Volume 28, Number 12 / December, 2002

Announcements

December 2002

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Physiological effects of decannulation in tracheostomized patients

Karim Chadda, Bruno Louis, Lamine Benaïssa, Djillali Annane, Philippe Gajdos, Jean Raphaël, Frédéric Lofaso
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Progression rate of self-propelled feeding tubes in critically ill patients

Mette M. Berger, Marc D. Bollmann, Jean-Pierre Revelly, M.-Christine Cayeux, Nathalie Pilon, David Bracco, René L. Chioléro
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Usefulness of venous oxygen saturation in the jugular bulb for the diagnosis of brain death: report of 118 patients

Genaro Díaz-Regañón, Eduardo Miñambres, Marisol Holanda, Segundo González-Herrera, Francisco López-Espadas, Carlos Garrido-Díaz
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Correspondence

Extravascular lung water and intravascular volume monitoring

Andrea Roberti, Massimo Girardis
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Original

Prevention of severe Candida infections in nonneutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients treated by selective digestive decontamination

Jorge Garbino, Daniel P. Lew, Jacques-A. Romand, Stéphane Hugonnet, Raymond Auckenthaler, Didier Pittet
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Editorial

Antifungal prophylaxis for intensive care unit patients: let's fine tune it

Thierry Calandra, Oscar Marchetti
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Brief Report

Invasive group A streptococcal disease and intensive care unit admissions

Zuber D. Mulla
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Occult splenic rupture with cardiovascular collapse: a report of three cases in critically ill patients

Kandasamy Subramani, Antony N. Thomas, Roy S. Reeve
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Correspondence

Comments on "Evidence-based medicine in the therapy of the acute respiratory distress syndrome" by Kopp, Kuhlen, Max, Rossaint. Intensive Care Med 2002; 28:244–255

Fernando S. Dias, Fabiano Nagel
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"Evidence-based medicine in the therapy of the acute respiratory distress syndrome": comments on the letter to the editor by Dias and Nagel

R. Kopp, R. Kuhlen, M. Max, R. Rossaint
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Persistent primary peritonitis due to group A streptococcus and E. coli

Alexandra Gavala, Serafim Klimopulos, Dimitrios Exarchos, Kosmas Konstantinidis, Zoi Daniil, Spyros G. Zakynthinos, Epaminondas Zakynthinos
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Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care

Pediatric intensive care: result of a European survey

Martine D. Nipshagen, Kees H. Polderman, Dennis DeVictor, Reinoud J. Gemke
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Experimental

Plasma levels of IL-6 correlate with hemodynamic abnormalities in acute pancreatitis in rabbits

Zoltán Jambrik, Mariann Gyöngyösi, Péter Hegyi, László Czakó, Tamás Takács, András Farkas, Yvette Mándy, Csaba Góg, Dietmar Glogar, Miklós Csanády
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Impact of neutropenia duration on short-term mortality in neutropenic critically ill cancer patients

Michael Darmon, Elie Azoulay, Corinne Alberti, Fabienne Fieux, Delphine Moreau, Jean-Roger Gall, Benoît Schlemmer
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Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care

Pediatric ARDS: effect of supine-prone postural changes on oxygenation

Juan Casado-Flores, Amelia de Azagra, Maria Ruiz-López, Miguel Ruiz, Ana Serrano
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Correspondence

Three cases of septic shock due to tuberculosis without HIV pathology

Philippe Michel, Christophe Barbier, Yann Loubière, Jan-Hervé Hayon, Jean-Louis Ricôme
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Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care

Inflammatory response of neutrophil granulocytes and monocytes after cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery

Peter Gessler, Juerg Pfenninger, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Thierry Carrel, Clemens Dahinden
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Effect of prone position on hepato-splanchnic hemodynamics in acute lung injury

Martin Matejovic, Richard Rokyta, Peter Radermacher, Ales Krouzecky, Vladimir Sramek, Ivan Novak
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Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care

Serial measurements of energy expenditure in critically ill children: useful in optimizing nutritional therapy?

Gijs de Klerk, Wim C. Hop, Matthijs de Hoog, Koen F. Joosten
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Influence of different release times on spontaneous breathing pattern during airway pressure release ventilation

Peter Neumann, Wolfgang Golisch, Antje Strohmeyer, Hergen Buscher, Hilmar Burchardi, Michael Sydow
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichiacoli and Klebsiellapneumoniae bloodstream infection: risk factors and clinical outcome

Bin Du, Yun Long, Hongzhong Liu, Dechang Chen, Dawei Liu, Yingchun Xu, Xiuli Xie
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Ability and safety of a heated humidifier to control hypercapnic acidosis in severe ARDS

Sebastian Prin, Karim Chergui, Rock Augarde, Bernard Page, François Jardin, Antoine Vieillard-Baron
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Effect of deprivation and gender on the incidence and management of acute brain disorders

M. Macleod, P. Andrews
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Editorial

Neuromuscular blocker studies of critically ill patients

Richard M. Pino
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A comparison of two depths of prolonged neuromuscular blockade induced by cisatracurium in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Franck Lagneau, Gilles D'honneur, Benoît Plaud, Jean Mantz, Thierry Gillart, Philippe Duvaldestin, Jean Marty, Nathalie Clyti, Jean-Louis Pourriat
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Editorial

Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a new gold standard?

M. Elliott
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Noninvasive vs. conventional mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after failure of medical treatment in the ward: a randomized trial

G. Conti, M. Antonelli, P. Navalesi, M. Rocco, M. Bufi, G. Spadetta, G. Meduri
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Experimental

Norepinephrine and vital organ blood flow

David Di Giantomasso, Clive N. May, Rinaldo Bellomo
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