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Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P483

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Organizational culture and climate in step-down units

Authors: C McColl, J Muscedere, J Drover, M Squires, B Mahon and D Heyland

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P481

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Use of a modified early warning system to predict outcome in patients admitted to a high dependency unit

Authors: C Carle, C Pritchard, S Northey and J Paddle

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P479

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Design and implementation of needs-specific critical care response teams

Authors: R Hodder, A Fox-Robichaud, R Wax, P Cardinal and S Reynolds

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P444

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Transfusion profiles in intensive care units from a university hospital

Authors: M Assuncao, I Paula, L Falcao, B Mazza, M Barros, M Jackiu, H Fernandes and F Machado

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P412

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Toxicity of two lipid emulsions on human lymphocytes and neutrophils

Authors: M Cury-Boaventura, R Gorjão, T Martins de Lima, F Soriano and R Curi

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P408

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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A biochemical comparison of Octaplas with a universally applicable development product (Uniplas) and single-donor fresh-frozen plasmas subjected to methylene-blue dye and white-light treatment

Authors: A Heger, J Römisch and T Svae

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P375

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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The beneficial effects of the combined methods in investigating heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Authors: M Kounavi, C Kroupis, E Iliopoulou, D Karamichaleli, M Katafigioti, D Degiannis and E Melissari

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P373

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Thrombin generation in on-pump cardiac surgery patients

Authors: W Loesche, V König, V Oberle, M Reinhöfer, D Barz, J Gummert and G Marx

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P369

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Maintenance of prehospital medical systems due to clinical advance in acute stroke

Authors: K Ishii, Y Wakabayashi, Y Momii, T Asano, H Kenai, M Yamashita, M Mori, Y Hori and H Nagatomi

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P340

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Outcome of intensive care unit patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Authors: M Sartzi, A Papaeveggelou, A Stogiannidi, P Kouki, B Romanou, E Panagiotakopoulou, G Kallitsi, K Mihas, F Tsidemiadou and P Clouva-Molyvda

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P339

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P337

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Relative influence of hypoxemia and anemia on the measurement of central venous oxygen saturation

Authors: F Valenza, S Froio, L Fagnani, S Coppola, M Maffioletti, A Sicignano, E Riva, S Sibilla and L Gattinoni

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P304

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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CeVOX for continuous central venous oxygenation measurement in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Authors: A Rist, S Schneider, P Fodor, L Weibel, A Zollinger and C Hofer

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P302

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Sublingual microcirculation is impaired on the first day postoperatively in patients undergoing gastric tube reconstruction

Authors: J Van Bommel, H Tilanus, J Bakker and D Gommers

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P265

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Coronary collateral circulation status is correlated with the initial electrocardiographic pattern in ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Authors: I Nuñez Gil, R Garcia de la Borbolla, J Garcia Rubira, A Fernandez Ortiz, M Manzano Nieto, R Hernandez Antolin and C Macaya

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P233

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P231

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Outcome in myocardial infarction is related to the morphologic pattern of ST elevation

Authors: R García-Borbolla, I Nuñez Gil, J García Rubira, A Fernández Ortiz, L Perez Isla, M Cobos and C Macaya

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P229

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Clinical review: Update of avian influenza A infections in humans

Influenza A viruses have a wide host range for infection, from wild waterfowl to poultry to humans. Recently, the cross-species transmission of avian influenza A, particularly subtype H5N1, has highlighted the...

Authors: Christian Sandrock and Terra Kelly

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:209

Content type: Review Published on: 22 March 2007
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Monitoring slow recruitment manoeuvres with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adult acute respiratory distress syndrome patients using electrical impedance tomography

Authors: L Camporota, J Smith, K Lei, T Sherry and R Beale

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P200

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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A novel system for evaluation of pulmonary functional residual capacity in the intensive care unit: preliminary data

Authors: G Falzetti, T Principi and P Pelaia

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P196

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Noninvasive alveolar recruitment maneuver induces cytokine release in healthy volunteers

Authors: L Malbouisson, T Szeles, C Carvalho, P Pelosi, M Carmona and J Auler

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P194

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Continuous assessment of inspiratory resistive work during different types of pulmonary oedema in isolated rat lungs

Authors: Y Cikirikcioglu and D Morel

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P161

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Parenteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: can we deliver better care to our patients? Preliminary results from a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

Authors: A Pontes-Arruda, J Teles, E Silva, F Machado, M Baptista Filho, E Rocha and C Silva

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P157

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Lipid metabolism and organ dysfunction in septic patients during intensive glycemic control

Authors: S Cappi, F Soriano, A Nogueira, C Valeri, A Duarte, P Biselli, W Hoshino, M Lins, J Barradas, D Noritomi and P Lotufo

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P125

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Cytokines associated with insulin resistance in critically ill patients

Authors: S Omar, U Wilgen and N Crowther

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P120

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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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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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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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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Greater than the sum of its parts: C-reactive protein and the calculated ion gap together are superior in predicting mortality in critically ill surgical patients

Authors: F Leitch, E Dickson, A McBain, S Robertson, D O'Reilly and C Imrie

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P49

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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sTREM-1 is not suitable to discriminate survivors and nonsurvivors in surgical patients with severe sepsis or septic shock

Authors: C Bopp, S Hofer, P Kienle, S Meyer, E Martin, A Bouchon, M Buechler and M Weigand

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P47

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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The influence of volume and intensive care unit organization on hospital mortality in patients admitted with severe sepsis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

The aim of the study was to assess the influence of annual volume and factors related to intensive care unit (ICU) organization on in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to the ICU with severe sepsis.

Authors: Linda Peelen, Nicolette F de Keizer, Niels Peek, Gert Jan Scheffer, Peter HJ van der Voort and Evert de Jonge

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R40

Content type: Research Published on: 22 March 2007
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Reduced local inflammatory reactivity in septic patients compared with healthy controls

Authors: D Ikeoka, C Pachler, S Korsatko, M Bodenlenz, J Mader, H Weinhandl, A Plasnik, M Suppan, K Smolle, J Plank, T Pieber and M Ellmerer

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P21

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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nNOS and Nox4 go nuclear: nNOS-derived and NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen/nitrogen species promote oxidative nuclear damage in alveolar epithelial cells

Authors: R Connelly, F Schmalstieg and D Traber

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P17

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Moderate hypothermia attenuates changes in respiratory system mechanics and cytokine production during low lung volume ventilation in rats

Authors: P Dostal, M Senkerik, V Cerny, R Parizkova, J Suchankova, D Kodejskova, D Bares, P Zivny and H Zivna

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 2):P15

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 22 March 2007

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Effects of epinephrine and vasopressin on end-tidal carbon dioxide tension and mean arterial blood pressure in out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an observational study

Clinical data considering vasopressin as an equivalent option to epinephrine in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are limited. The aim of this prehospital study was to assess whether the use of vasopressin d...

Authors: Stefan Mally, Alina Jelatancev and Stefek Grmec

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R39

Content type: Research Published on: 21 March 2007
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Use of plasma C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, neutrophils, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor, and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in combination to diagnose infections: a prospective study

Accurate and timely diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial infections in patients with systemic inflammation remains challenging both for clinician and laboratory. Combinations of markers, as opposed to sin...

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

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R38

Content type: Research Published on: 16 March 2007
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Fawcett JAD: Hemodynamic Monitoring Made Easy, 1st edition. China: Elsevier

Authors: Michael R Pinsky

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:306

Content type: Book report Published on: 15 March 2007
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N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as an early prognostic factor in cancer patients developing septic shock

The overall prognosis of critically ill patients with cancer has improved during the past decade. The aim of this study was to identify early prognostic factors of intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in patien...

Authors: Djamel Mokart, Antoine Sannini, Jean-Paul Brun, Marion Faucher, Didier Blaise, Jean-Louis Blache and Catherine Faucher

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R37

Content type: Research Published on: 14 March 2007
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Bench-to-bedside review: When is dead really dead – on the legitimacy of using neurologic criteria to determine death

This review explores the legitimacy of the whole brain death (WBD) criterion. I argue that it does not fulfill the traditional biologic definition of death and is, therefore, an unsound clinical and philosophi...

Authors: Leslie M Whetstine

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:208

Content type: Review Published on: 13 March 2007
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Clinical review: Aggressive management and extracorporeal support for drug-induced cardiotoxicity

Poisoning may induce failure in multiple organs, leading to death. Supportive treatments and supplementation of failing organs are usually efficient. In contrast, the usefulness of cardiopulmonary bypass in dr...

Authors: Frédéric J Baud, Bruno Megarbane, Nicolas Deye and Pascal Leprince

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:207

Content type: Review Published on: 12 March 2007
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Computer simulation allows goal-oriented mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome

To prevent further lung damage in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), it is important to avoid overdistension and cyclic opening and closing of atelectatic alveoli. Previous studies have ...

Authors: Leif Uttman, Helena Ögren, Lisbet Niklason, Björn Drefeldt and Björn Jonson

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R36

Content type: Research Published on: 12 March 2007
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Intensive care unit acquired infection has no impact on long-term survival or quality of life: a prospective cohort study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection on long-term survival and quality of life.

Authors: Pekka Ylipalosaari, Tero I Ala-Kokko, Jouko Laurila, Pasi Ohtonen and Hannu Syrjälä

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R35

Content type: Research Published on: 9 March 2007
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Glutamine induces heat-shock protein and protects against Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide-induced vascular hyporeactivity in rats

Vascular hyporeactivity is an important problem associated with sepsis. Although the mechanism involves inflammatory pathway activation, specific therapeutic approaches have not been defined. Glutamine (Gln) h...

Authors: Liang Jing, Qiong Wu and Fuzhou Wang

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R34

Content type: Research Published on: 9 March 2007
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Identification of high-risk subgroups in very elderly intensive care unit patients

Current prognostic models for intensive care unit (ICU) patients have not been specifically developed or validated in the very elderly. The aim of this study was to develop a prognostic model for ICU patients ...

Authors: Sophia E de Rooij, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Marcel Levi and Evert de Jonge

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R33

Content type: Research Published on: 8 March 2007
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High mobility group box-1 protein in patients with suspected community-acquired infections and sepsis: a prospective study

Sepsis is a serious condition with a significant morbidity and mortality. New insight into the immunopathogenesis of sepsis could promote the development of new strategies for diagnosis and therapy. High mobil...

Authors: Shahin Gaïni, Svend Stenvang Pedersen, Ole Græsbøll Koldkjær, Court Pedersen and Holger Jon Møller

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R32

Content type: Research Published on: 8 March 2007
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Case mix, outcome, and activity for admissions to UK critical care units with severe acute pancreatitis: a secondary analysis of the ICNARC Case Mix Programme Database

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) requiring admission to a critical care unit is associated with high mortality and long lengths of stay. We describe the case mix, outcome, and activity of admissions with SAP wh...

Authors: David A Harrison, Giovanna D'Amico and Mervyn Singer

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 1):S1

Content type: Research article Published on: 7 March 2007

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Do-not-resuscitate orders, unintended consequences, and the ripple effect

Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are commonly implemented in the critical care setting as a prelude to end-of-life care. This is often based on presumed prognosis for favorable outcome and interpretation of pat...

Authors: J Claude Hemphill III

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:121

Content type: Commentary Published on: 2 March 2007
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Acute Kidney Injury Network: report of an initiative to improve outcomes in acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex disorder for which currently there is no accepted definition. Having a uniform standard for diagnosing and classifying AKI would enhance our ability to manage these patie...

Authors: Ravindra L Mehta, John A Kellum, Sudhir V Shah, Bruce A Molitoris, Claudio Ronco, David G Warnock and Adeera Levin

Citation: Critical Care 2007 11:R31

Content type: Research Published on: 1 March 2007
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