Volume 36, Number 9 / September, 2010

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Imminent brain death: point of departure for potential heart-beating organ donor recognition

Yorick J. de Groot, Nichon E. Jansen, Jan Bakker, Michael A. Kuiper, Stan Aerdts, Andrew I. R. Maas, Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, Hendrik A. van Leiden, Andries J. Hoitsma, Berry (H.P.H.) Kremer, Erwin J. O. Kompanje
Pages 1488 - 1494
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End-of-life decision-making and quality of ICU performance: an observational study in 84 Italian units

Guido Bertolini, Simona Boffelli, Paolo Malacarne, Mario Peta, Mariano Marchesi, Camillo Barbisan, Stefano Tomelleri, Simonetta Spada, Roberto Satolli, Bruno Gridelli, Ivo Lizzola, Davide Mazzon
Pages 1495 - 1504
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Cognitive improvement during continuous sedation in critically ill, awake and responsive patients: the Acute Neurological ICU Sedation Trial (ANIST)

Marek A. Mirski, John J. Lewin III, Shannon LeDroux, Carol Thompson, Peter Murakami, Elizabeth K. Zink, Michael Griswold
Pages 1505 - 1513
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Detecting traumatic internal carotid artery dissection using transcranial Doppler in head-injured patients

Pierre Bouzat, Gilles Francony, Julien Brun, Pierre Lavagne, Julien Picard, Christophe Broux, Philippe Declety, Claude Jacquot, Pierre Albaladejo, Jean-Francois Payen
Pages 1514 - 1520
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Which factors predict candidate outcome in advanced life support courses? A preliminary observational study

Claudio Sandroni, Gian Luigi Gonnella, Chiara de Waure, Fabio Cavallaro, Giuseppe La Torre, Massimo Antonelli
Pages 1521 - 1525
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Impact of simulation-based learning on medication error rates in critically ill patients

Daniel G. Ford, Amy L. Seybert, Pamela L. Smithburger, Lawrence R. Kobulinsky, Joseph T. Samosky, Sandra L. Kane-Gill
Pages 1526 - 1531
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Gastric versus transpyloric feeding in severe traumatic brain injury: a prospective, randomized trial

Jose Acosta-Escribano, Miguel Fernández-Vivas, Teodoro Grau Carmona, Juan Caturla-Such, Miguel Garcia-Martinez, Ainhoa Menendez-Mainer, Manuel Solera-Suarez, José Sanchez-Payá
Pages 1532 - 1539
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Probiotics in the critically ill patient: a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Damien Barraud, Claire Blard, François Hein, Olivier Marçon, Aurélie Cravoisy, Lionel Nace, François Alla, Pierre-Edouard Bollaert, Sébastien Gibot
Pages 1540 - 1547
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with impaired cytokine response and adhesion molecule expression in human endotoxemia

Anne Sofie Andreasen, Theis Pedersen-Skovsgaard, Ronan M. G. Berg, Kira Dynnes Svendsen, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Bente K. Pedersen, Kirsten Møller
Pages 1548 - 1555
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Implementing glucose control in intensive care: a multicenter trial using statistical process control

Saeid Eslami, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Nicolette F. de Keizer, Rob J. Bosman, Peter E. Spronk, Evert de Jonge, Marcus J. Schultz
Pages 1556 - 1565
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Effects of blood glucose transcription mismatches on a computer-based intensive insulin therapy protocol

Thomas R. Campion Jr., Addison K. May, Lemuel R. Waitman, Asli Ozdas, Cynthia S. Gadd
Pages 1566 - 1570
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Effects of terbutaline on circulatory failure and organ dysfunction induced by peritonitis in rats

Cheng-Ming Tsao, Shiu-Jen Chen, Ming-Chung Shih, Wei-Ming Lue, Mei-Yung Tsou, Ann Chen, Wen-Jinn Liaw, Chin-Chen Wu
Pages 1571 - 1578
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APACHE-II score and Killip class for patients with acute myocardial infarction

Juan Mercado-Martínez, Ricardo Rivera-Fernández, Eduardo Aguilar-Alonso, Ángel García-Alcántara, Andrés Estivill-Torrull, Agustín Aranda-León, María Consuelo Guia-Rambla, Mari Paz Fuset-Cabanes
Pages 1579 - 1586
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