Volume 11 Supplement 2

27th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Meeting abstracts

27th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Go to conference site.

Brussels, Belgium27-30 March 2007

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The biphasic aPTT waveform to diagnose sepsis in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Authors: D Hagg, S Malkoski, C Phillips, D Nichols and D Jacoby

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P51

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Functional protein C levels in septic patients

Authors: E Lafuente, I Pratima, M Fernandes, J Gomes da Silva, F Moura, F Santos, I Guimaraes, R Lopes and P Santos

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P52

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Severe protein C deficiency association with organ dysfunction and mortality in patients with severe sepsis

Authors: M Vail, M Williams, J Janes and C Huang

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P53

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Human protein C concentrate in the treatment of hemolytic uremic syndrome

Authors: M Sasse, L Pape, H Koeditz, A Wessel, K Seidemann, J Thomas and B Brent

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P54

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Increasing microcirculation after drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Authors: A Donati, M Romanelli, L Romagnoli, M Ruzzi, V Beato, V Gabbanelli, S Nataloni, T Principi and P Pelaia

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P55

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Multicentre audit of the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in UK critical care units

Authors: K Rowan, C Welch, E North and D Harrison

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P56

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Surviving ratio of severe sepsis treated with activated protein C in one university intensive care unit during 2003–2006

Authors: A Tokarz, T Gaszynski and W Gaszynski

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P57

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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A large, single-centre UK registry of drotrecogin alfa-activated use

Authors: L Macchiavello, G Ellis, S Bowden and M Smithies

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P58

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Audit of adherence to National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines for the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Authors: R Vedantham and B Iyowu

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P59

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Retrospective observational outcomes for drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Authors: C Cameron and W Plaxton

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P60

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Risk/benefit analysis of activated protein C in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis

Authors: E Borthwick, D Stewart, E Mackle and C McAllister

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P61

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Three years experience with drotrecogin alfa (activated) protein C in severe sepsis and septic shock at Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain

Authors: H Mohamed, AA Hameed and M Al-Ansari

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P62

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Drotrecogin alfa in patients with severe sepsis: experience from a tertiary care center in North India

Authors: R Chawla, S Kansal, A Lall, M Kanwar, D Rosha, A Bansal and V Sikri

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P63

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Severe sepsis and drotrecogin alfa (activated) use: results from the PROGRESS registry

Authors: R Beale, F Brunkhorst, G Martin, M Williams, D Nelson and J Janes

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P64

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Epidemiology of severe sepsis in India

Authors: S Todi, S Chatterjee and M Bhattacharyya

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P65

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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PISA: the prevalence of infection in intensive care units in South Africa

Authors: S Bhagwanjee, J Scribante, H Perrie and F Paruk

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P66

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Microbiology profile of sepsis in Brazil

Authors: R Goldwasser, C David, R Hatum, J Salles, O Barbosa, C Piras, M Braga, G Macedo and G Fundo

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P67

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Incidence of bacteraemia in a neurocritical care unit

Authors: L Colorado, M Vizcaychipi, S Herbert, O Sule and R Burnstein

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P68

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Implementation of early goal-directed therapy in Finland

Authors: M Varpula

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P69

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Impact of sepsis care bundles on hospital mortality in 135 consecutive patients with septic shock

Authors: A Castellanos-Ortega, B Suberviola, A González-Castro, C Gonzalez, A Ruiz, J Teja and F Ortiz

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P70

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Awareness of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign amongst emergency medicine and surgical trainees

Authors: L Evans

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P71

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Compliance with the surviving sepsis guidelines: a review of South African intensive care units

Authors: S Bhagwanjee, F Paruk, J Scribante and H Perrie

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P72

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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The outcome of sepsis and septic shock presenting to the Emergency Department in Australia and New Zealand

Authors: S Peake and J Moran

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P73

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Clinical simulation: caring for a critically ill patient with sepsis

Authors: K Giuliano, A Johannessen and S Crockett

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P74

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Medical microbiology ward rounds in critical care

Authors: L Wilson and G Dempsey

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P75

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Impact of a selective digestive decontamination and nasal mupirocin on the incidence of ventilatory-associated pneumonia and the emergence of bacterial resistance

Authors: E De Blasio, A Racca, C Pellegrini, C Di Maria, L Giunta, C Lallo, E Bizzarro, G Prizio and A Capasso

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P76

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Comparison of bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients, due to different Gram-negative bacteria

Authors: M Pratikaki, E Platsouka, C Sotiropoulou, K Kritikos, M Agrafiotis, S Kolias, S Nanas, O Paniara, C Roussos and C Routsi

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P77

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Maximal barrier precautions, intensivist supervision, and catheter-related bloodstream infections

Authors: T Papadimos, S Hensley, J Hofmann, A Casabianca, M Borst, J Fath and J Duggan

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P78

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection: higher in more severe patients?

Authors: N Cortez-Dias, A Pais de Lacerda, Z Costa e Silva and C França

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P79

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Tunnelled central venous catheter-related infection in cardiothoracic critical care

Authors: J Mitchell, P Shetty, F Cox and P Vuddamalay

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P80

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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ANCCADI – Antibiotic Coated Catheter to Decrease Infection: a pilot trial

Authors: P Kurtz, M Kalichsztein, G Nobre, G Almeida, J Kezen, F Braga, P Rosa, G Penna, L Drumond, R Vegni, M Freitas and M Pinto

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P81

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Is the blood culture useful in febrile immunocompetent patients in the Emergency Department?

Authors: J Moon

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P82

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Impact of early antibiotics on severe sepsis – are we doing a good job?

Authors: N Salahuddin, S Siddiqui, J Razzak and A Raza

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P83

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Protective effect of antibiotic prophylaxis against early-onset nosocomial pneumonia in comatose patients

Authors: J Navellou, C Manzon, M Puyraveau, D Perez, E Laurent, C Patry and G Capellier

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P84

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Antibiotic prescribing practices in public and private-sector intensive care units in South Africa

Authors: S Bhagwanjee, H Perrie, J Scribante and F Paruk

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P85

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Timing of admissions and outcome of pneumonia in intensive care units in the United Kingdom

Authors: H Boralessa, C Welch, K Raveendran, E Veerasingam, N Ibrahim and D Harrison

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P86

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Are routine endotracheal aspirates predictive of the etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Authors: H Bagnulo, M Godino, A Galiana, M Bertulo and W Pedreira

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P87

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Comparing a Brazilian guideline to treat nosocomial pneumonia with the ATS guideline in a tertiary hospital in Brazil

Authors: M Kalichsztein, B Wajsbrot, A dos Santos, J Camillo Jorge, B Fabricio, K Pedro, G Nobre, E Moreira, M Freitas and A Paula

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P88

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Outcomes from ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant organisms or Pseudomonas: results from 28 intensive care units

Authors: C Parker, J Kutsiogiannis, J Muscedere, D Cook, P Dodek, A Day and D Heyland

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P89

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Bacterial burden and bronchoalveolar cytokines in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia

Authors: Á Estella García, A Ruiz Robles, A Sáinz de Baranda, M Calero Ruiz, M Galán and E Moreno

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P90

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Risk factors for treatment failure in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy

Authors: G Gursel, M Aydogdu, E Ozyilmaz and T Ozis

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P91

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Intensive care nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: S Labeau, D Vandijck, P Van Aken, B Claes and S Blot

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P92

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Institution-specific guidelines for the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: P Myrianthefs, C Ioannides, G Fildissis, S Karatzas and G Baltopoulos

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P93

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Administration of meropenem for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: K Zolotukhin and A Abubakirova

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P94

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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A randomized trial of combination therapy versus monotherapy for the empiric treatment of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: D Heyland, P Dodek, J Muscedere, A Day and D Cook

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P95

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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A canine model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia using a defined bacterial inoculum

Authors: A Fahy, M Gale, N Chow and S Webb

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P96

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Decrease in intravenous antibiotic use with adjunctive aerosolized amikacin treatment in intubated mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia

Authors: M Niederman, J Chastre, K Corkery, R Fishman, J Fink, C Luyt and M Sanchez

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P97

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Management of an outbreak of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumanii infection in a surgical intensive care unit

Authors: J Lewejohann, M Prang, F Seyfried, A Henning, C Zimmermann, M Hansen, E Muhl and H Bruch

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P98

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii susceptible only to colistin outbreak in a cardiac surgical intensive care unit

Authors: K Papadopoulos, A Tasouli, E Douka, E Manoli, G Saroglou and S Geroulanos

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P99

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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Hypercalcaemia resulting from the use of tigecycline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter in patients with multiorgan failure

Authors: M Duffy, M Thomas, G Auzinger, W Bernal, E Sizer and J Wendon

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P100

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007
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