Volume 12 Supplement 5

Sepsis 2008

Meeting abstracts

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Granada, Spain19-22 November 2008

Medical simulation for severe sepsis: improving both factual knowledge and crisis management skills

Authors: Peter G Brindley

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P1

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Protective potential of 2-chloroadenosine in Klebsiella pneumoniae B5055 induced sepsis in BALB/c mice

Authors: Vijay Kumar and Sanjay Chhibber

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P2

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Use of clinical decision support to improve compliance with the Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Authors: Erica Cummings, Gerhard Tivig, LuAnn Staul and Michele Lecardo

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P3

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Prognostic value of amino terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide in septic patients

Authors: Fernando Maroto, Cristobal Colon, Olga Rufo, Ana Barrero, Victor Jorge, Sonia Gallego, Flora Villarrasa, Maria Carmen Perez-Paredes and Jose Luis Garcia-Garmendia

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P4

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Compliance with vasopressor use of early goal-directed therapy is not associated with decreased mortality in severe sepsis/septic shock

Authors: Bekele Afessa, John J Mullon, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Garrett E Schramm and Ognjen Gajic

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P5

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase induces IL-8 production in the lung cells via the epidermal growth factor/extracellular signal-regulated proteins/NFκB pathway

Authors: Ali Azghani

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P6

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Significant decrease of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates in 38 German intensive care units

Authors: Sonja Hansen, Frank Schwab, Sandra Schneider, Dorit Sohr, Christine Geffers and Petra Gastmeier

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P7

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LightCycler SeptiFast assay as a tool for the rapid diagnosis of sepsis in patients receiving antimicrobial therapy

Authors: Adriana Vince, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Bruno Barsic, Davorka Dusek, Zdravko Mitrovic, Ranka Serventi Seiwerth and Boris Labar

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P8

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Eosinophilia as a marker of adrenal insufficiency in critically ill patients with severe septic shock: 1-year prospective study

Authors: Eleni Mouloudi, Constantine Katsanoulas, Dionysios Vrochides, Tatiana Giasnetsova, Chryssoula Papageorghiou and Nikoletta Gritsi-Gerogianni

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P9

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Polymerase chain reaction detection of sepsis-inducing pathogens in blood using SepsiTest™

Authors: Claudia Disqué, Anna-Julia Kochem, Helge Mühl, Michael Lorenz and Samir Sakka

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P10

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Impact of an educational program on the Surviving Sepsis Campaign implementation for sepsis management

Authors: Pablo Perez d'Empaire, Juan Pal Otero, Stevens Salva Sutherland, Fernando Perez Barreto and Gabriel d'Empaire Yanes

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P11

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Automation of Septifast^®for molecular diagnosis of infection in septic patients

Authors: Benito Regueiro, Eduardo Varela, Lucia Martinez Lamas, Antonio Santos and Julian Alvarez

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P12

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Troponin can discriminate the most severe septic patients and should be included as an early routine test in Surviving Sepsis Campaign patients

Authors: Constantino José Fernandes, Nelson Akamine, Reinaldo Salomão, Luis Fernando Lisboa and Otelo Rigatto

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P13

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Pulmonary macrophage migration inhibitory factor: an important contributor to age-dependent inflammation in sepsis

Authors: Helena Linge, Xinchun Lin, Koichiro Takahashi, Yinzhong Zhang, Kiyokazu Koga, Vihas Vasu, Yousef Al-Abed, Kishorchandra Gohil and Edmund Miller

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P14

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Fully human anti-macrophage migration inhibitory factor antibodies as potential therapeutics for sepsis and septic shock

Authors: Randolf Kerschbaumer, Manfred Rieger, Gerhard Antoine, Dirk Völkel, Didier Le Roy, Thierry Roger, Helga Savidis-Dacho, Thierry Calandra and Fritz Scheiflinger

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P15

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Effects of hydroxyethyl starch and gelatin solutions on renal function in surgical intensive care unit patients

Authors: Christiane Hartog, Franziska Schabinski, Janaina Oishi, Fabio Tuche, Alain Luy, Yasser Sakr, Donald Bredle and Konrad Reinhart

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P16

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Daily blood sampling in septic mice: an optimal and effective monitoring tool

Authors: Katrin Maria Weixelbaumer, Victoria Meissner, Heinz Redl, Soheyl Bahrami and Marcin Osuchowski

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P17

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Microcirculation changes following acute and chronic portal hypertension and their response towards bacterial translocation challenge

Authors: Ricardo Toma, Ana Liberatore, Jose Menchaca-Diaz and Ivan Koh

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P18

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Contribution of the gut association lymphoid tissue inflammatory response under bacterial translocation and sepsis challenge is the relevant factor for the onset of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Authors: Jose Menchaca-Diaz, Ana Liberatore, Luciano Vilela-Oliveira, Tarso Koh, Ricardo Souza, Reinaldo Salomao, Milena Burialti, Mauro Morais and Ivan Koh

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P19

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Relationship between sepsis intensity, Gram-negative bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in rats

Authors: Ana Liberatore, Jose Menchaca-Diaz, Marjorie Taki, Ricardo Souza, Rosa Silva, Mauro Morais and Ivan Koh

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P20

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Activated protein C–protein C inhibitor complex as a prognostic marker in sepsis

Authors: Lars Heslet, Rikke Hald, Camilla Recke, Kristian Bangert and Lars Otto Uttenthal

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P21

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Which is the worst factor in the sepsis aggravation: translocated bacterial amount or the gut-associated lymphoid tissue activation?

Authors: Ivan Koh, Ana Liberatore, Marjorie Taki and Jose Menchaca-Diaz

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P22

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Effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibition on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis

Authors: Kamna Bansal, Collette Jonkam, Daniel Traber, Atsumori Hamahata and Perenlei Enkhbaatar

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P23

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Use of direct Etest in the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to resistant Gram-negative pathogens

Authors: David Partridge, Lorcan Sheppard, Tom Darton and Robert Townsend

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P24

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Evaluation of an agar-gradient minimum-inhibitory-concentration method (the Etest) as a rapid and direct measure of antimicrobial susceptibility in Gram-negative bacteraemia

Authors: Tom Darton, David Partridge, Steve Davis and Rob Townsend

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P25

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Statin anti-inflammatory therapy in septic patients

Authors: Celso Montoya González, Ariadna Hernández Luna, Manuel Poblano Morales, Janet Aguirre Sanchez, Claudia Olvera Guzman and Juvenal Franco Granillo

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P26

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Rapid identification of sepsis-causing pathogens with polymerase chain reaction and microarray-based assay

Authors: Anna-Kaarina Järvinen, Sanna Laakso, Anne Aittakorpi, Pasi Piiparinen, Merja Lindfors, Laura Huopaniemi, Heli Piiparinen and Minna Mäki

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P27

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Bacterial flagellin triggers myocardial innate immune responses and acute contractile failure

Authors: Joelle Rolli, Sandra Levrand, Bernard Waeber, François Feihl and Lucas Liaudet

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P28

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Alterations in cardiac hemodynamics following endotoxin are not due to reduced myocardial contractility

Authors: Li Jianhui, Françios Feihl, Bernard Waeber and Lucas Liaudet

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P29

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The flagellin/Toll-like receptor 5 axis elicits diffuse proinflammatory signaling and innate immune defenses in vivo

Authors: Joelle Rolli, Sandra Levrand, Bernard Waeber, François Feihl and Lucas Liaudet

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P30

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A novel therapeutic agent to prevent sepsis-induced acute kidney injury and mortality

Authors: Song Rong, Nelli Shushakova, Jan Menne, Michael Mengel, Paul Leufkens, Michael Brownstein, Hermann Haller and Faikah Gueler

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P31

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Identifying sepsis in the emergency room: the best clinical and laboratory variables

Authors: Bengt Gardlund, Karin Hansson and Patrik Gille-Johnson

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P32

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Role of central nitric oxide on hormonal and cardiovascular alterations in experimental polymicrobial sepsis

Authors: Gabriela Ravanelli Oliveira-Pelegrin, Sergio Vicente de Azevedo and Maria José Alves Rocha

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P33

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Blocking central leukotrienes synthesis affects vasopressin release during sepsis

Authors: Letícia Antunes Athayde, Gabriela Ravanelli Oliveira-Pelegrin, Auro Nomizo, Lucia Helena Faccioli and Maria Jose Alves da Rocha

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P34

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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and severe sepsis definitions outside the intensive care unit: contribution or confusion?

Authors: Patrik Gille-Johnson, Karin Hansson and Bengt Gardlund

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P35

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Circulating myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells are strongly diminished in septic shock

Authors: David Grimaldi, Stéphane Louis, Frédéric Pene, Gonsalo Sirgo, Christophe Rousseau, Jean-Paul Mira, Anne Hosmalin and Jean-Daniel Chiche

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P36

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suPARnostic^® as a treatment efficacy monitoring tool in systemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsis patients

Authors: Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Kristian Kofoed, Janne Petersen, Klaus Larsen and Ove Andersen

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P37

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus enhances alveolar epithelial cell permeability through vascular endothelial growth factor and cytoskeletal disruption

Authors: Kamna Bansal, Rhykka Connelly, Daniel Traber and Perenlei Enkhbaatar

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P38

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Phosphoinositide-3 kinase gamma kinase activity significantly contributes to the pathophysiology of sepsis and multiorgan failure

Authors: Erica Martin, Martino Bosco, Luisa Delsedime, Emilio Hirsch and V Marco Ranieri

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P39

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Relationship between protein C and antithrombin III deficiencies in sepsis without disseminated intravascular coagulation status

Authors: Munekazu Takeda, Ryuichi Moroi, Tomoyuki Harada, Masaru Abe, Takahiro Terada and Mizuho Namiki

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P40

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ELISpot analysis of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated leukocytes: human granulocytes selectively secrete IL-8, MIP-1beta and TNFalpha

Authors: Christian Smedman, Bengt Gardlund, Kopek Nihlmark, Patrik Gille-Johnson, Jan Andersson and Staffan Paulie

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P41

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Prognostic factors of severe sepsis: a result of Korean sepsis registry system

Authors: Byung-Chul Chun, Min-Ja Kim, Jang Wook Sohn, Hee Jin Cheong, Dae Won Park, Hee Jung Choi, Yang Ree Kim, Kyong Ran Peck, Yang Soo Kim, Young Hwa Choi, Hyo Youl Kim, Jun Yong Choi, Young Goo Song and June Myung Kim

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P42

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Nucleic acid amplification-based pathogen detection in the blood of severe sepsis patients

Authors: Frank Bloos, Svea Sachse, Karl-Herrmann Schmidt, Mark Lehmann, Roland Schmitz, Stefan Russwurm, Eberhart Straube and Konrad Reinhart

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P43

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HMGB1 is an early mediator of inflammation and may be negatively regulated by soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products in experimental endotoxinemia and in sepsis

Authors: Jonas Sunden-Cullberg, Anne Soop, Leif Tokics and Carl-Johan Treutiger

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P44

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Toll-like receptor pathway signaling is differently regulated in neurophils and peripheral mononuclear cells of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock

Authors: Reinaldo Salomão, Milena Brunialti, Natalia Gomes, Marialice Mendes, Ricardo Diaz, Shirley Komninakis, Flavia Machado, Ismael da Silva and Otelo Rigato

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P45

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Downregulation of IL-6 and preserved reactive oxygen species production in human monocytes tolerized by lipopolysaccharide and challenged with Toll-like receptor agonists and whole Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

Authors: Maria da Luz Fernandes, Marialice Mendes, Milena Brunialti and Reinaldo Salomao

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P46

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Validation of polymerase chain reaction in experimental sepsis diagnosis beyond blood culture

Authors: Marcello Ruiz-Silva, Derci Sa-Filho, Marcos Caseiro and Ivan Koh

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P47

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A novel multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the early prediction of sepsis in critically ill patients presenting signs of shock and organ dysfunction

Authors: Michael Bauer, Eva Moeller, Stefan Russwurm and Konrad Reinhart

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P48

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A comparative study between conventional and antimicrobial-filled central venous catheters

Authors: Sergio Kiffer Macedo, José Luiz Filho, Gabriella Castro de Lima and Lara Bonani de Almeida Brito

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 5):P49

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