Volume 16; Issue 1

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Volume 16; Issue 1

1

Carboxyhemoglobin levels in medical intensive care patients: a retrospective, observational study

Andreas S Fazekas, Marlene Wewalka, Christian Zauner, Georg-Christian Funk

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

2

Effect of acute hyperventilation on the venous-arterial PCO2difference

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

3

Correction: Screening and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 186 intensive care units: different situations and individual solutions

Anke Kohlenberg, Frank Schwab, Michael Behnke, Petra Gastmeier

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

4

The importance of diagnostic testing in the management of community-acquired respiratory infection during influenza season

Tom WL Holmes, Andrew Campbell, Jaisi Sinha, Matt P Wise

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

5

Clinical review: Use of renal replacement therapies in special groups of ICU patients

Eric AJ Hoste, Annemieke Dhondt

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

6

Pro/Con debate: Are barrier precautions cost-effective in improving patient outcomes in the intensive care unit?

Nisha Thampi, Andrew M Morris

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

7

Clinical review: Humidifiers during non-invasive ventilation - key topics and practical implications

Antonio M Esquinas Rodriguez, Raffaele Scala, Arie Soroksky, Ahmed BaHammam, Alan de Klerk, Arschang Valipour, Davide Chiumello, Claude Martin, Anne E Holland

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

8

A handoff is not a telegram: an understanding of the patient is co-constructed

Michael D Cohen, Brian Hilligoss, André Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

9

Clinical review: Sepsis and septic shock - the potential of gene arrays

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

10

The key to advanced airways during cardiac arrest: well trained and early

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

11

Standardizing data collection in severe trauma: call for linking up

Doortje C Engel

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

12

Do we need an assessment of the nutrition risk in the critically ill patient?

Jean-Charles Preiser

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

13

Duration of antibiotic therapy in bacteraemia

Matt P Wise, Matt PG Morgan, Anton G Saayman

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

14

Knowledge is power: studying critical incidents in intensive care

Panagiotis Kiekkas, Diamanto Aretha, Nikolaos Stefanopoulos, George I Baltopoulos

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

15

Copeptin in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Rafael J Tamargo

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

16

LightCycler SeptiFast technology in patients with solid malignancies: clinical utility for rapid etiologic diagnosis of sepsis

Lenka Dubská, Martina Vyskočilová, Dagmar Minaříková, Petr Jelínek, Renata Tejkalová, Dalibor Valík

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

17

Glucocorticoid therapy for trauma - ready for prime time?

Venkata S Aleti, Sachin Yende

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

18

Extravascular lung water index improves the diagnostic accuracy of lung injury in patients with shock

Michelle S Chew, Lilian Ihrman, Joachim During, Lill Bergenzaun, Anders Ersson, Johan Undén, Jörgen Ryden, Eva Åkerman, Marina Larsson

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

19

Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for the prediction of acute kidney injury in acute heart failure

Tobias Breidthardt, Thenral Socrates, Beatrice Drexler, Markus Noveanu, Corinna Heinisch, Nisha Arenja, Theresia Klima, Christina Züsli, Tobias Reichlin, Mihael Potocki, Raphael Twerenbold, Jürg Steig

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

20

Early initiation of low-dose corticosteroid therapy in the management of septic shock: a retrospective observational study

Hye Yun Park, Gee Young Suh, Jae-Uk Song, Hongseok Yoo, Ik Joon Jo, Tae Gun Shin, So Yeon Lim, Sookyoung Woo, Kyeongman Jeon

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

21

How large is the lung recruitability in early acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective case series of patients monitored by computed tomography

Gustavo FJ de Matos, Fabiana Stanzani, Rogerio H Passos, Mauricio F Fontana, Renata Albaladejo, Raquel E Caserta, Durval CB Santos, João Batista Borges, Marcelo BP Amato, Carmen SV Barbas

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

22

Three-year mortality among alcoholic patients after intensive care: a population-based cohort study

Steffen Christensen, Martin B Johansen, Lars Pedersen, Reinhold Jensen, Kim M Larsen, Anders Larsson, Else Tønnesen, Christian F Christiansen, Henrik T Sørensen

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

23

Pragmatic fluid optimization in high-risk surgery patients: when pragmatism dilutes the benefits

Daniel A Reuter

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

24

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation after cardiac surgery: a treatment for all ages

Ravi S Tripathi, Erica J Stein, Juan A Crestanello, Thomas J Papadimos

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

25

Use of carperitide infusion for acutely decompensated heart failure

Yoshihisa Morita, Shun Kohsaka, Kazuki Oshima, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, Keiichi Fukuda

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

26

Passive immunotherapy of sepsis with intravenous immune globulin: not all IVIg preparations are created equal

Tchavdar Vassilev, Michael Bauer

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

27

Clinical utility of biomarkers of endothelial activation in sepsis-a systematic review

Katharine Xing, Srinivas Murthy, W Conrad Liles, Jeffrey M Singh

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

28

Influence of respiratory rate and end-expiratory pressure variation on cyclic alveolar recruitment in an experimental lung injury model

Erik K Hartmann, Stefan Boehme, Alexander Bentley, Bastian Duenges, Klaus U Klein, Amelie Elsaesser, James E Baumgardner, Matthias David, Klaus Markstaller

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

29

Optimization of oxygen delivery during high-risk surgery: keeping the concept but refining goals for inotrope infusion?

Emmanuel Futier, Benoit Vallet

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

30

Ethyl pyruvate reduces liver injury at early phase but impairs regeneration at late phase in acetaminophen overdose

Runkuan Yang, Xiaoping Zou, Marja-Leena Koskinen, Jyrki Tenhunen

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

31

Survival and mitochondrial function in septic patients according to mitochondrial DNA haplogroup

Leonardo Lorente, Ruth Iceta, María M Martín, Esther López-Gallardo, Jordi Solé-Violán, José Blanquer, Lorenzo Labarta, César Díaz, Alejandro Jiménez, Julio Montoya, Eduardo Ruiz-Pesini

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

32

Relationship between thyroid function and ICU mortality: a prospective observation study

Feilong Wang, Wenzhi Pan, Hairong Wang, Shuyun Wang, Shuming Pan, Junbo Ge

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

33

Drotrecogin alfa (activated) ... a sad final fizzle to a roller-coaster party

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

34

Ethyl pyruvate for the treatment of acetaminophen intoxication: alternative toN-acetylcysteine?

Florian Wagner, Pierre Asfar, Michael Georgieff, Peter Radermacher, Katja Wagner

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

35

A critique of fluid bolus resuscitation in severe sepsis

Andrew K Hilton, Rinaldo Bellomo

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

36

Hydroxyethylstarch 200/0.5 - the horse has bolted

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

37

Inflammasome and caspase-1 inhibition caused by Bcl-2 and Bcl-XLmay influence cytokine responses of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from septic patients

Zhao-Jun Liu, Jia-Lin Liu, Hong-Ping Qu

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

38

Failure to normalize lymphopenia following trauma is associated with increased mortality, independent of the leukocytosis pattern

Daithi S Heffernan, Sean F Monaghan, Rajan K Thakkar, Jason T Machan, William G Cioffi, Alfred Ayala

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

39

Population-based incidence, mortality and quality of life in critically ill patients treated with renal replacement therapy: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in finnish intensive care units

Suvi T Vaara, Ville Pettilä, Matti Reinikainen, Kirsi-Maija Kaukonen, the Finnish Intensive Care Consortium

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

40

Alkaline phosphatase for treatment of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury: a prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Peter Pickkers, Suzanne Heemskerk, Jeroen Schouten, Pierre-François Laterre, Jean-Louis Vincent, Albertus Beishuizen, Philippe G Jorens, Herbert Spapen, Michael Bulitta, Wilbert HM Peters, Johannes G

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

41

Nutritional support and brain tissue glucose metabolism in poor-grade SAH: a retrospective observational study

J Michael Schmidt, Jan Claassen, Sang-Bae Ko, Hector Lantigua, Mary Presciutti, Kiwon Lee, E Sander Connolly, Stephan A Mayer, David S Seres, Neeraj Badjatia

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

42

Impairment of renal function using hyperoncotic colloids in a two hit model of shock: a prospective randomized study

Tim Philipp Simon, Tobias Schuerholz, Lars Hüter, Michael Sasse, Florian Heyder, Wolfgang Pfister, Gernot Marx

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

43

Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively: a case control study

Martina Nowak-Machen, James D Rawn, Prem S Shekar, Aya Mitani, Sagun Tuli, Tobias M Bingold, Garrett Lawlor, Holger K Eltzschig, Stanton K Shernan, Peter Rosenberger

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

44

Carboxyhemoglobin levels in medical intensive care patients

Matthew E Cove, Michael R Pinsky

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

45

Low doses of esmolol and phenylephrine act as diuretics during intravenous anesthesia

Yu Hong Li, Hai Bin Zhu, Xiaozhu Zheng, Han Jian Chen, Liang Shao, Robert G Hahn

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

46

Sedation, delirium and psychological distress: let's not be deluded

Richard D Griffiths

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

47

Lung recruitment in ARDS: We are still confused, but on a higher PEEP level

Peter M Spieth, Marcelo Gama de Abreu

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

48

Age of blood and recipient factors determine the severity of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)

John-Paul Tung, John F Fraser, Maria Nataatmadja, Kathryn I Colebourne, Adrian G Barnett, Kristen M Glenister, Anna Y Zhou, Peter Wood, Christopher C Silliman, Yoke L Fung

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

49

A prospective randomized open-label crossover trial of regional citrate anticoagulation vs. anticoagulation free liver dialysis by the Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System

Björn Meijers, Wim Laleman, Pieter Vermeersch, Frederik Nevens, Alexander Wilmer, Pieter Evenepoel

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

50

Clinical experience with power-injectable PICCs in intensive care patients

Mauro Pittiruti, Alberto Brutti, Davide Celentano, Massimiliano Pomponi, Daniele G Biasucci, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

51

Hypertonic saline, not mannitol, should be considered gold-standard medical therapy for intracranial hypertension

Nicholas F Marko

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

52

Costs and benefits of rapid screening of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureuscarriage in intensive care units: a prospective multicenter study

Marjan Wassenberg, Jan Kluytmans, Stephanie Erdkamp, Ron Bosboom, Anton Buiting, Erika van Elzakker, Willem Melchers, Steven Thijsen, Annet Troelstra, Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Caroline Visser,

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

53

What is the optimal rate of failed extubation?

James S Krinsley, Praveen K Reddy, Abid Iqbal

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

54

Nurses and ventilators

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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55

Extravascular lung water in acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential clinical value, assumptions and limitations

Luigi Camporota, Mark De Neef, Richard Beale

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

56

Hepatorenal syndrome: the 8thinternational consensus conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group

Mitra K Nadim, John A Kellum, Andrew Davenport, Florence Wong, Connie Davis, Neesh Pannu, Ashita Tolwani, Rinaldo Bellomo, Yuri S Genyk, The ADQI Workgroup

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

57

Patient safety in pre-hospital emergency tracheal intubation: a comprehensive meta-analysis of the intubation success rates of EMS providers

Hans Morten Lossius, Jo Røislien, David J Lockey

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

58

Alterations in arterial function after high-voltage electrical injury

Kyoung-Ha Park, Woo Jung Park, Min-Kyu Kim, Hyun-Sook Kim, Seong Hwan Kim, Goo-Yeong Cho, Young-Jin Choi

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

59

Inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients; expect surprises

Joep M Droogh, Marije Smit, Jakob Hut, Ronald de Vos, Jack J M Ligtenberg, Jan G Zijlstra

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

60

New obstacles to improving the quality of end-of-life care in ICU

Maxim V Bocharov, Jeremy M Kahn

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

61

Patient-care time allocation by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the intensive care unit

David L Carpenter, Sara R Gregg, Daniel S Owens, Timothy G Buchman, Craig M Coopersmith

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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english, 2012

62

Early use of imipenem/cilastatin and vancomycin followed by de-escalation versus conventional antimicrobials without de-escalation for patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia in a medical ICU: a randomized clinical trial

Jong Wook Kim, Joowon Chung, Sang-Ho Choi, Hang Jea Jang, Sang-Bum Hong, Chae-Man Lim, Younsuck Koh

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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PDF, 241 KB

english, 2012

63

Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction using an ultrasonic stethoscope in critically ill patients

Jean-Bernard Amiel, Ana Grümann, Gwenaëlle Lhéritier, Marc Clavel, Bruno François, Nicolas Pichon, Anthony Dugard, Benoît Marin, Philippe Vignon

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

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Beyond checklists: Using clinician prompts to achieve meaningful ICU quality improvement

Osamudiamen Idahosa, Jeremy M Kahn

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

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english

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english, 2012

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Early recognition of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia by chest ultrasound

Americo Testa, Gino Soldati, Roberto Copetti, Rosangela Giannuzzi, Grazia Portale, Nicolò Gentiloni-Silveri

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

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english

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A placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of single and multiple intravenous infusions of AZD9773 in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

Peter E Morris, Brian Zeno, Andrew C Bernard, Xiangning Huang, Shampa Das, Timi Edeki, Steven G Simonson, Gordon R Bernard

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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Association of body temperature and antipyretic treatments with mortality of critically ill patients with and without sepsis: multi-centered prospective observational study

Fever and Antipyretic in Critically ill patients Evaluation (FACE) Study Group, Byung Ho Lee, Daisuke Inui, Gee Young Suh, Jae Yeol Kim, Jae Young Kwon, Jisook Park, Keiichi Tada, Keiji Tanaka, Kenich

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

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Fluid management and risk factors for renal dysfunction in patients with severe sepsis and/or septic shock

Laurent Muller, Samir Jaber, Nicolas Molinari, Laurent Favier, Jérôme Larché, Gilles Motte, Sonia Lazarovici, Luc Jacques, Sandrine Alonso, Marc Leone, Jean Michel Constantin, Bernard Allaouchiche, Ca

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Critical Care (BioMed Central)

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2012

Language:

english

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Flavocoxid, a dual inhibitor of COX-2 and 5-LOX of natural origin, attenuates the inflammatory response and protects mice from sepsis

Alessandra Bitto, Letteria Minutoli, Antonio David, Natasha Irrera, Mariagrazia Rinaldi, Francesco S Venuti, Francesco Squadrito, Domenica Altavilla

Journal:

Critical Care (BioMed Central)

Year:

2012

Language:

english

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english, 2012

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