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  1. Children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI). Although serum creatinine (SCr) levels are used in clinical practice, they are insensitive f...

    Authors: Alexandra JM Zwiers, Saskia N de Wildt, Joost van Rosmalen, Yolanda B de Rijke, Erik AB Buijs, Dick Tibboel and Karlien Cransberg
    Citation: Critical Care 2015 19:181
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  2. Patients infected with influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus requiring admission to the ICU remain an important source of mortality during the influenza season. The objective of the study was to assess the impact of a...

    Authors: Francisco Álvarez-Lerma, Judith Marín-Corral, Clara Vila, Joan Ramón Masclans, Francisco Javier González de Molina, Ignacio Martín Loeches, Sandra Barbadillo and Alejandro Rodríguez
    Citation: Critical Care 2016 20:337
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  3. Lactic acidosis is a very common biological issue for shock patients. Experimental data clearly demonstrate that metabolic acidosis, including lactic acidosis, participates in the reduction of cardiac contractili...

    Authors: Antoine Kimmoun, Emmanuel Novy, Thomas Auchet, Nicolas Ducrocq and Bruno Levy
    Citation: Critical Care 2015 19:175
    Content type: Review Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Critical Care 2017 21:40

  6. We investigated whether combining the peripheral perfusion index (PI) and central venous oxygen saturation(ScvO2) would identify subsets of patients for assessing the tissue perfusion and predicting outcome durin...

    Authors: Huaiwu He, Yun Long, Dawei Liu, Xiaoting Wang and Xiang Zhou
    Citation: Critical Care 2015 19:330
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. To assess the impact of treatment with steroids on the incidence and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients.

    Authors: Vittorio Scaravilli, Amedeo Guzzardella, Fabiana Madotto, Virginia Beltrama, Antonio Muscatello, Giacomo Bellani, Gianpaola Monti, Massimiliano Greco, Antonio Pesenti, Alessandra Bandera and Giacomo Grasselli
    Citation: Critical Care 2022 26:176
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

    The Comment to this article has been published in Critical Care 2023 27:100

  9. Recent evidence suggests an association of plasma Proenkephalin A 119–159 (penKid) with early and successful liberation from continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill patients with acute ki...

    Authors: Thilo von Groote, Felix Albert, Melanie Meersch, Raphael Koch, Joachim Gerss, Birte Arlt, Mahan Sadjadi, Christian Porschen, Peter Pickkers and Alexander Zarbock
    Citation: Critical Care 2023 27:276
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  10. We wished to determine whether cholestasis induced by total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in preterm newborn infants is associated with increased oxidative stress secondary to increased reactive oxygen intermedia...

    Authors: Barry Weinberger, Kazimierz Watorek, Richard Strauss, Gisela Witz, Mark Hiatt and Thomas Hegyi
    Citation: Critical Care 2002 6:521
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  11. Most literature on the medical emergency team (MET) relates to its effects on patient outcome. Less information exists on the most common causes of MET calls or on possible approaches to their management.

    Authors: Daryl Jones, Graeme Duke, John Green, Juris Briedis, Rinaldo Bellomo, Andrew Casamento, Andrea Kattula and Margaret Way
    Citation: Critical Care 2006 10:R30
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  12. The optimal dialysis dose for acute kidney injury is a matter of great controversy. Clinical trials, predominantly single-center studies, have shown conflicting results. The Acute Renal Failure Trial Network (...

    Authors: Claudio Ronco, Dinna Cruz, Helen Oudemans van Straaten, Patrick Honore, Andrew House, Du Bin and Noel Gibney
    Citation: Critical Care 2008 12:308
    Content type: Viewpoint Published on:

  13. An elderly patient dies from septic shock in the intensive care unit. This is perhaps not an unusual scenario, but in this case the sepsis happens to have been due to methicillin-...Staphylococcus aureus, possibl...

    Authors: Jean-Louis Vincent, Christian Brun-Buisson, Michael Niederman, Christian Haenni, Stephan Harbarth, Dominique Sprumont, Mauricio Valencia and Antoni Torres
    Citation: Critical Care 2004 9:5
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  14. Measurement of cardiac output and extravascular lung water incritically ill patients using femoral artery double-indicator dilution involvesfemoral artery catheterization. The potential risk of vascular compro...

    Authors: NicholasH Boyle, PeterC Roberts, Bernice Ng, Haim Berkenstadt, Angela McLuckie, RichardJ Beale and RobertC Mason
    Citation: Critical Care 1999 3:95
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  15. Candidemia raises numerous therapeutic issues for intensive care physicians. Epidemiological data that could guide the choice of initial therapy are still required. This analysis sought to compare the characte...

    Authors: Olivier Leroy, Jean-Paul Mira, Philippe Montravers, Jean-Pierre Gangneux and Olivier Lortholary
    Citation: Critical Care 2010 14:R98
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  16. We identified extremely low DHEAS levels in septic shock and, to a lesser degree, in multiple trauma patients as compared with those of age- and sex-matched control patients. There appeared to be a dissociation b...

    Authors: Albertus Beishuizen, Lambertus G Thijs and István Vermes
    Citation: Critical Care 2002 6:434
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  17. Key questions remain unresolved regarding the advantages and limitations of colloids for fluid resuscitation despite extensive investigation. Elucidation of these questions has been slowed, in part, by uncerta...

    Authors: Johan AB Groeneveld
    Citation: Critical Care 2000 4(Suppl 2):S16
    Content type: Proceedings Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 4 Supplement 2

  18. Extubation failure has been associated with poor intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital outcomes in tertiary care medical centers. Given the large proportion of critical care delivered in the community setting...

    Authors: Christopher W Seymour, Anthony Martinez, Jason D Christie and Barry D Fuchs
    Citation: Critical Care 2004 8:R322
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  20. In 2008, the interest in metabolic and endocrine issues and their consequences in critically ill patients was high. A large proportion of the research papers related to these issues was related to the metaboli...

    Authors: Jean-Charles Preiser
    Citation: Critical Care 2009 13:228
    Content type: Review Published on:

  21. Intensive care survivors often experience post-intensive care sequelae, which are frequently gathered together under the term “post-intensive care syndrome” (PICS). The consequences of PICS on quality of life,...

    Authors: Anne-Françoise Rousseau, Hallie C. Prescott, Stephen J. Brett, Björn Weiss, Elie Azoulay, Jacques Creteur, Nicola Latronico, Catherine L. Hough, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Jean-Louis Vincent and Jean-Charles Preiser
    Citation: Critical Care 2021 25:108
    Content type: Viewpoint Published on:

  24. Curricular content is often based on the personal opinions of a small number of individuals. Although convenient, such curricula may not meet the needs of the target learner, the program or the institution. Us...

    Authors: Adam D Peets, Kevin McLaughlin, Jocelyn Lockyer and Tyrone Donnon
    Citation: Critical Care 2008 12:R127
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  25. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) performed by experienced operators in critically ill patients with liver disease and coagulopathy.

    Authors: Georg Auzinger, Gerry P O'Callaghan, William Bernal, Elizabeth Sizer and Julia A Wendon
    Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R110
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  26. Norepinephrine (NE) is a cornerstone drug in the management of septic shock, with its dose being used clinically as a marker of disease severity and as mortality predictor. However, variations in NE dose repor...

    Authors: Sebastian Morales, Pedro D. Wendel-Garcia, Miguel Ibarra-Estrada, Christian Jung, Ricardo Castro, Jaime Retamal, Luis I. Cortínez, Nicolás Severino, Greta Emilia Kiavialaitis, Gustavo Ospina-Tascón, Jan Bakker, Glenn Hernández and Eduardo Kattan
    Citation: Critical Care 2024 28:216
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  27. Our objective was to describe self-sufficiency and quality of life one year after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge of patients aged 80 years or over.

    Authors: Alexis Tabah, Francois Philippart, Jean Francois Timsit, Vincent Willems, Adrien Français, Alain Leplège, Jean Carlet, Cédric Bruel, Benoit Misset and Maité Garrouste-Orgeas
    Citation: Critical Care 2010 14:R2
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  29. The purpose of the study was to validate the newly derived postoperative orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX)-specific diagnostic weight for the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II mo...

    Authors: Yaseen Arabi, Adnan Abbasi, Radoslaw Goraj, Abdulmajeed Al-Abdulkareem, Abudullah AL Shimemeri, Munci Kalayoglu and Kenneth Wood
    Citation: Critical Care 2002 6:245
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Tight glycaemic control has emerged as a major focus in critical care. However, the struggle to repeat, improve and standardize the results of the initial landmark studies is ongoing. The prospective computeri...

    Authors: J Geoffrey Chase and Geoffrey M Shaw
    Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:160
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  35. Three independent studies of tight glucose control were recently stopped prematurely due to an excess mortality in the intensive treatment arm. This commentary briefly discusses the potential mechanisms and re...

    Authors: Jean-Charles Preiser
    Citation: Critical Care 2008 12:116
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  37. Candidemia is a high-risk complication among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. While selective digestive decontamination (SDD) has been shown to be effective in preventing ICU-acquired bacterial secondary in...

    Authors: Florian Reizine, Nicolas Massart, Vincent Joussellin, Anaïs Machut, Charles-Hervé Vacheron, Anne Savey, Arnaud Friggeri and Alain Lepape
    Citation: Critical Care 2023 27:494
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  38. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented pressure on healthcare system globally. Lack of high-quality evidence on the respiratory management of COVID-19-related acute respiratory f...

    Authors: Prashant Nasa, Elie Azoulay, Ashish K. Khanna, Ravi Jain, Sachin Gupta, Yash Javeri, Deven Juneja, Pradeep Rangappa, Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Waleed Alhazzani, Massimo Antonelli, Yaseen M. Arabi, Jan Bakker, Laurent J. Brochard, Adam M. Deane, Bin Du…
    Citation: Critical Care 2021 25:106
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. ICU survivorship includes a diverse burden of disease. Current questionnaires used for collecting information about health-related problems and their relation to quality of life lack detailed questions in seve...

    Authors: Johan Malmgren, Ann-Charlotte Waldenström, Christian Rylander, Elias Johannesson and Stefan Lundin
    Citation: Critical Care 2021 25:82
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    The Letter to this article has been published in Critical Care 2021 25:255

  40. Ischemia/reperfusion after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) induces systemic inflammatory response and activation of endothelium and coagulation, resulting in a post-cardiac arrest syndrome. We analysed cir...

    Authors: Katrin Fink, Linda Feldbrügge, Meike Schwarz, Natascha Bourgeois, Thomas Helbing, Christoph Bode, Tilmann Schwab and Hans-Jörg Busch
    Citation: Critical Care 2011 15:R251
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  41. The purpose of this trial was to investigate the effectiveness of an exercise rehabilitation program commencing during ICU admission and continuing into the outpatient setting compared with usual care on physi...

    Authors: Linda Denehy, Elizabeth H Skinner, Lara Edbrooke, Kimberley Haines, Stephen Warrillow, Graeme Hawthorne, Karla Gough, Steven Vander Hoorn, Meg E Morris and Sue Berney
    Citation: Critical Care 2013 17:R156
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  42. Atrial fibrillation occurs frequently in medical intensive care unit patients. Most intensivists tend to treat this rhythm disorder because they believe it is detrimental. Whether atrial fibrillation contribut...

    Authors: Mengalvio E Sleeswijk, Trudeke Van Noord, Jaap E Tulleken, Jack JM Ligtenberg, Armand RJ Girbes and Jan G Zijlstra
    Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:233
    Content type: Review Published on:

  43. The tissue hemoglobin index (THI) is a hemoglobin signal strength metric provided on the InSpectra™ StO2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor, Model 650. There is growing interest regarding the physiologic meaning of THI a...

    Authors: Dean Myers, Michelle McGraw, Mark George, Kristine Mulier and Greg Beilman
    Citation: Critical Care 2009 13(Suppl 5):S2
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 13 Supplement 5

  44. The most appropriate tidal volume in patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is controversial and has not been rigorously examined. Our objective was to determine whether a mechanical venti...

    Authors: Brian M Fuller, Nicholas M Mohr, Anne M Drewry and Christopher R Carpenter
    Citation: Critical Care 2013 17:R11
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  45. Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a prevalent and severe issue among ICU patients. Resistance training and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) intervention have demonstrated the potential to...

    Authors: Ting-Ting Wu, Qiao-Ling Chen, Xiu-Xia Lin, Mei-Lian Xu, Xue-Xian Chen, Chen-Juan Luo, Yao-Ning Zhuang, Yue-Qing Wei, Jing-Bing Wu, Jing Xiong, Li-Li Chen and Hong Li
    Citation: Critical Care 2023 27:493
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. In two recent randomized controlled trials, withholding parenteral nutrition early in critical illness improved outcome as compared to early up-to-calculated-target nutrition, which may be explained by benefic...

    Authors: Lisa Van Dyck, Ilse Vanhorebeek, Alexander Wilmer, An Schrijvers, Inge Derese, Liese Mebis, Pieter J. Wouters, Greet Van den Berghe, Jan Gunst and Michaël P. Casaer
    Citation: Critical Care 2020 24:249
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  47. Whether red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is beneficial remains controversial. In both retrospective and prospective evaluations, transfusion has been associated with adverse, neutral, or protective effects. Th...

    Authors: Andre Dejam, Brian E Malley, Mengling Feng, Federico Cismondi, Shinhyuk Park, Saira Samani, Zahra Aziz Samani, Duane S Pinto and Leo Anthony Celi
    Citation: Critical Care 2014 18:487
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  48. In accordance with the recommendations of, amongst others, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and the recently published European treatment guidelines for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pn...

    Authors: Rafael Zaragoza, Pablo Vidal-Cortés, Gerardo Aguilar, Marcio Borges, Emili Diaz, Ricard Ferrer, Emilio Maseda, Mercedes Nieto, Francisco Xavier Nuvials, Paula Ramirez, Alejandro Rodriguez, Cruz Soriano, Javier Veganzones and Ignacio Martín-Loeches
    Citation: Critical Care 2020 24:383
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. Characteristic patterns of variation over time, namely rhythms, represent a defining feature of complex systems, one that is synonymous with life. Despite the intrinsic dynamic, interdependent and nonlinear re...

    Authors: Andrew JE Seely and Peter T Macklem
    Citation: Critical Care 2004 8:R367
    Content type: Research Published on:
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