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Volume 12(5);  2008
Book Report
Bioethics in the clinic: a review of The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics
Leslie M Whetstine
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 307. Published online 2008 September 3. doi: 10.1186/cc6992.
PMCID: PMC2592732
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Letters
Regression modelling in hospital epidemiology: a statistical note
Martin Wolkewitz, Jan Beyersmann, Petra Gastmeier, and Martin Schumacher
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 427. Published online 2008 September 4. doi: 10.1186/cc6991.
PMCID: PMC2592731
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Guidance in sepsis management: navigating uncharted waters?
Michael C Reade, Stephen J Warrillow, John A Myburgh, and Rinaldo Bellomo
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 428. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/cc7004.
PMCID: PMC2592738
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Evidence-lost to tight glycemic control?
Marcus J Schultz, Peter E Spronk, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Bekele Afessa, and Ognjen Gajic
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 430. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/cc7022.
PMCID: PMC2592756
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The role of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in ventilator-induced lung injury
Michiel Vaneker, Leo MA Heunks, Johannes G van der Hoeven, and Gert Jan Scheffer
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 431. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/cc7030.
PMCID: PMC2592759
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Renal failure in the intensive care unit: acute kidney injury compared to end-stage renal failure
Marlies Ostermann, René Chang, and the Riyadh ICU Program Users Group
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 432. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/cc7085.
PMCID: PMC2592764
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Viewpoint
Dialysis dose in acute kidney injury: no time for therapeutic nihilism – a critical appraisal of the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network study
Claudio Ronco, Dinna Cruz, Helen Oudemans van Straaten, Patrick Honore, Andrew House, Du Bin, and Noel Gibney
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 308. Published online 2008 October 16. doi: 10.1186/cc7016.
PMCID: PMC2592750
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Commentaries
Intensive glycemic control in traumatic brain injury: what is the ideal glucose range?
Paul M Vespa
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 175. Published online 2008 September 1. doi: 10.1186/cc6986.
PMCID: PMC2592729
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The essential nature of healthcare databases in critical care medicine
Greg S Martin
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 176. Published online 2008 September 1. doi: 10.1186/cc6993.
PMCID: PMC2592733
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Myocardial protection in sepsis
Simon Shakar and Brian D Lowes
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 177. Published online 2008 September 3. doi: 10.1186/cc6978.
PMCID: PMC2592725
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Circuit lifespan during continuous renal replacement therapy: children and adults are not equal
Zaccaria Ricci, Isabella Guzzo, Stefano Picca, and Sergio Picardo
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 178. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/cc7000.
PMCID: PMC2592735
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Anticoagulant therapy in acute lung injury: a useful tool without proper operating instruction?
Sebastian Rehberg, Perenlei Enkhbaatar, and Daniel L Traber
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 179. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/cc7002.
PMCID: PMC2592737
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Gastrointestinal dysfunction in the critically ill: can we measure it?
Rachel G Khadaroo and John C Marshall
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 180. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/cc7001.
PMCID: PMC2592736
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Using MRI of the optic nerve sheath to detect elevated intracranial pressure
Heidi Harbison Kimberly and Vicki E Noble
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 181. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/cc7008.
PMCID: PMC2592742
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Hyperglycemia may alter cytokine production and phagocytosis by means other than hyperosmotic stress
Charles E Wade
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 182. Published online 2008 October 9. doi: 10.1186/cc7012.
PMCID: PMC2592746
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Establishing the Irish Critical Care Trials Group: 'who wins in battle makes many calculations before the battle is fought'
Brian O'Brien and Dermot Phelan
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 183. Published online 2008 October 9. doi: 10.1186/cc7014.
PMCID: PMC2592748
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Recently published papers: Pseudomonas, brain and bowel injury and novel cardiac therapies
Uma M Bandarupalli and Gareth Williams
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 184. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc7019.
PMCID: PMC2592753
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Barbiturates for the treatment of intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury
Sarice L Bassin and Thomas P Bleck
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 185. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/cc7020.
PMCID: PMC2592754
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Frontal EEG for intensive care unit sedation: treating numbers or patients?
Peter V Sackey
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 186. Published online 2008 October 23. doi: 10.1186/cc7029.
PMCID: PMC2592758
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Tight glycaemic control in the intensive care unit: pitfalls in the testing of the concept
Dieter Mesotten
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 187. Published online 2008 October 24. doi: 10.1186/cc7086.
PMCID: PMC2592765
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Reviews
Bench-to-bedside review: The initial hemodynamic resuscitation of the septic patient according to Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines – does one size fit all?
Azriel Perel
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 223. Published online 2008 September 3. doi: 10.1186/cc6979.
PMCID: PMC2592726
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Pro/con debate: Is the scoop and run approach the best approach to trauma services organization?
Barbara Haas and Avery B Nathens
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 224. Published online 2008 September 10. doi: 10.1186/cc6980.
PMCID: PMC2592727
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Clinical review: Critical care in the global context – disparities in burden of illness, access, and economics
Robert A Fowler, Neill KJ Adhikari, and Satish Bhagwanjee
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 225. Published online 2008 September 9. doi: 10.1186/cc6984.
PMCID: PMC2592728
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Bench-to-bedside review: Adenosine receptors – promising targets in acute lung injury?
Carsten P Schepp and Jörg Reutershan
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 226. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/cc6990.
PMCID: PMC2592730
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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – shock
Florian Wagner, Katja Baumgart, Vladislava Simkova, Michael Georgieff, Peter Radermacher, and Enrico Calzia
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 227. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc6949.
PMCID: PMC2592773
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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – multiple organ failure and sepsis
James M O'Brien, Jr, Naeem A Ali, and Edward Abraham
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 228. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc6950.
PMCID: PMC2592721
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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – intensive care unit management
Clayton Barbieri, Shannon S Carson, and André Carlos Amaral
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 229. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc6951.
PMCID: PMC2592722
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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – nephrology
Zaccaria Ricci and Claudio Ronco
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 230. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc6952.
PMCID: PMC2592723
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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – respirology
Lorenzo Del Sorbo and Arthur S Slutsky
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 231. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc6953.
PMCID: PMC2592724
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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – cardiology
Luigi Camporota, Marius Terblanche, and David Bennett
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 232. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/cc7007.
PMCID: PMC2592741
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Clinical review: Balancing the therapeutic, safety, and economic issues underlying effective antipseudomonal carbapenem use
Thomas G Slama
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 233. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/cc6994.
PMCID: PMC2592734
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Research
Effects of inhaled iloprost on right ventricular contractility, right ventriculo-vascular coupling and ventricular interdependence: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in an experimental model of acute pulmonary hypertension
Steffen Rex, Carlo Missant, Piet Claus, Wolfgang Buhre, and Patrick F Wouters
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R113. Published online 2008 September 10. doi: 10.1186/cc7005.
PMCID: PMC2592739
Use of T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the optic nerve sheath to detect raised intracranial pressure
Thomas Geeraerts, Virginia FJ Newcombe, Jonathan P Coles, Maria Giulia Abate, Iain E Perkes, Peter JA Hutchinson, Jo G Outtrim, Dot A Chatfield, and David K Menon
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R114. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/cc7006.
PMCID: PMC2592740
Partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide successful predicts cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the field: a prospective observational study
Miran Kolar, Miljenko Križmarić, Petra Klemen2, and Štefek Grmec
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R115. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/cc7009.
PMCID: PMC2592743
Pressure support ventilation attenuates ventilator-induced protein modifications in the diaphragm
Emmanuel Futier, Jean-Michel Constantin, Lydie Combaret, Laurent Mosoni, Laurence Roszyk, Vincent Sapin, Didier Attaix, Boris Jung, Samir Jaber, and Jean-Etienne Bazin
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R116. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/cc7010.
PMCID: PMC2592744
Influence of enrollment sequence effect on observed outcomes in the ADDRESS and PROWESS studies of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in patients with severe sepsis
Pierre-François Laterre, William L Macias, Jonathan Janes, Mark D Williams, David R Nelson, Amand RJ Girbes, Jean-François Dhainaut, and Edward Abraham
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R117. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/cc7011.
PMCID: PMC2592745
Analysis of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiac index in multiple injured patients: a prospective cohort study
Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Bernd A Leidel, Sonja Kirchhoff, Volker Braunstein, Viktoria Bogner, Uwe Kreimeier, Wolf Mutschler, and Peter Biberthaler
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R118. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1186/cc7013.
PMCID: PMC2592747
Entropy and bispectral index for assessment of sedation, analgesia and the effects of unpleasant stimuli in critically ill patients: an observational study
Matthias Haenggi, Heidi Ypparila-Wolters, Christine Bieri, Carola Steiner, Jukka Takala, Ilkka Korhonen, and Stephan M Jakob
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R119. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/cc7015.
PMCID: PMC2592749
Strict glycaemic control in patients hospitalised in a mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit: a randomised clinical trial
Gisela Del Carmen De La Rosa, Jorge Hernando Donado, Alvaro Humberto Restrepo, Alvaro Mauricio Quintero, Luis Gabriel González, Nora Elena Saldarriaga, Marisol Bedoya, Juan Manuel Toro, Jorge Byron Velásquez, Juan Carlos Valencia, Clara Maria Arango, Pablo Henrique Aleman, Esdras Martin Vasquez, Juan Carlos Chavarriaga, Andrés Yepes, William Pulido, Carlos Alberto Cadavid, and Grupo de Investigacion en Cuidado intensivo: GICI-HPTU
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R120. Published online 2008 September 17. doi: 10.1186/cc7017.
PMCID: PMC2592751
Intensive care for the adult population in Ireland: a multicentre study of intensive care population demographics
The Irish Critical Care Trials Group
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R121. Published online 2008 September 18. doi: 10.1186/cc7018.
PMCID: PMC2592752
The 'cardiac-lung mass' artifact: an echocardiographic sign of lung atelectasis and/or pleural effusion
Andreas Karabinis, Theodosios Saranteas, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Daniel Lichtenstein, John Poularas, Clifford Yang, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R122. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/cc7021.
PMCID: PMC2592755
Readmission to a surgical intensive care unit: incidence, outcome and risk factors
Axel Kaben, Fabiano Corrêa, Konrad Reinhart, Utz Settmacher, Jan Gummert, Rolf Kalff, and Yasser Sakr
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R123. Published online 2008 October 6. doi: 10.1186/cc7023.
PMCID: PMC2592757
Acute kidney injury is common, parallels organ dysfunction or failure, and carries appreciable mortality in patients with major burns: a prospective exploratory cohort study
I Steinvall, Z Bak, and F Sjoberg
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R124. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/cc7032.
PMCID: PMC2592761
The adenosine deaminase inhibitor erythro-9-[2-hydroxyl-3-nonyl]-adenine decreases intestinal permeability and protects against experimental sepsis: a prospective, randomised laboratory investigation
Nalan Kayhan, Benjamin Funke, Lars Oliver Conzelmann, Harald Winkler, Stefan Hofer, Jochen Steppan, Heinfried Schmidt, Hubert Bardenheuer, Christian-Friedrich Vahl, and Markus A Weigand
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R125. Published online 2008 October 13. doi: 10.1186/cc7033.
PMCID: PMC2592762
Pituitary-adrenal function in patients with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective cohort study
Stepani Bendel, Timo Koivisto, Esko Ruokonen, Jaakko Rinne, Jarkko Romppanen, Ilkka Vauhkonen, Vesa Kiviniemi, and Ari Uusaro
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R126. Published online 2008 October 13. doi: 10.1186/cc7084.
PMCID: PMC2592763
So much to teach, so little time: a prospective cohort study evaluating a tool to select content for a critical care curriculum
Adam D Peets, Kevin McLaughlin, Jocelyn Lockyer, and Tyrone Donnon
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R127. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/cc7087.
PMCID: PMC2592766
Induction of Bim and Bid gene expression during accelerated apoptosis in severe sepsis
Stefan U Weber, Jens-Christian Schewe, Lutz E Lehmann, Stefan Müller, Malte Book, Sven Klaschik, Andreas Hoeft, and Frank Stüber
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R128. Published online 2008 October 16. doi: 10.1186/cc7088.
PMCID: PMC2592767
The impact of the severity of sepsis on the risk of hypoglycaemia and glycaemic variability
Reiner M Waeschle, Onnen Moerer, Reinhard Hilgers, Peter Herrmann, Peter Neumann, and Michael Quintel
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R129. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/cc7097.
PMCID: PMC2592768
A quality assessment of genetic association studies supporting susceptibility and outcome in acute lung injury
Carlos Flores, Maria del Mar Pino-Yanes, and Jesús Villar
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R130. Published online 2008 October 25. doi: 10.1186/cc7098.
PMCID: PMC2592769
Association between inflammatory mediators and response to inhaled nitric oxide in a model of endotoxin-induced lung injury
Sebastien Trachsel, Ginette Deby-Dupont, Edwige Maurenbrecher, Monique Nys, Maurice Lamy, and Göran Hedenstierna
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R131. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/cc7099.
PMCID: PMC2592770
Reliability of continuous cardiac output measurement during intra-abdominal hypertension relies on repeated calibrations: an experimental animal study
Matthias Gruenewald, Jochen Renner, Patrick Meybohm, Jan Höcker, Jens Scholz, and Berthold Bein
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R132. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/cc7102.
PMCID: PMC2592771
Memory-enhancing treatments reverse the impairment of inhibitory avoidance retention in sepsis-surviving rats
Lisiane Tuon, Clarissa M Comim, Fabrícia Petronilho, Tatiana Barichello, Ivan Izquierdo, João Quevedo, and Felipe Dal-Pizzol
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): R133. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/cc7103.
PMCID: PMC2592772
Correction
A long-term follow-up study investigating health-related quality of life and resource use in survivors of severe sepsis: comparison of recombinant human activated protein C with standard care
Christopher J Longo, Daren K Heyland, Harold N Fisher, Robert A Fowler, Claudio M Martin, and Andrew G Day
Crit Care. 2008; 12(5): 429. Published online 2008 October 16. doi: 10.1186/cc7031.
PMCID: PMC2592760
Corrects:Christopher J Longo, et al. A long-term follow-up study investigating health-related quality of life and resource use in survivors of severe sepsis: comparison of recombinant human activated protein C with standard care. Crit Care. 2007; 11(6): R128.
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