Volume 34, Number 12
December 2008

Original Article

The risk associated with hyperoncotic colloids in patients with shock

Frédérique Schortgen, Emmanuelle Girou, Nicolas Deye, Laurent Brochard
Pages 2157 - 2168

Screening for resistant gram-negative microorganisms to guide empiric therapy of subsequent infection

Evangelos Papadomichelakis, Flora Kontopidou, Anastasia Antoniadou, Garifalia Poulakou, Evangelos Koratzanis, Petros Kopterides, Irini Mavrou, Apostolos Armaganidis, Helen Giamarellou
Pages 2169 - 2175

Serum levels of osteopontin are increased in SIRS and sepsis

Rosanna Vaschetto, Stefania Nicola, Carlo Olivieri, Elena Boggio, Fabio Piccolella, Riccardo Mesturini, Federica Damnotti, Davide Colombo, Paolo Navalesi, Francesco Della Corte, Umberto Dianzani, Annalisa Chiocchetti
Pages 2176 - 2184

Risk factors and prognosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection in critically ill patients: a multicenter study

Jose Garnacho-Montero, Teresa Aldabó-Pallás, Mercedes Palomar-Martínez, Jordi Vallés, Benito Almirante, Rafael Garcés, Fabrio Grill, Miquel Pujol, Cristina Arenas-Giménez, Eduard Mesalles, Ana Escoresca-Ortega, Marina de Cueto, Carlos Ortiz-Leyba
Pages 2185 - 2193

Nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infection in medical intensive care unit: the incidence, patient characteristics, and clinical significance

Chin-Chung Shu, Chih-Hsin Lee, Jann-Yuan Wang, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Chong-Jen Yu, Po-Ren Hsueh, Li-Na Lee, Pan-Chyr Yang
Pages 2194 - 2201

Herpes simplex virus load in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is related to poor outcome in critically ill patients

Catharina F. M. Linssen, Jan A. Jacobs, Foekje F. Stelma, Walther N. K. A. van Mook, Peter Terporten, Cornelis Vink, Marjolein Drent, Cathrien A. Bruggeman, Annick Smismans
Pages 2202 - 2209

Early increases in microcirculatory perfusion during protocol-directed resuscitation are associated with reduced multi-organ failure at 24 h in patients with sepsis

Stephen Trzeciak, Jonathan V. McCoy, R. Phillip Dellinger, Ryan C. Arnold, Michael Rizzuto, Nicole L. Abate, Nathan I. Shapiro, Joseph E. Parrillo, Steven M. Hollenberg
Pages 2210 - 2217

Central venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference: an additional target for goal-directed therapy in septic shock?

Fabrice Vallée, Benoit Vallet, Olivier Mathe, Jacqueline Parraguette, Arnaud Mari, Stein Silva, Kamran Samii, Olivier Fourcade, Michèle Genestal
Pages 2218 - 2225

A comparison of epinephrine and norepinephrine in critically ill patients

John A. Myburgh, Alisa Higgins, Alina Jovanovska, Jeffrey Lipman, Naresh Ramakrishnan, John Santamaria
Pages 2226 - 2234

Measurement of end-expiratory lung volume by oxygen washin–washout in controlled and assisted mechanically ventilated patients

N. Patroniti, M. Saini, A. Zanella, D. Weismann, S. Isgrò, G. Bellani, G. Foti, A. Pesenti
Pages 2235 - 2240

Enhanced fluid management with continuous venovenous hemofiltration in pediatric respiratory failure patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Nancy G. Hoover, Michael Heard, Christopher Reid, Scott Wagoner, Kristine Rogers, Jason Foland, Matthew L. Paden, James D. Fortenberry
Pages 2241 - 2247

Editorials

Hyperoncotic colloids in shock and risk of renal injury: enough evidence for a banning order?

Patrick M. Honore, Olivier Joannes-Boyau, Willem Boer
Pages 2127 - 2129

Maximizing rates of empiric appropriate antibiotic therapy with minimized use of broad-spectrum agents: are surveillance cultures the key?

S. Blot, P. Depuydt, D. Vogelaers
Pages 2130 - 2133

Osteopontin in sepsis: any role?

Marc Derive, Sébastien Gibot
Pages 2134 - 2135

Psychiatric disorders and the ICU: gaps and opportunities

Christoph Pechlaner, Bruno Mégarbane, W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker
Pages 2136 - 2138

Brief Report

Correspondence

Experimental

Legal and Ethical Issues on Clinical Research

Pediatric Brief Report

Pediatric Original

Review