Khwannimit

Evaluation of indications for performing blood cultures in ICU patients: a pilot study

D Vandijck, S Blot, A Verstraete, G Verschraegen, D Vogelaers, J Decruyenaere

Meta-analysis of dopexamine and its effect on mortality in patients undergoing major surgery

D Jayakumar, S Gopal

Glucose metabolism during hyperdynamic septic shock: comparison between noradrenaline and vasopressin

B Hauser, R Giudici, F Simon, C Nguyen Duy, P Radermacher, E Calzia

Continuous terlipressin versus vasopressin infusion in septic shock: the TERLIVAP study

A Morelli, C Ertmer, M Lange, A Orecchioni, S Rehberg, P Pietropaoli, M Westphal

Hemodynamic effects of association of vasopressin and norepinephrine in patients with septic shock

B Fathallah, M Bel Hadj Amor, N Hichri, M Nasri, W Hbaieb, K Lamine, M Ferjani

Vasopressin and terlipressin as first-line therapy in fulminant ovine septic shock

S Rehberg, C Ertmer, M Lange, BB Pinto, A Morelli, H Van Aken, F Su, JL Vincent, M Westphal

Terlipressin in catecholamine-resistant hyperdynamic shock patients after cardiac surgery

L Hajjar, T Ticom, M Magro, F Galas, L Sampaio, J Auler Jr

Selective V1a receptor agonist FE 202158 reverses platelet-activating factor-induced hypotension, vascular leak, impaired tissue perfusion, and mortality in rats

R Laporte, J Russell, D Landry, P Riviere

Comparison of vasoactive medications and investigation determinants of mortality in children

D Demirkol, M Karabocuoglu, A Citak, R Ucsel, N Uzel

Importance of adequate fluid resuscitation in patients with severe septic shock on high catecholamine doses

J Lewejohann, D Wichmann, H Braasch, M Hansen, E Muhl, H Bruch

Low cardiac function index predicts ICU mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock

S Ritter, A Rudiger, M Maggiorini

Australasian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation study

Survival sepsis campaign bundles, compliance and mortality: prospective single-center study

A Guimas, T Cardoso, R Antunes, E Diz-Vasquez, O Ribeiro, A Costapereira, A Carneiro

Compliance of Surviving Sepsis Campaign bundles: single-center perspective of 3 years

A Guimas, T Cardoso, E Diz-Vazquez, R Antunes, O Ribeiro, C Altamiro, A Carneiro

Compliance with the sepsis care resuscitation bundles is associated with decreased mortality in patients with septic shock

A Castellanos Ortega, B Suberviola, A Vallejo, A González-Castro, A Ruiz, MA Ballesteros, FJ Llorca, F Ortíz-Melón

Severe sepsis: international and specialty variations in initial management

MC Reade, DT Huang, D Bell, TJ Coats, AM Cross, SL Peake, M Singer, DM Yealy, DC Angus

Surviving sepsis in Scotland: is the emergency department ready?

R Lyon, M Hawkins, M Mackinnon, SJ McNally

A multicentre study on early goal-directed therapy of severe sepsis and septic shock patients in the ICU: collaborative study group on early goal-directed therapy in Zhejiang Province, China

J Yan, G Cai

Effect of prolonged emergency department length of stay on inpatient length of stay and inhospital mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock

K Haji, D Haji, V Le Blanc, J Botha

Does early antibiotic administration affect disposition or length of stay in patients with cryptic shock? A retrospective pilot study

H Chung, R Otero, S Rivers, S Sankey, E Rivers

Location of presentation of septic shock has an impact on clinical outcome

Z Wang, C Schorr, S Trzeciak, RP Dellinger, JE Parrillo

Effects of hydrocortisone on posttraumatic stress disorder after septic shock: results from the CORTICUS Berlin Study Group

C Denke, M Deja, S Carstens, CL Sprung, D Annane, J Briegel, M Vogeser, R Moreno, M Singer, O Ahlers, D Keh

Possible pharmacologic interactions caused by mixed infusion

B Stögermüller, A Zimmermann, M Mandl, L Moser, G Pauser

Influence of the number of nurses on survival in multiple system organ failure

A Mikor, T Leiner, I Toth, A Roth, J Sandor, Z Molnar

Racial disparities in quality of care in community-acquired pneumonia

FB Mayr, S Yende, EB Milbrandt, JA Kellum, MC Reade, DC Angus

Global assessment of performance of ICUs: a French experience

A Faye, P Aegerter, A Boumendil, E Minvielle, B Guidet

AIMing to save lives

A Berry, A Stevens

Standard operating procedures in postresuscitation care: facilitated realisation therapeutic measures in daily practice

HJ Busch, T Bestehorn, E Kohls, K Fink, C Bode, T Schwab

Artificial intelligence to reduce practice variation in the ICU

LA Celi, C Hinske, G Alterovitz

Design, implementation and evaluation of a new drug chart in an intensive care/high-dependency unit

P Ging, M McGuirk, B Marsh, C Meegan

Northern Ireland Critical Care Incident Monitoring Study

A Hutchinson, C McAllister, R Mirakhur

Four-dimensional approach to quality and performance of intensive care: rapid routine overview of performance by derived indexes

P Mussalo, J Tenhunen

Quality improvement: reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia

C Hawe, K Ellis, C Cairns, A Longmate

Ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle impact in an intermediate respiratory care unit

A Thompson, F Gago, R Serafim, B Tura, J Boechat, J Pantoja, F Saddy

Implementing national guidelines in intensive care patients with ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired, and healthcare-associated pneumonia: the IMPACT-HAP project

DH Kett, JA Ramirez, P Peyrani, JE Mangino, MJ Zervos, E Cano, KD Ford, EG Scerpella

Prevention of unplanned extubations in the ICU: results of a nurse-driven endotracheal tube care protocol

R Delvaux, K Tavernier, M Sevenois, M Van Hemelrijck, L Huyghens, H Spapen

Evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: results of a knowledge test among 3329 European intensive care nurses

SO Labeau, DM Vandijck, J Rello, S Adam, KH Vandewoude, SI Blot

Preliminary investigation into the response of free cortisol to the low-dose corticotrophin test in patients with septic shock

J Cohen, J Prins, R Deans, M Lassig-Smith, C Bertenshaw, B Venkatesh

Copeptin as a marker of shock and predictor of adverse outcome in critically ill patients

B Meyer, P Wexberg, NG Morgenthaler, A Bergmann, G Heinz, J Struck, R Pacher, M Huelsmann

Copeptin and acute renal failure in critically ill patients

B Meyer, A Bergmann, P Wexberg, J Struck, NG Morgenthaler, G Heinz, R Pacher, M Huelsmann

Prognostic value of N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide in patients at high risk of systemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsis

A Rezaie-Majd, K Hellemann, A Khorsand, L Adler, J Zuber, T Szekeres, A Aloy

Incremental power of the combination of brain natriuretic peptide and tumoral antigen carbohydrate 125 for risk stratification in patients with acute heart failure

H Michalopoulou, A Bakhal, J Vaitsis, N Stravodimou, D Nastou, D Pragastis, N Stravodimou

Pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a marker of successful thrombolysis in patients with submassive pulmonary thromboembolism

R Castro, M Andresen, C Ruiz, A Gonzalez, O Diaz, M Mercado, L Meneses, M Fava, S Cordova

Serum measurement of N-terminal pro-brain peptide among septic patients

M Èubrilo-Turek, V Pilas, D Striniæ, K Èala

Plasma brain natriuretic peptide and cardiac troponin I concentrations after adult cardiac surgery: association with cardiovascular death, postoperative cardiac, renal and pulmonary dysfunction

L Hajjar, F Galas, S Grande, M Campos, R Silva, A Marques, W Leao, J Auler Jr

Prognostic value of plasma amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a large, representative ICU population

A Kotanidou, P Karsaliakos, M Tzanela, I Mavrou, P Kopterides, E Papadomichelakis, M Theodorakopoulou, I Tsagaris, M Lignos, I Ikonomidis, I Ilias, A Armaganidis, S Orfanos, I Dimopoulou

N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide and renal function parameters in cerebral salt wasting syndrome

V Spatenkova, A Kazda, P Skrabalek, P Suchomel

Sepsis-associated diastolic dysfunction without elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide

DJ Sturgess, BA Haluska, P Masci, M Jones, B Venkatesh

Methemoglobin level as an indicator for disease severity in sepsis

T Schuerholz, J Irmer, TP Simon, K Reinhart, G Marx

Effects of postoperative hyperlactatemia on patients' intensive therapy unit length of stay

S Thanthulage, S Stacey

Intraoperative base excess and carbon dioxide gap predict length of intensive care stay after cardiac surgery

L Hajjar, F Galas, F Maeda, T Yamaguti, A Roquim, M Fortim, J Auler

Lactate clearance: the earlier the better?

G Guiotto, F Schiraldi, F Paladino, S Verde, V Antonaglia

Interpretation of serum lactate levels in septic hyperlactatemic patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

S Milanov, G Georgiev, V Todorova, M Milanov

Intravenous immunoglobulin reduces the ischemia/reperfusion-induced renal injury by increasing insulin-like growth factor-I production in mice

N Harada, K Okajima

Comparative study between intravenous immunoglobulins and standard treatment in septic patients

G Hamed, A Rizk, K Aziz Abdel, A Andraos, A Aziz Abdel, A ElNaggar, A Kamal, S Mokhtar

Lipopolysaccharide adsorption in combined therapy of patients with severe sepsis

M Yaroustovsky, B Gelfand, Z Popok, M Abramyan, E Nazarova, I Yakovleva, D Popov, M Plyushch

Relationship between the use of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber for hemofiltration and some laboratory parameters (endocannabinoids, high mobility group box-1 protein and oxidative stress) in severe pneumonia patients

K Mashiko, Y Sakamoto, T Obata, H Matsumoto, Y Hara, N Kutsukata, Y Yamamoto

Effectiveness of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration using a polymethylmethacrylate membrane hemofilter in septic shock patients

Y Sakamoto, K Mashiko, T Obata, H Matsumoto, Y Yamamoto

Polymyxin B hemoperfusion in high endotoxin activity level septic shock patients

G Monti, V Terzi, M Mininni, S Colombo, S Vesconi, G Casella

Efficacy of the CTR-001 direct hemoperfusion adsorption column in sepsis

Y Suzuki, S Kikuchi, M Kojika, N Sato, S Endo

Coupled plasma filtration adsorption in peritonitis-induced porcine hyperdynamic septic shock

R Sykora, J Chvojka, A Krouzecky, J Radej, V Varnerova, T Karvunidis, I Novak, M Matejovic

Clinical efficacy of long-term performance with polymyxin-B immobilized fiber treatment for septic shock

N Matumoto, Y Suzuki, S Kikuchi, N Shioya, S Shibata, N Sato, S Endo

Association of IL-6 promoter polymorphism -174C/G with outcome in severe sepsis

O Sabelnikovs, L Nikitina-Zake, I Vanags

Association of (CCTTT)10, a nitric oxide synthase 2 promoter polymorphism, with death due to acute lung injury

D Perez, C Manzon, J Navellou, C Patry, G Capellier

Tranexamic acid effects on postoperative bleeding in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery according to the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 polymorphism

M Brouard, J Iribarren, J Jiménez, L Lorente, R Perez, R Santacreu, M Santana, J Rodriguez, P Machado, R Martinez, M Mora

Effect of the IL-6 promoter polymorphism -174 G/C on risk and outcome of pneumonia

I Martín-Loeches, J Solé Violan, J Blanquer, J Aspa, C Rodríguez Gallego, F Rodríguez de Castro, I García Laorden, O Rajas, A García-Saavedra

Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism (insertion/deletion) and the clinical condition of sepsis

R Yildizdas

Incidence of renal failure following orthotopic liver transplantation is lower in the Asian population

J Read, P Bearfield, B Agarwal

Renal protection in the ICU: role of fenoldopam

P Bertini, F Pratesi, T Angelini, F Forfori, G Licitra, F Giunta

Renal hemodynamic, microcirculatory and metabolic responses to peritonitis-induced acute kidney injury in pigs

J Chvojka, R Sykora, A Krouzecky, J Radej, V Varnerova, T Karvunidis, I Novak, M Matejovic

Risk factors and outcome of rhabdomyolysis after cardiac surgery

L Hajjar, S Grande, F Galas, A Roquim, L Sampaio, J Auler Jr

Requirement for renal replacement therapy following orthotopic liver transplantation in adults is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and higher incidence of pneumonia

P Bearfield, J Read, S Shaw, B Agarwal

Slow continuous ultrafiltration: just fluids?

F Paladino, S Del Gaudio, G Guiotto, F Schiraldi, S Verde

New technology for mini invasive slow continuous ultrafiltration to avoid mechanical ventilation in cardiorespiratory failure: preliminary experience

B Martinez, D Morri, P De Stefanis, O Margarit, F Giordano, A De Monte

Provision of intermittent renal replacement service outside an ICU is safe and effective

P Wilton, J Mitchell, P Doyle, H Dell, K Goon

The Hannover Dialysis Outcome (HAN-D-OUT) study: comparison of standard versus intensified dialysis in treatment of patients with acute kidney injury in the ICU

R Faulhaber-Walter, J Kielstein, J Vahlbruch, N Jahr, L Hoy, H Haller, D Fliser, C Hafer

High-volume continuous venovenous hemofiltration reduces mortality in critically ill patients with acute renal failure

R Van Ketel, I Meynaar, L Dawson, S Sleeswijk Visser, M Van Spreuwel-Verheijen, P Tangkau

High fluid volume removal with continuous renal replacement therapy as a therapeutic option for early posttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome

L Sorrentino, F De Sanctis, M Mercieri, L Bucci, A Pochini, RA De Blasi

Serum urea as a marker for initiation of renal replacement therapy in ICU patients with acute kidney injury

W De Corte, J De Waele, S Blot, C Danneels, A Dhondt, S Claus, E Hoste

Initiation of renal replacement therapy in patients with acute kidney injury and severe lactic acidosis

S Vuylsteke, A Dhondt, C Danneels, J De Waele, S Blot, E Hoste

Pharmacokinetics of ranitidine during hemodiafiltration

V Fuhrmann, P Schenk, N Kneidinger, R Kitzberger, J Warszawska, U Holzinger, L Kramer, M Miksits, W Jäger, C Madl

Ceftriaxone pharmacokinetic properties during continuous venovenous haemofiltration using an in vitro model

B Harvey, D Yeomanson, H Mulla, TN Johnson, A Mayer

Intermittent versus continuous enoxaparine for anticoagulation during continuous venovenous hemofiltration

A Koroljov, I Kordjukova, M Magi, A Reintam

Mechanical ventilation in a critical care unit in southern Brazil: mortality risk factors

L Fialkow, M Bozzetti, M Farenzena, R Sens, L Sehn, R Cardoso, A Wolmeister, A Milani, M Ficanha, G Machado, A Güntzel, S Vieira, J Brauner

Long-stay critically ill patients' characteristics and outcomes: a cohort study

J Carmeli, S Bursztein

Respiratory organ dysfunction: a leading risk factor for hospital mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock

H Yang, IT Duling, JS Brown, SG Simonson

Improved ICU risk prediction modelling using a multivariable fractional polynomial approach

S Tibby, A Durward

Risk factors for the development of acute lung injury in patients with septic shock: an observational cohort study

R Iscimen, M Yilmaz, R Cartin-Ceba, R Hubmayr, B Afessa, O Gajic, J Farmer

Outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock patients with hematological malignancies: impact of recent intravenous chemotherapeutic treatment

D Vandijck, D Benoit, P Depuydt, E Steel, F Offner, S Blot, J Decruyenaere

Outcome of patients with haematological malignancy admitted to the general ICU

I Ketchley, N Al-Subaie, R Hewitt, M Grounds, A Rhodes, A Rhodes

Prognostic factors of cancer patients admitted to the ICU in Brazil: a prospective cohort

DN Rocha Cardoso, JM Meira Teles, DS Gaudêncio dos Santos, AC Da Hora Pereira, EB Maia, FS Batista, DG Flores, RA Passos, AA Camelier, OH Coelho Messeder, AS Neto

Organ dysfunction influences outcome in medical oncology patients without multiorgan failure

J Divatia, V Agarwal, R Hawaldar

Causes and risk factors of maternal mortality in the ICU

C Kaddour, R Souissi, Z Haddad, Z Zaghdoudi, M Magouri, M Soussi, S Abbassi

Epidemiology and outcome in acute respiratory failure

E Bermejo López, J Sotillo Díaz, S Arenal López, J Villanueva Flórez, P García Olivares

Outcome for immunocompromised pediatric critical patients

Y Peña, M Pujol, S Cañadas, P Domínguez, J Balcells, J Roqueta

Immunocompromised pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure: outcome and prognosis factors

M Pujol, Y Peña, A Vazquez, J Balcells, J Ortega, J Roqueta

ICU patients: does age make any difference?

M Laskou, M Katsiari, E Mainas, A Kotsaimani, I Karampela, A Magina

How does care differ for neurological patients admitted to a neuro-ICU versus a general ICU? The Greater New York Hospital Association ICU Prevalence Survey

P Kurtz, V Fitts, Z Sumer, T Straub, J Cooke, K Vladimir, S Mayer

Analysis of morbimortality in patients with multiorgan dysfunction

S Arenal López, JC Sotillo Díaz, E Bermejo López, P Garcia Olivares, JM Gómez Garcia, I Rodado Muñoz

Determination of SpO2/FiO2 thresholds to impute for PaO2/FiO2 ratios in the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score

P Pandharipande, A Shintani, T Rice, L Ware, G Bernard, EW Ely

Validation of APACHE IV in patients with severe acute pancreatitis

P Kakar, D Govil, S Gupta, S Srinivasan, P Mehta, O Prakash, D Arora, S Das, P Govil, A Malhotra, R Tobin, P Bajaj

Disparity in outcome prediction between APACHE II, APACHE III and APACHE IV

Z Haddad, BF Falissard, KC Chokri, BK Kamel, BN Nader, SN Nagi, SR Riadh

Assessment of the performance of the SAPS 3, SAPS II, and APACHE II prognostic models in a surgical ICU

C Krauss, Y Sakr, A Amaral, A Rea-Neto, M Specht, K Reinhart, G Marx

Prediction of hospital mortality by support vector machine versus logistic regression in patients with a haematological malignancy admitted to the ICU

T Verplancke, S Vanlooy, D Benoit, S Vansteelandt, P Depuydt, F Deturck, J Decruyenaere

Incidence, risk factors and outcome of venous thromboembolism in critically ill obstetric patients

C Kaddour, R Souissi, Z Haddad, M Soussi, M Magouri, M Achour, S Abbassi, Z Zaghdoudi

Quality of life after prolonged ICU stay: preliminary results of a prospective survey in critically ill patients

R Nakahara, L Weibel, A Zollinger, C Hofer

Abstract withdrawn

Quality of life 4 months after ICU discharge

F Baldwin, O Boyd, D Hinge

Quality of life among survivors of prolonged critical illness; a mixed methods study

P Ramsay, G Huby, A Thompson, T Walsh

Long-term resource use, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness of liberal and conservative fluid strategies in acute lung injury

Pain in intensive care after sternotomy is predictive for chronic thoracic pain

LI Janssen-Sanders, LV Gulik, P Bruins, A Driessen, W Morshuis, C Knibbe, EV Dongen

Pharmacokinetics of oral melatonin in patients recovering from critical illness

R Bourne

Current awareness of delirium in the ICU: a postal survey in The Netherlands

F Cadogan, B Riekerk, R Vreeswijk, JH Rommes, A Toornvliet, PE Spronk

Risk factors associated with delirium in a general ICU: role of S-100 protein

A Rubino, F Forfori, G Licitra, P Cosimini, F Foltran, F Giunta

Nicotine replacement therapy is associated with improved outcomes in critically ill smokers

S Bostaji, C Filip, G Carino

Translation, retranslation and validation of the Dutch Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit

R Vreeswijk, M Honing, K Bakker, P Spronk, T De Man, J De Jonghe, K Kalisvaart

Efficacy of electrical muscle stimulation on preserving the muscle mass of critically ill patients

V Gerovasili, K Stefanidis, K Vitzilaios, E Karatzanos, E Papadopoulos, G Tzanis, C Routsi, D Zervakis, V Markaki, S Nanas

End of life practices in India

S Jog, B Pawar

End of life care: communication – a retrospective survey

A Devitt, R Mane, S Yoganathan

Care of terminally ill patients: an opinion survey among healthcare providers in the Middle East

M Rahman, F Abu-Zidan, Y Ibrahim, S Abuhasna

Prognostic factors of elderly patients admitted to an ICU

F Stein, R Barros, F Feitosa, D Toledo, J Silva Junior, A Isola, E Rezende

Intensive care use and mortality in the very elderly patients

M Giannakou, F Drampa, G Tsaousi, E Anastasiou, E Geka, E Efthimiou, I Papageorgiou, K Matsi, E Sofianos

Decisions to limit care: evaluation of newly graduated physicians during a selection process for medical residency in Brazil

R Goldwasser, C David, A Coelho, E Muxfeldt, E Santos, V Fonseca, M Lobo, K Bloch, S Zaidhaft, S Porto, S Saintive, M Amaral

Interdisciplinary ethics consultation on the surgical ICU: indication 'on a gut level'?

A Chromik, T Wemhöner, D Sülberg, H Laubenthal, U Mittelkötter, W Uhl

Safety assessment of the direct sequence spread spectrum wireless local area network with a medical device

T Loh, F Kwan

Consumption of ICU resources by long-stay patients does not change over time: 10-year observation in a teaching hospital in The Netherlands

A Schoffelen, J Hofhuis, JH Rommes, PE Spronk

Microcosting study of ICU costs in three European countries

SS Tan, J Martin, A Pezzi, J Bakker, C Neurohr, A Pitrelli, L Hakkaart, R Welte

Indication and use of chest X-ray scans in the ICU

P Shastri, G Raghuraman

Technology in the ICU; the nurses' point of view

O Verhulst

Overflow critical care facility in a teaching hospital: how often do we use it?

MVijaya Kumar, L Cheater, D Raw, SV Nagaraja

Visiting policies in Italian pediatric ICUs: a national survey

A Giannini, G Miccinesi, S Leoncino, L Petrò

Multidisciplinary educational needs assessment of critical care in community hospitals

A Sarti, S Hayes, P Cardinal, S Murray, R Bouali

Intensive care not confined to the bedspace: successfully implemented ventilation and monitoring solution for ICU intrahospital transport that is offering improvements in patient care

D Williams

Quantification and characterisation of work done by intensive care doctors outside the ICU

M Mackinnon, P O'Neil, S Ramsay, C Cairns

Information management framework in adult critical care: experience from a large Canadian health region

R Shahpori, A Delosangeles, K Laupland

Serial evaluation of the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment and Logistic Organ Dysfunction scores to predict ICU mortality in mixed critically ill patients

B Khwannimit

Impact of the opening of a ward-based noninvasive ventilation unit on critical care

J Greenwood, S Nagaraja

ICU admission during round time is associated with increased mortality

B Afessa, M Keegan, O Gajic

Prognosis of patients with haematological malignancies admitted to the ICU

DA Geerse, SJ Pinto-Sietsma, LF Span, WN Van Mook

Communication survey on use of cellphones versus pagers among anesthesiologists

BH Tan, KJ Chin, YL Wong, S Loo

Online learning resources in emergency medicine for primary care professionals

K Walsh

Simulation-based training on emergencies in cardiology: experience with 497 trainees

B Zawadzki, A Figueiredo, D Paoli, S Gelbvaks, B Schubsky, FE Nácul