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Editorial
Editor's introduction: Patient care and safety Philip D. Lumb pages 177-178 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (71 KB)
Management/Guidelines
Discordance in interpretation of chest radiographs between pediatric intensivists and a radiologist: Impact on patient management, 17 August 2009 Galina V. Nesterova, Clifton A. Leftridge, Aruna R. Natarajan, Heidi J. Appel, Maria V. Bautista, Gabriel J. Hauser pages 179-183 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Hospitalist bed management effecting throughput from the emergency department to the intensive care unit, 14 October 2009 Eric Howell, Edward Bessman, Robert Marshall, Scott Wright pages 184-189 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
Mortality reduction after implementing a clinical practice guidelines–based management protocol for severe traumatic brain injury, 10 July 2009 Yaseen M. Arabi, Samir Haddad, Hani M. Tamim, Abdulaziz Al-Dawood, Saad Al-Qahtani, Ahmad Ferayan, Ibrahim Al-Abdulmughni, Jalal Al-Oweis, Asia Rugaan pages 190-195 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB)
The effects of critical care outreach services before and after critical care: A matched-cohort analysis David A. Harrison, Haiyan Gao, Catherine A. Welch, Kathryn M. Rowan pages 196-204 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (151 KB) | Add-Ons
A model for identifying patients who may not need intensive care unit admission, 17 August 2009 Jack E. Zimmerman, Andrew A. Kramer pages 205-213 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (400 KB) | Add-Ons
Overuse of stress ulcer prophylaxis in the critical care setting and beyond, 17 August 2009 Christopher P. Farrell, Giancarlo Mercogliano, Catherine L. Kuntz pages 214-220 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (142 KB)
Risks/Outcomes/Predictors
Relevant risk factors affecting time of ventilation during early postoperative period after orthotopic liver transplantation, 25 September 2009 Qiang Li, Gaiqi Yao, Qinggang Ge, Min Yi, Jing Gao, Zhu Xi pages 221-224 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (108 KB)
Risk factors and outcome of acute renal failure in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, 25 September 2009 Hao Li, Zhaoxin Qian, Zhiling Liu, Xiaoliang Liu, Xiaotong Han, Hong Kang pages 225-229 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (116 KB)
Severe respiratory failure due to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: Clinical characteristics and outcome of intensive care, 10 July 2009 Christian Rabe, Beate Appenrodt, Christian Hoff, Santiago Ewig, Hans Ulrich Klehr, Tilman Sauerbruch, Georg Nickenig, Selçuk Tasci pages 230-235 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Risk factors and treatment outcome in scuba divers with spinal cord decompression sickness, 17 August 2009 Emmanuel Gempp, Jean-Eric Blatteau pages 236-242 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (221 KB)
High concentrations of resistin in the peripheral blood of patients with acute basal ganglia hemorrhage are associated with poor outcome, 11 November 2009 Xiao-Qiao Dong, Yue-Yu Hu, Wen-Hua Yu, Zu-Yong Zhang pages 243-247 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (118 KB)
Outcome of patients with injection drug use–associated endocarditis admitted to an intensive care unit, 12 November 2009 Ghulam Saydain, Jatinder Singh, Bhavinkumar Dalal, Wonsuk Yoo, Donald P. Levine pages 248-253 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (128 KB)
Rehabilitation therapy and outcomes in acute respiratory failure: An observational pilot project, 30 November 2009 Jennifer M. Zanni, Radha Korupolu, Eddy Fan, Pranoti Pradhan, Kashif Janjua, Jeffrey B. Palmer, Roy G. Brower, Dale M. Needham pages 254-262 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (291 KB)
Hyperglycemia in sepsis is a risk factor for development of type II diabetes, 16 November 2009 Ivan Gornik, Ana Vujaklija, Edita Lukić, Goran Madžarac, Vladimir Gašparović pages 263-269 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (268 KB)
Troponin-I as a prognosticator of mortality in severe sepsis patients, 11 February 2010 Jijo John, D. Bradley Woodward, Yanping Wang, S. Betty Yan, Diana Fisher, Gary T. Kinasewitz, Darell Heiselman pages 270-275 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Prognostic factors of mortality in patients with community-acquired bloodstream infection with severe sepsis and septic shock, 11 February 2010 Arturo Artero, Rafael Zaragoza, Juan J. Camarena, Susana Sancho, Rosa González, José M. Nogueira pages 276-281 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Investigation of critical care unit utilization and mortality in patients infected with Clostridium difficile, 10 July 2009 James Gasperino, Maya Garala, Hillel W. Cohen, Vladimir Kvetan, Brian Currie pages 282-286 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
The 4Ts scoring system for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients, 11 February 2010 Mark Andrew Crowther, Deborah J. Cook, Martin Albert, David Williamson, Maureen Meade, John Granton, Yoanna Skrobik, Stephan Langevin, Sangeeta Mehta, Paul Hebert, Gordon H. Guyatt, William Geerts, Christian Rabbat, James Douketis, Nicole Zytaruk, Joanne Sheppard, Andreas Greinacher, Theodore E. Warkentin, For the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group pages 287-293 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Revised Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score as a predictor of neurosurgery intensive care unit readmission: A case-controlled study, 02 March 2010 Huan Fang Lee, Shu-Ching Lin, Chin-Li Lu, Chiao Fang Chen, Miaofen Yen pages 294-299 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (215 KB)
Cardiac
Electroencephalogram for prognosis after cardiac arrest, 25 September 2009 Eyad A.L. Thenayan, Martin Savard, Michael D. Sharpe, Loretta Norton, Bryan Young pages 300-304 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (524 KB)
Reduced expression of systemic proinflammatory and myocardial biomarkers after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A prospective randomized study, 25 September 2009 Carlos V. Serrano, Juliana A. Souza, Neuza H. Lopes, Juliano L. Fernandes, José Carlos Nicolau, Maria Heloísa S.L. Blotta, José Antônio F. Ramires, Whady A. Hueb pages 305-312 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Real-time monitoring of heart rate variability in critically ill patients, 25 September 2009 Shunji Kasaoka, Takashi Nakahara, Yoshikatsu Kawamura, Ryosuke Tsuruta, Tsuyoshi Maekawa pages 313-316 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (221 KB)
Role of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in neonates with cardiovascular compromise, 13 February 2009 Walid I. El-Naggar, Matthew Keyzers, Patrick J. McNamara pages 317-321 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (121 KB)
Etiology of troponin elevation in critically ill patients, 25 September 2009 Wendy Lim, Richard Whitlock, Vikas Khera, Philip J. Devereaux, Andrea Tkaczyk, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Michael Jacka, Deborah Cook pages 322-328 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Clinical characteristics, and laboratory and echocardiographic findings in takotsubo cardiomyopathy presenting as cardiogenic shock Bong Gun Song, Sung-Ji Park, Hye Jin Noh, Hyun Chul Jo, Jin-Oh Choi, Sang-Chol Lee, Seung Woo Park, Eun-Seok Jeon, Duk-Kyung Kim, Jae K Oh pages 329-335 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (185 KB)
Vena caval thromboses, 16 November 2009 Atilla G. Atici, Serhat Findik, Richard W. Light, Sevket Ozkaya, Levent Erkan, Huseyin Akan pages 336-342 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (488 KB)
Blood/Hemodynamics
Hemodynamic effects of recombinant human activated protein C in patients with septic shock, 25 September 2009 Baltasar Sanchez, Enrique Piacentini, Vittorio Pradella, Mariano Mignini, Juan Nava pages 343-347 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
Epoetin alfa reduces blood transfusion requirements in patients with intertrochanteric fracture, 10 July 2009 Konstantinos Kateros, Vasileios I. Sakellariou, Ioannis P. Sofianos, Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos pages 348-353 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (125 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Variables affecting outcomes in critical care trials: Is prone positioning research exempt from these factors?, 09 April 2010 Carlos L. Alviar, Juan P. Cordova, Aleksandr Korniyenko, Ethan D. Fried pages 354-355 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Preventing medical “crashes”: Psychology matters Peter G. Brindley pages 356-357 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (84 KB)
Electronic Articles
The effects of methylene blue infusion on gastric tonometry and intestinal fatty acid binding protein levels in septic shock patients, 09 April 2010 Frank M.P. van Haren, Peter Pickkers, Norbert Foudraine, Suzanne Heemskerk, James Sleigh, Johannes G. van der Hoeven pages 358.e1-358.e7 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (383 KB)
Scoring systems in acute pancreatitis: Which one to use in intensive care units?, 11 February 2010 Deven Juneja, Palepu B. Gopal, Murthy Ravula pages 358.e9-358.e15 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
Triggers for emergency team activation: A multicenter assessment, 02 March 2010 Jack Chen, Rinaldo Bellomo, Ken Hillman, Arthas Flabouris, Simon Finfer, the MERIT Study Investigators for the Simpson Centre and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group pages 359.e1-359.e7 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (192 KB)
Managing intensive care units: Make LOVE, not war!, 02 March 2010 Jean Carlet, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Marie-Françoise Dumay, Fredérique Diaw, Bertrand Guidet, Jean-François Timsit, Benoit Misset pages 359.e9-359.e12 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (104 KB)
Extubation versus tracheostomy in withdrawal of treatment—ethical, clinical, and legal perspectives, 22 October 2009 Sanjay Haresh Chotirmall, Maura G. Flynn, Ciaran F. Donegan, David Smith, Shane J. O'Neill, Noel Gerard McElvaney pages 360.e1-360.e8 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
Effect of head rotation on overlap and relative position of internal jugular vein to carotid artery in infants and children: A study of the anatomy using ultrasonography, 11 February 2010 Jeong-Yeon Hong, Bon Nyeo Koo, Won Ok Kim, Eunkyeong Choi, Hae Keum Kil pages 360.e9-360.e13 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (364 KB)
Effects of polygeline and hydroxyethyl starch solutions on liver functions assessed with LIMON in hypovolemic patients, 17 August 2009 Mehmet Turan Inal, Dilek Memiş, Beyhan Karamanlıoglu, Necdet Sut pages 361.e1-361.e5 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (112 KB)
Severe hypocholesterolemia in surgical patients, sepsis, and critical illness, 14 October 2009 Carlo Chiarla, Ivo Giovannini, Felice Giuliante, Zdenek Zadak, Maria Vellone, Francesco Ardito, Gennaro Clemente, Marino Murazio, Gennaro Nuzzo pages 361.e7-361.e12 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (719 KB)
Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 and the diagnosis of sepsis, 16 November 2009 Mitra Barati, Farshid Rahimi Bashar, Reza Shahrami, Mohammad Hossein Jarrah Zadeh, Mahshid Talebi Taher, Marzieh Nojomi pages 362.e1-362.e6 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (266 KB)
Discontinuation of vasopressin before norepinephrine increases the incidence of hypotension in patients recovering from septic shock: A retrospective cohort study, 20 November 2009 Seth R. Bauer, Joseph J. Aloi, Christine L. Ahrens, Jun-Yen Yeh, Daniel A. Culver, Anita J. Reddy pages 362.e7-362.e11 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (231 KB)
Acetaminophen has limited antipyretic activity in critically ill patients, 25 September 2009 Rachel S. Greenberg, Hegang Chen, Jeffrey D. Hasday pages 363.e1-363.e7 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (336 KB)
Practice variability in the assessment and treatment of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency, 25 September 2009 Veena Karir, Colin R. Cooke, Liane Andersson, Ellen Caldwell, Gordon D. Rubenfeld pages 363.e9-363.e14 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (261 KB)
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terms direction and its implications on critical care, 16 October 2009 Reza Shahpori, Christopher Doig pages 364.e1-364.e9 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (515 KB) | Add-Ons
Depression among white and nonwhite caregivers of the chronically critically ill, 19 October 2009 Sara L. Douglas, Barabara J. Daly, Elizabeth O'Toole, Ronald L. Hickman pages 364.e11-364.e19 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (362 KB)
Frontmatter
Contents page A1 Full-Text PDF (33 KB)
Editorial Board page A5 Full-Text PDF (21 KB)
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