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This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 4
The Letter to this article has been published in Critical Care 2020 24:482
In this commentary, recent papers covering pandemic influenza, acute respiratory distress syndrome and cardiovascular issues are discussed.
There is substantial evidence to demonstrate the benefits of goal-directed hemodynamic optimization using fluid loading or inotropic support or both to improve outcome during major surgery. However, until now,...
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 3
The management of the obese patient in intensive care is fraught with difficulty, or so conventional wisdom would have us believe. Two recent studies add to the growing evidence that the obese patient is not s...
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 3
The original article was published in Critical Care 2019 23:399
We recommend several actions that could improve hospitals' abilities to deliver critical care during epidemics involving large numbers of victims. In the absence of careful pre-event planning, demand for criti...
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The original article was published in Critical Care 2012 16:R184
Early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is often problematic, due to the lack of suitable early biomarkers of renal damage and kidney function. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an earl...
The original article was published in Critical Care 2021 25:23
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 2
The article by Van Herpe and colleagues in the previous issue of Critical Care describes the glycemic penalty index (GPI), which weights both hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic blood glucose measurements commensurate...
Barriers to the use of selective digestive decontamination include concerns about emergence of resistant organisms, over-estimation of current performance in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a...
The original article was published in Critical Care 2023 27:29
The Correspondence to this article has been published in Critical Care 2023 27:125
Further work on the use of albumin in the intensive care unit is discussed. The interesting pilot study by Dubois and colleagues examines the potential benefits for albumin supplementation in the hypoalbuminae...
Acetaminophen overdose is common and can result from deliberate/nonstaggered or accidental/staggered ingestion. Patients presenting within 24 h of an acetaminophen overdose can safely be managed on medical war...
The management challenges of patients with nosocomial pneumonia are great because of resistance among the responsible pathogens. In this issue of Critical Care, Argyris Michalopoulos and colleagues describe the u...
Mechanotransduction holds the underlying mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury. Research on this subject, however, could be difficult for clinicians, especially when results are controversial. A recent ...
Although it has never been prospectively validated, the base excess (BE) is regarded as the standard end-point of resuscitation in trauma patients. In a rat hemorrhage model, in this edition of Critical Care, Tot...
Over 500 million of the current world population will die from diseases caused by smoking cigarettes. The symptoms and signs of nicotine withdrawal are not well described in the critically ill. Since the vario...
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 2
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 2
Early recognition of sick patients with a poor prognosis, and the rapid institution of appropriate therapy are tenets of good medical management across all specialties. Here we highlight five recent papers tha...
Sex steroids have immunomodulatory effects. No data exist on alterations of sex steroids during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Cardiac surgery with CPB releases an immunological response with complement and cyt...
A meta-analysis of parenteral fish oil in 23 studies in intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients reported a reduced infection rate (significant in ICU patients) and shorter lengths of ICU and hospital st...
The safety of the blood supply has been a concern over the past 20–30 years because of the transmission of infectious diseases. Blood is still routinely tested for viruses, and leukoreduction is an effective s...
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 8 Supplement 2
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