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C-reactive protein levels on admission are correlated with mortality and organ failures in critically ill patients

Authors: SMA Lobo, FRM Lobo, D Peres Bota, F Ferreira, C Mélot and J-L Vincent

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P92

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Early and delayed onset of acute respiratory failure: different patterns?

Authors: SMA Lobo, FRM Lobo, D Peres Bota, F Ferreira and J-L Vincent

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P90

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Markers of length of stay in surgical intensive care unit, in patients submitted to heart surgery

Authors: RV Gomes, B Tura, LA Campos, MA Fernandes, PM Nogueira, EM Nunes, HTF Mendonça F°, FG Aranha, AG Carvalho and HF Dohmann

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P88

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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The influence of the use of human albumin on morbidity/mortality and the costs of hospitalization of critically ill patients

Authors: JR Azevedo and RP Azevedo

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P86

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Short stay unit/observation unit: a new paradigm

Authors: R Gamarski, L Pimenta, K Mohallem and M Dessen

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P84

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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The attitude of Brazilian intensive care physicians towards the decisions of withdrawal or withholding treatments

Authors: AD Costa, RD Moritz, JD Matos and FA Machado

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P82

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Impact of weaning failure in the evolution of patients under mechanical ventilation

Authors: G Bugedo, A Bruhn, F Apablaza, F Bernucci, V Segovia, P Zúñiga, G Hernández and L Castillo

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P58

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation can prevent reintubation after acute respiratory failure: results of a prospective and randomized study

Authors: SRPO Rosinha, SMA Lobo, HS Sanches, M Deberaldine, AMA Vidal, LT Tofoli, GPP Schettino, MBP Amato, CRR Carvalho and CSV Barbas

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P54

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Effects of inhaled nitric oxide combined to mechanic ventilation on the patients with acute respiratory dysfunction in postoperative heart surgery: comparative study among pressure controlled ventilation and volume controlled ventilation

Authors: FRBG Galas and JOC Auler Jr

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P52

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Impact of mechanical ventilation in the elderly

Authors: FS Dias, N Almeida, D Fricke and PB Nery

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P50

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Recruitment maneuvers with different pressure control levels in ARDS patients

Authors: CSV Barbas, E Silva, A Garrido, M Assunção, C Hoelz, EC Meyer and E Knobel

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P46

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), C-reactive protein (CRP) and C3a serum levels following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)

Authors: HTF Mendonça F°, HCC Faria Neto, P Bozza, R Novaes, F Bozza, RV Gomes, LA Campos, MA Fernandes, PM Nogueira and HF Dohmann

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P21

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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GRACE (the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events): the real world side of the cardiovascular clinical practice in acute coronary syndromes

Authors: M Knobel, A Avezum, R Kaneko, AC Baruzzi and E Knobel

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P19

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Arterial hypotension at admission as a right ventricle dysfunction marker in patients with pulmonary embolism

Authors: A Volschan, M Knibel, PCP Souza, ET Mesquita, J Pantoja and E Cantarino

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P17

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Acute atrial fibrillation (AAF) in cardiac surgery postoperative period: evaluation of pre- and perioperative factors associated with its higher incidence

Authors: FG Aranha, RV Gomes, JESS Pinto, LA Campos, MA Fernandes, PM Nogueira, CF Azevedo F°, R Vegni, AG Carvalho and HF Dohmann

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P15

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Cardiac arrest in ICU: the Ultstein method results in general intensive care

Authors: HP Guimarães, AP Resque, MPF Costa, FR Machado, E Hasegawa, ACV Abib and JLG Amaral

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 3):P13

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 26 June 2001

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Alarms in the intensive care unit: how can the number of false alarms be reduced?

Many alarms, as they now exist in most monitoring systems, are not usually perceived as helpful by the medical staff because of the high incidence of false alarms. This paper gives an overview of the problems ...

Authors: Marie-Christine Chambrin

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:184

Content type: Review Published on: 23 May 2001
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The 21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 20-23 March 2001

The 21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine was dominated by the results of recent clinical trials in sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The promise of extraco...

Authors: Jonathan Ball and Richard Venn

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:138

Content type: Meeting report Published on: 2 May 2001
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Twenty-four hour presence of physicians in the ICU

Intensive-care units (ICUs) must be utilised in the most efficient way. Greater input of intensivists leads to better outcomes and more efficient use of resources. 'Closed' ICUs operate as functional units wit...

Authors: Hilmar Burchardi and Onnen Moerer

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:131

Content type: Review Published on: 2 May 2001
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Critical care medicine in the 21st century: from CPR to PCR

As in other areas of medicine, the specialty of critical care medicine, which has made important contributions in the pathophysiology of critical illness, is facing challenges that must be recognized and addre...

Authors: Jesús Villar, Sebastián Méndez and Arthur S Slutsky

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:125

Content type: Review Published on: 2 May 2001
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'Round-table' ethical debate: is a suicide note an authoritative 'living will'?

Living wills are often considered by physicians who are faced with a dying patient. Although popular with the general public, they remain problems of authenticity and authority. It is difficult for the examini...

Authors: Donald B Chalfin, David Crippen, Cory Franklin, David F Kelly, Jack K Kilcullen, Stephen Streat, Robert D Truog and Leslie M Whetstine

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:115

Content type: Commentary Published on: 2 May 2001
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Debate: Transfusing to normal haemoglobin levels will not improve outcome

Recent evidence suggests that critically ill patients are able to tolerate lower levels of haemoglobin than was previously believed. It is our goal to show that transfusing to a level of 100 g/l does not impro...

Authors: Gonzalo Alvarez, Paul C Hébert and Sharyn Szick

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:56

Content type: Commentary Published on: 8 March 2001
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Microvascular endothelial dysfunction: a renewed appreciation of sepsis pathophysiology

Severe sepsis, defined as sepsis associated with acute organ dysfunction, results from a generalized inflammatory and procoagulant host response to infection. Coagulopathy in severe sepsis is commonly associat...

Authors: Jean-Louis Vincent

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 2):S1

Content type: Proceedings Published on: 8 March 2001

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Blending science and compassion: The 30th educational symposium of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco, USA, 10-14 February 2001

Authors: David Smith

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:72

Content type: Meeting report Published on: 7 March 2001
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Debate: Transfusing to normal hemoglobin levels improves outcome

Red cells are uniquely designed to transport oxygen and facilitate oxygen uptake by systemic tissues. Blood transfusions are thus logical therapeutic choices in patients who exhibit signs of oxygen debt. A sma...

Authors: Marilyn T Haupt

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:64

Content type: Commentary Published on: 7 March 2001
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The normal role of Activated Protein C in maintaining homeostasis and its relevance to critical illness

Thrombin is a multifunctional protein, with procoagulant, inflammatory and anticoagulant effects. Binding of thrombin to thrombomodulin results in activation of Protein C and initiation of the Activated Protei...

Authors: Charles T Esmon

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 2):S7

Content type: Proceedings Published on: 7 March 2001

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Physiology in medicine: importance of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in maintaining arterial oxygenation during acute respiratory failure

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction continues to attract interest more than half a century after its original report because of persistent mystery about its biochemical mechanism and its exact physiological fun...

Authors: Robert Naeije and Serge Brimioulle

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5:67

Content type: Review Published on: 6 March 2001
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Myocardial cell damage related to arterial switch operation in neonates with transposition of the great arteries

Authors: HH Hövels-Gürich, JF Vazquez-Jimenez, A Silvestri, K Schumacher, S Kreitz, J Duchateau, BJ Messmer, G von Bernuth and M-C Seghaye

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P16

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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High oxygen treatment during preparation of children for open-heart surgery leads to a decrease in total antioxidant capacity

Authors: CTA Evelo, SLM Coort, NJG Jansen, JF Vazquez-Jimenez and M-C Seghaye

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P15

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Phosphorylcholine-coated cardiopulmonary bypass in paediatric cardiac surgery improves biocompatibility: reduced contact activation and endothelin-1 release

Authors: F Harig, R Cesnjevar, Y Lindemann, L Bumiller, H Singer and M Weyand

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P14

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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The clinical relevance of an elevated lactate level after surgery for congenital heart disease

Authors: C Bernhardt, C Weiss, J Breuer, M Kumpf and L Sieverding

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P13

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Implantation of HIA-Medos system in children with and without cardiopulmonary bypass

Authors: N Reiss, A El-Banayosy, T Breymann, G Kleikamp, N Mirow, K Minami and R Körfer

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P12

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Low-molecular-weight heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass: coagulatory and clinical findings

Authors: N Mirow, T Brinkmann, N Reiβ, G Kleikamp, K Kleesiek and R Körfer

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P11

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Noncardioplegic myocardial protection in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting

Authors: G Kleikamp, N Reiβ, N Mirow, B Hansky, A El-Banayosy, K Minami and R Körfer

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P10

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Heart failure impairs vasomotor functions of the mesenteric bed after cardiopulmonary bypass

Authors: G Szabó, TB Andrási, E Zima, P Soós, F-U Sack, A Tanzeem, S Hagl and S Juhász-Nagy

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P9

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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The effect of temperature during extracorporeal circulation on ultrastructure of cardiomyocytes

Authors: R Chakupurakal, B Hermanns, JF Vazquez-Jiminez, Ma Qing, S Lücking, BJ Messmer, G von Bernuth and M-C Seghaye

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P8

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Effective value of myocardial tissue oxygen pressure monitoring during cold ischaemia and reperfusion

Authors: S Vogt, D Troitzsch, H Abdul-Khaliq, PE Lange and R Moosdorf

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P7

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Inhibition of cAMP phosphodiesterase by milrinone improves cardiac recovery after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Authors: D Troitzsch, H Abdul-Khaliq, S Vogt, PE Lange and R Moosdorf

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P6

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Effects of high-dose methylprednisolone on neonatal pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Authors: H Abdul-Khaliq, D Troitzsch, A Wehsack, S Schubert, W Böttcher, E Gutsch, M Hübler, R Hetzer and PE Lange

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P5

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Transmembraneous dislocation of myocardial S100A1 calcium-binding protein during ischaemia and reperfusion: a new marker of myocardial damage during cardiac surgery

Authors: Wolfgang Brett, Anna Mandinova, Ueli Aebi and Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P4

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Enhancement of neonatal myocardial function and cardiac energy metabolism following heat stress pretreatment

Authors: S Vogt, D Troitzsch, H Abdul-Khaliq, PE Lange and R Moosdorf

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P3

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Induction of myocardial heat shock protein-60 after cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion

Authors: A Schäfler, K Kirmanoglou, T Scheunert, P Pecher, A Hannekum and B Schumacher

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P2

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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The use of adenosine as a trigger for pharmacological preconditioning to protect human myocardium during coronary bypass surgery

Authors: KK Klein, B Korbmacher, U Sunderdiek, E Mohan, E Gams and JD Schipke

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 7):P1

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 6 March 2001

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Withholding and withdrawing therapy at the intensive care units of the University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria

Authors: D Fries, W Hasibeder, M Mittermayr, A Klingler, V Antretter, JM Hackl and W Schobersberger

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P256

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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Early postoperative intensive care in cadaveric liver transplantation: factors affecting the length of intensive care unit stay

Authors: S Ulukaya, HO Ayanoglu, E Olgun and AR Moral

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P252

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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The renal function tests: a key to understanding of osmolal disorders in cerebral injury?

Authors: M Balik, A Kazda, J Pazout and A Hendl

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P218

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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A novel signaling pathway to facilitate synaptic transmission in the cerebral cortex

Authors: SM Smith, JB Bergsman, RH Scheller and RW Tsien

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P183

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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Molecular proinflammatory mechanism in the intestinal muscularis following intestinal manipulation

Authors: JC Kalff, NT Schwarz, C Hierholzer, A Türler, A Hirner and AJ Bauer

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P142

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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Dexamethasone effect on sFas/sFas ligand following cardiopulmonary bypass

Authors: U Joashi, SM Tibby, A Mayer, A Durward, C Turner and IA Murdoch

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P075

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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The influence of endotoxin on the expression of the ORL-1 receptor

Authors: UM Stamer, Q Shu, A Hoeft and F Stüber

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 1):P071

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 2 March 2001

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