Ausgabe 8/2007
Inhalt (34 Artikel)
ICUs: from performance appraisal to executive dashboard?
Corinne Alberti, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski
Understanding high-frequency oscillation: lessons from the animal kingdom
Niall D. Ferguson, Jesús Villar, Arthur S. Slutsky
Decompression in abdominal compartment syndrome: How early is early?
Enrico Calzia, Stephan Klaus, Michael Sugrue
Neuromonitoring in the intensive care unit. II. Cerebral oxygenation monitoring and microdialysis
Anuj Bhatia, Arun Kumar Gupta
Variability in outcome and resource use in intensive care units
Hans U. Rothen, Kay Stricker, Johanna Einfalt, Peter Bauer, Philip G. H. Metnitz, Rui P. Moreno, Jukka Takala
A method for monitoring and improving patient: ventilator interaction
Magdy Younes, Laurent Brochard, Salvatore Grasso, John Kun, Jordi Mancebo, Marco Ranieri, Jean-Christophe Richard, Henry Younes
High-mobility group box 1 protein plasma concentrations during septic shock
Sébastien Gibot, Frédéric Massin, Aurélie Cravoisy, Damien Barraud, Lionel Nace, Brune Levy, Pierre-Edouard Bollaert
Increased mortality in septic shock with the 4G/4G genotype of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 in patients of white descent
Gloria García-Segarra, Gerard Espinosa, Dolors Tassies, Josep Oriola, Jesús Aibar, Albert Bové, Pedro Castro, Joan-Carles Reverter, Josep-Maria Nicolás
Excess ICU mortality attributable to ventilator-associated pneumonia: The role of early vs late onset
J. Vallés, A. Pobo, O. García-Esquirol, D. Mariscal, J. Real, R. Fernández
Antibiotic management of suspected nosocomial ICU-acquired infection: Does prolonged empiric therapy improve outcome?
Mary-Anne W. Aarts, Christian Brun-Buisson, Deborah J. Cook, Anand Kumar, Steven Opal, Graeme Rocker, Terry Smith, Jean-Louis Vincent, John C. Marshall
A Bayesian decision-support system for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia
Carolina A. M. Schurink, Stefan Visscher, Peter J. F. Lucas, Henk J. van Leeuwen, Erik Buskens, Reinier G. Hoff, Andy I. M. Hoepelman, Marc J. M. Bonten
Management of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit: does trauma make a difference?
Kemal Agbaht, Thiago Lisboa, Angel Pobo, Alejandro Rodriguez, Alberto Sandiumenge, Emili Diaz, Jordi Rello
Withdrawal symptoms in children after long-term administration of sedatives and/or analgesics: a literature review. “Assessment remains troublesome”
Erwin Ista, Monique van Dijk, Claudia Gamel, Dick Tibboel, Matthijs de Hoog
Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 score in Italy: a multicenter, prospective, observational study
Andrea Wolfler, Paolo Silvani, Massimo Musicco, Ida Salvo
Red blood cell transfusion in critically ill children is independently associated with increased mortality
Martin C. J. Kneyber, Mohammed I. Hersi, Jos W. R. Twisk, Dick G. Markhorst, Frans B. Plötz
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation reduces lung inflammation: a large-animal 24-h model of respiratory distress
Ralf M. Muellenbach, Markus Kredel, Harun M. Said, Bernd Klosterhalfen, Bernd Zollhoefer, Christian Wunder, Andreas Redel, Michael Schmidt, Norbert Roewer, Jörg Brederlau
Microdialysis of the rectus abdominis muscle for early detection of impending abdominal compartment syndrome
Christoph Meier, Claudio Contaldo, Rene Schramm, Joerg H. Holstein, Juerg Hamacher, Michaela Amon, Guido A. Wanner, Otmar Trentz, Michael D. Menger
Performance of noninvasive ventilation modes on ICU ventilators during pressure support: a bench model study
Laurence Vignaux, Didier Tassaux, Philippe Jolliet
Prospective evaluation of peripheral venous access difficulty in emergency care
Frédéric Lapostolle, Jean Catineau, Bruno Garrigue, Vincent Monmarteau, Thierry Houssaye, Isabelle Vecci, Virginie Tréoux, Baptistine Hospital, Nicolas Crocheton, Frédéric Adnet
End-inspiratory occlusion maneuver during transesophageal echocardiography for patent foramen ovale detection in intensive care unit patients
Apostolos Koroneos, Panagiotis Politis, Sotiris Malachias, Antonis S. Manolis, Theodoros Vassilakopoulos
Evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: results of a knowledge test among intensive care nurses
Stijn I. Blot, Sonia Labeau, Dominique Vandijck, Paul Van Aken, Brigitte Claes
Urinary biomarker of oxidative stress correlating with outcome in critically septic patients
Te-Chun Hsia, Wei-Erh Cheng, Chuen-Ming Shih, Liang-Wen Hang, Kuen-Yuh Wu, Hsin-Ling Yang, Wu-Huei Hsu
Urinary biomarker of oxidative stress correlating with outcome in critically septic patients
Wei-Erh Cheng, Chuen-Ming Shih, Liang-Wen Hang, Kuen-Yuh Wu, Hsin-Ling Yang, Wu-Huei Hsu, Te-Chun Hsia
A postural change test improves the prediction of a radiological maxillary sinusitis by ultrasonography in mechanically ventilated patients
Frédéric Vargas, Alexandre Boyer, Hoang Nam Bui, Louis Rachid Salmi, Didier Gruson, Gilles Hilbert
Comment on “Incidence, risk factors and consequences of ICU delirium” by Ouimet et al.
Timothy D. Girard, Ayumi K. Shintani, E. Wesley Ely
Reply to the comment by Drs. Girard et al.
Yoanna Skrobik, Mariève Cossette, Brian P. Kavanagh
Not using data of patients who die before deferred informed consent potentially jeopardises emergency medical trials
Bernadetta Moser, Georg Röggla
Reply to Moser and Röggla
T. C. Jansen, E. J. O. Kompanje, C. Druml, D. K. Menon, C. J. Wiedermann, J. Bakker
Is there increasing evidence that the risks of rhAPC may outweigh its benefits?
Maria Plataki, Katerina Vaporidi, Dimitris Georgopoulos
Safety of drotrecogin alfa (activated): a fair comparison requires consistent definitions
Mark D. Williams, William Macias, Joerg Rustige
Response to the letter by Williams et al.
Guido Bertolini, Carlotta Rossi, Abramo Anghileri, Sergio Livigni, Antonio Addis, Daniele Poole
Pets or meds: how to tackle misery in a paediatric intensive care unit
Gijs D. Vos, Jim van Os, Piet L. J. M. Leroy, Jan N. M. Schieveld