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Editorial
Preface Philip D. Lumb page 155 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (62 KB)
Theme Issue Editorial
Introduction Adam I. Levine, Ethan Bryson page 156 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (62 KB)
The history of medical simulation Kathleen R. Rosen pages 157-166 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (202 KB)
Role of simulators, educational programs, and nontechnical skills in anesthesia resident selection, education, and competency assessment, 18 April 2008 Alexander S. Matveevskii, Nikolaus Gravenstein pages 167-172 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (246 KB)
Computer and web-enabled simulations for anesthesiology training and credentialing, 18 April 2008 Samsun (Sem) Lampotang pages 173-178 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (193 KB)
Standardized patients: The “other” simulation, 18 April 2008 Adam I. Levine, Mark H. Swartz pages 179-184 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB)
The simulation theater: A theoretical discussion of concepts and constructs that enhance learning, 18 April 2008 Ethan Oliver Bryson, Adam I. Levine pages 185-187 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Measuring team performance in healthcare: Review of research and implications for patient safety, 07 April 2008 Shelly A. Jeffcott, Colin F. Mackenzie pages 188-196 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
The use of multimodality simulation in the evaluation of physicians with suspected lapsed competence, 07 April 2008 Adam I. Levine, Ethan Oliver Bryson pages 197-202.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1067 KB)
The American Society of Anesthesiologists' national endorsement program for simulation centers Randolph H. Steadman pages 203-206 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan, 18 April 2008 Peter J. Pronovost, Sean M. Berenholtz, Christine Goeschel, Irie Thom, Sam R. Watson, Christine G. Holzmueller, Julie S. Lyon, Lisa H. Lubomski, David A. Thompson, Dale Needham, Robert Hyzy, Robert Welsh, Gary Roth, Joseph Bander, Laura Morlock, J. Bryan Sexton pages 207-221 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (225 KB)
Fewer intensive care unit refusals and a higher capacity utilization by using a cyclic surgical case schedule, 06 December 2007 Mark Van Houdenhoven, Jeroen M. van Oostrum, Gerhard Wullink, Erwin Hans, Johann L. Hurink, Jan Bakker, Geert Kazemier pages 222-226 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (258 KB)
Improving communication in a pediatric intensive care unit using daily patient goal sheets, 10 December 2007 Swati Agarwal, Lorry Frankel, Susan Tourner, Alex McMillan, Paul J. Sharek pages 227-235 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (506 KB)
Assessing organizational performance in intensive care units: A French experience, 07 April 2008 Etienne Minvielle, Philippe Aegerter, Benoît Dervaux, Ariane Boumendil, Aurélia Retbi, Marie Claude Jars-Guincestre, Bertrand Guidet, for the CUB-REA network pages 236-244 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (283 KB)
Quantifying the volume of documented clinical information in critical illness, 06 December 2007 Orit Manor-Shulman, Joseph Beyene, Helena Frndova, Christopher S. Parshuram pages 245-250 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (255 KB)
Teaching intensive care unit administration during critical care medicine training programs James Gasperino, Richard Brilli, Vladimir Kvetan pages 251-252 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Letter to the Editor
The blindfolded learner—A simple intervention to improve crisis resource management skills, 13 December 2007 Peter G. Brindley, Darren Hudson, Jason A. Lord pages 253-254 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Autonomic information flow improves prognostic value of heart rate patterns after abdominal aortic surgery, 10 December 2007 Dirk Hoyer, Holger Friedrich, Phyllis K. Stein, Peter P. Domitrovich, Heike Hoyer, Chriag Faldu, Timothy G. Buchman pages 255-262 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (238 KB) | Add-Ons
International Conference on Complexities in Acute Illness 2008 Abstracts
An ensemble of models of the acute inflammatory response S. Daun, J. Rubin, A. Roy, J. Kellum, R. Parker, G. Clermont page 263 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Computational simulation of individual inflammation and outcomes in trauma patients Joydeep Sarkar, Steve Chang, Mazen Zenati, Juan Ochoa, Timothy R. Billiar, Yoram Vodovotz page 263 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Agent-based model of lung inflammation Bryan Brown, Ian Price, Yungchien Chu, Nagarjun Konduru, Gilles Clermont, Yoram Vodovotz pages 263-264 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (92 KB)
Temporal analysis of signaling pathways in multiple organ failure M.F. McGuire, M.S. Iyengar, D.W. Mercer page 264 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
ST2 Dynamics and endotoxin tolerance modeling Paul Flondor, Mircea Olteanu, Radu Dobrescu, Catalin Vasilescu page 264 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (46 KB)
Early loss of complexity is associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia in 2032 patients with trauma Patrick R. Norris, Randy J. Carnevale, Randolph A. Miller, Bryan A. Cotton, Judith M. Jenkins, John A. Morris pages 264-265 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Pretreatment with a stress-dose but not a high-dose infusion of hydrocortisone maintains heart rate variability during human endotoxemia Athos J. Rassias, Paul M. Guyre, Mark P. Yeager page 265 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
Exploration of heart-rate complexity to determine the need for lifesaving interventions in combat casualties Andriy Batchinsky, Jose Salinas, James Skinner, Daniel Weiss, Charles Wade, John Holcomb, Leopoldo Cancio pages 265-266 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (156 KB)
Early detection of infection with continuous heart rate variability analysis in neutropenic patients Saif Ahmad, Sarah Flanagan, Lauralyn McIntyre, Tim Ramsay, Dean Fergusson, Donna Maziak, Farid M. Shamji, R. Sudhir Sundaresan, Lothar Huebsch, Andrew J.E. Seely page 266 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Relation of heart rate variability to serum levels of C-reactive protein in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock Vasilios Papaioannou, Christos Dragoumanis, Ioannis Pneumatikos pages 266-267 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Do nonlinear measures of heart rate variability track muscle sympathetic nerve activity during central hypovolemia in humans? Caroline A. Rickards, Kathy L. Ryan, William H. Cooke, Victor A. Convertino page 267 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Severe sepsis and septic shock during pregnancy and puerperium: The incidence, the etiology, and the outcome Kamel Baccar, Nader Baffoun, Z. Zaghdoudi, S. Abassi, M. Magouri, Riadh Souissi, Chokri Kaddour page 267 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Correlation between adiponectin and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis Mustafa Kerem, Öge Taşcılar, Bülent Salman, Kürşat Dikmen, Hatice Paşaoğlu, Ebru Ofluoğlu, Ali Uğur Emre, Abdulkadir Bedirli, Tonguç Utku Yılmaz, Mehmet Oğuz pages 267-268 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Resistin is increased in intra-abdominal sepsis: Correlation with proinflammatory cytokines and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores Tonguç Utku Yılmaz, Mustafa Kerem, Öge Taşcılar, Bülent Salman, Hatice Paşaoğlu, Kürşat Dikmen, Ali Uğur Emre, Ebru Ofluoğlu, Abdulkadir Bedirli, Mehmet Oğuz page 268 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Natural history of disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnosed by the newly established diagnostic criteria for critically ill patients Satoshi Gando, Daizoh Saitoh, Hiroshi Ogura, Toshihiko Mayumi, Kazuhide Koseki, Toshiaki Ikeda, Hiroyasu Ishikura, Toshiaki Iba, Masashi Ueyama, Yutaka Eguchi, Yasuhiro Ohtomo, Kohji Okamoto, Shigeki Kushimoto, Shigeatsu Endo, Shuji Shimazaki, Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (JAAM DIC) Study Group page 268 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Ergothioneine prevents acute lung injury in mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats Ömer Sakrak, Mustafa Kerem, Abdulkadir Bedirli, Hatice Pasaoğlu, Murat Alper, Ebru Ofluoğlu, Tonguç Utku Yılmaz pages 268-269 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Establishment of an acute superior mesenteric artery injury model for damage control surgery Weiwei Ding, Xingjiang Wu, Jieshou Li page 269 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Temporary intravascular shunts as a damage control adjunct to maintain intestine perfusion after superior mesenteric artery injury in a swine model Weiwei Ding, Xingjiang Wu, Jieshou Li pages 269-270 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
A closed loop model of pulmonary gas exchange Angela Reynolds, Gilles Clermont, G. Bard Ermentrout page 270 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Mesenteric microcirculatory dysfunction associated with indigenous bacterial translocation after intestinal obstruction and ischemia in rats P. Sannomiya, F.L. Zanoni, S. Benabou, K.V. Greco, A.C. Moreno, J.W.M.C. Cruz, F.P. Filgueira, M.B. Martinez, L.F. Poli de Figueiredo, M. Rocha e Silva page 270 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Immune response to influenza A Ian Price, David Swigon, Bard Ermentrout, Ted Ross, Franklin Toapanta, Gilles Clermont page 270 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Lipopolysaccharide-caused neurodegenerative diseases Ines Niehaus pages 270-271 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Short-term regulation of the cardiovascular system: An ordinary differential equation–based model Markus Lücking, Thorsten Tjardes page 271 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Early and major decrease in plasma selenium concentration in an ovine model of peritonitis Xavier Forceville, Zhen Wang, Pierre Van Antwerpen, Patrick Moreau, Michael Piagnerelli, Jean Nève, Jean-Louis Vincent page 271 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
A bolus of sodium selenite leads to a beneficial peak of pro-oxidative plasma Se concentration Xavier Forceville, Pierre Van Antwerpen, Zhen Wang, Patrick Moreau, Michael Piagnerelli, Jean Nève, Jean-Louis Vincent pages 271-272 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (92 KB)
Unbiased inference of parameter distributions for nonlinear models: The underdetermined case Sven Zenker, Jonathan Rubin, Gilles Clermont page 272 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
Bio-cartogramography to present complex physiologic datasets Timothy B. Bentley pages 272-273 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (84 KB)
Optimizing hemadsorption therapy with model predictive control Justin Hogg, Gilles Clermont, John Kellum, Robert Parker page 273 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Biological complexity and analytical techniques to promote its simplification and understanding Steve Chang, Frederick Busche page 273 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (37 KB)
Frontmatter
Contents pages A1-A2 Full-Text PDF (30 KB)
Editorial Board page A3 Full-Text PDF (41 KB)
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