Viewpoint
The evaluation of physical functioning is valuable in the intensive care unit (ICU) to help inform patient recovery after critical illness, to identify patients who may require rehabilitation interventions, an...
Critical Care 2017 21:249
Published on: 4 October 2017
Research
Ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R) is an important pathophysiology of post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) against multiple organ dysfunction and mortality. The inflammatory response in PCAS causes systemic I/R....
Critical Care 2017 21:247
Published on: 26 September 2017
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:246
Published on: 26 September 2017
Research
Intravascular haemolysis has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in different clinical settings (cardiac surgery, sickle cell disease). Haemolysis occurs frequently in critically ill burn patients. ...
Critical Care 2017 21:245
Published on: 26 September 2017
Research
Various special techniques for blind bedside transpyloric tube placement have been introduced into clinical practice. However, transpyloric spiral tube placement facilitated by a blind bedside method has not y...
Critical Care 2017 21:248
Published on: 26 September 2017
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:244
Published on: 20 September 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:169
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:243
Published on: 18 September 2017
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:242
Published on: 18 September 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:147
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:241
Published on: 15 September 2017
Review
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common condition in intensive care unit patients and remains a major concern, with mortality rates of around 30–45% and considerable long-term morbidity. Respira...
Critical Care 2017 21:240
Published on: 12 September 2017
Research
Inflammation plays an important role in the initiation and progression of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, evidence regarding the prognostic effect of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a novel systemi...
Critical Care 2017 21:238
Published on: 8 September 2017
Research
Families’ perspectives are of great importance in evaluating quality of care in the intensive care unit (ICU). This Danish-Dutch study tested a European adaptation of the “Family Satisfaction in the ICU” (euro...
Critical Care 2017 21:239
Published on: 7 September 2017
Research
Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) signaling and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We postulated that repleting ACE2 usi...
Critical Care 2017 21:234
Published on: 7 September 2017
Research
In this study, we primarily investigated whether ICU admission or ICU stay at weekends (Saturday and Sunday) is associated with a different risk of ICU mortality or chance of ICU discharge than ICU admission o...
Critical Care 2017 21:223
Published on: 7 September 2017
Editorial
Critical Care 2017 21:237
Published on: 7 September 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:212
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:236
Published on: 7 September 2017
Research
Weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV) may be impeded by the occurrence of agitation. Loxapine has the ability to control agitation without affecting spontaneous ventilation. The aim of this study was to est...
Critical Care 2017 21:235
Published on: 6 September 2017
Research
No definitive evidence exists on how intracranial hypertension should be treated in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is therefore likely that centers and practitioners individually balance potent...
Critical Care 2017 21:233
Published on: 6 September 2017
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:231
Published on: 5 September 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:150
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:232
Published on: 5 September 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:140
Review
The use of ultrasound (US) has been proposed to reduce the number of complications and to increase the safety and quality of central venous catheter (CVC) placement. In this review, we describe the rationale f...
Critical Care 2017 21:225
Published on: 28 August 2017
Review
The lack of benefit from randomised controlled trials has resulted in significant controversy regarding the role of nutrition during critical illness in terms of long-term recovery and outcome. Although method...
Critical Care 2017 21:226
Published on: 26 August 2017
Editorial
Critical Care 2017 21:230
Published on: 26 August 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:137
Research
Malnutrition in critically ill adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a significantly elevated risk of mortality. Adequate nutrition therapy is crucial to optimise outcomes. Currently, ther...
Critical Care 2017 21:227
Published on: 25 August 2017
Letter
Critical Care 2017 21:224
Published on: 25 August 2017
The original article was published in Critical Care 2017 21:103
