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Simplified Acute Physiology Score III: a project for a new multidimensional tool for evaluating intensive care unit performance

The Simplified Acute Physiology Score III Outcomes Research Group is developing an international multidimensional instrument for the global evaluation of intensive care unit performance. Among its specific obj...

Authors: Guillermo Vazquez, Salvador Benito and Ricardo Rivera

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:345

Content type: Commentary Published on: 3 March 2003
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Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on intensive care mortality

Authors: M Booth, S Murray, L Plenderleith, C Howie and F MacKirdy

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P233

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Outcome and cost of sepsis in intensive care units in Hungary

Authors: A Csomós, G Hoffer and L Kardos

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P231

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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An upper estimate of the attributable mortality and cost of severe sepsis in surgical patients

Authors: WT Linde-Zwirble, LM Cooper and DC Angus

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P229

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Is MMODS better than SOFA?

Authors: M Zuleika, D Tjan, M Shoukri, T Mphanza and S Al Sammarai

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P227

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Outcome from acute renal failure complicating critical illness is influenced by age

Authors: MJ Garfield and JM Dixon

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P225

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Perioperative myocardial infarction can be predicted by preoperative electrocardiography

Authors: SK Appavu, TR Haley, K Mbekeani, A Khorasani and S Patel

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P201

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Hyperhomocysteinaemia as an indicator of infection and disease severity in ICU patients

Authors: S Vassiliagou, E Andoniadou, E Kiparissi, V Papaioannou, M Stougianni, A Bekridelis, X Lagoudaki and T Varvataki

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P197

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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A new device for measuring dermal blood flow in critically ill patients

Authors: J Cohen, I Skoletsky, D Geva, H Ephrath and P Singer

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P195

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Continuous monitoring of cardiac output during pneumoperitoneum by esophagal Doppler

Authors: F Zveibil, S Yvri, A Schlepak and NM Akhoul

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P193

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Ultrasound diagnosis of an acute dyspnea

Authors: D Lichtenstein and G Mezière

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P189

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection?

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a recognised complication of the Fontan circulation. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood, however, and it is unclear why its onset occurs months or even years after Fon...

Authors: Dominik Lenz, Jörg Hambsch, Peter Schneider, Hans-Jürgen Häusler, Ursula Sauer, John Hess and Attila Tárnok

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:185

Content type: Research Published on: 3 March 2003

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Is the inhaled nitric oxide useful in pulmonary embolism? An experimental study

Authors: C Aldecoa, J Castañeda, L Vaquero, JI Gomez, J Rico and A Alonso

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P162

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Inspiratory gas temperature in the endotracheal tube when ventilated with a heated humidifier

Authors: Y Fujino, A Uchiyama, E Miyoshi, T Mashimo and M Nishimura

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P158

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Use of the ProSeal Laryngeal Mask to protect the airway from methylene blue dye

Authors: J Miller and M Mercer

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P156

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Survey of airway management in intensive care units in the UK

Authors: R Raobaikady and G McAnulty

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P154

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Comperative clinical trial of translaryngeal tracheostomy and forceps dilatational tracheostomy

Authors: K Kokkinis, T Vrettos, P Manolopoulou, A Lefkaditi, A Tragou and A Zbouki

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P150

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Severe community acquired pneumonia and ARDS: prognostic factors in infants

Authors: G Chidini, U Casella, L Napolitano, G Ardissino and E Calderini

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P139

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Endotoxin-neutralising effect and anti-inflammatory properites of tobramycin and ceftazidime in porcine endotoxic shock

Authors: G Goscinski, M Lipcsey, M Eriksson, A Larsson and J Sjölin

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P125

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Effects of an education: prevention strategy on decreasing catheter-related infections in intensive care

Authors: V Karali, P Stefanopoulou, M Bitzani, F Ambatzidou, G Vassiliadou and D Riggos

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P123

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Intravascular catheter infection during 10,000 days of risk

Authors: L Lorente, C García, MM Martín, R Galván, J Málaga and ML Mora

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P121

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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The efficacy of an antiseptic-impregnated catheter on catheter-related bloodstream infection in the ICU

Authors: S Osma, SF Kahveci, H Akalin, C Ozakin, FN Kaya, E Yilmaz and O Kutlay

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P119

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Arterial catheter-related infections in the intensive care unit: prospective study during 1 year

Authors: S Abdellatif, H Ksouri, R Nasri, S Abdedayem, B Zouari, S Alaya, S Ben Lakhal, A Masmoudi and Ch Fendri

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P117

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Hydroxyethyl starch HES 130/0.4 in paediatric surgery: results of an explorative, controlled, multicentre safety study

Authors: H Lochbühler, Ch Galli and H Hagemann

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P107

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Efficacy of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa; NovoSeven^®) in obstetrical haemorrhagic shock

Authors: S Sobieszczyk, GH Breborowicz, B Kubiaczyk and T Opala

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P105

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Usefulness of transarterial embolization in patients with blunt splenic injury showing transient response

Authors: A Hagiwara, H Fukushima, A Murata, H Matsuda and S Shimazaki

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P103

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Hyperventilation-induced reductions in cerebral blood flow velocity outlive the reduction in intracranial pressure in head-injured patients

Authors: LA Steiner, M Balestreri, AJ Johnston, M Czosnyka, JP Coles, JD Pickard and DK Menon

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P074

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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The role of EEG and brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPS) as predictors of outcome in severe brain injury

Authors: A Donati, AM Mauro, G Bini, M Bonifazi, P Carletti, M Ruzzi, E Papadopoulou and P Pelaia

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P072

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Clinical and electrophysiologic associations with outcome in initially comatose survivors of cardiac arrest

Authors: GB Young, G Doig and A Ragazzoni

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P070

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction: correlated clinical factors and prognostic implications

Authors: WT Chang, MHM Ma, Ch Hwang, WJ Chen, FY Lin and YT Lee

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P068

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Comparison of exponential truncated biphasic versus damped sine wave monophasic shocks in transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Authors: VS Kawabata, LF Cardoso, S Timerman, LAM Cesar and JAF Ramires

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P066

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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The effects of salbutamol on neutrophil function

Authors: GD Perkins, S Quinton, DR Thickett and F Gao

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P035

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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TIMP-1, TIMP-2 and MMP-9 as prognostic markers for clinical outcome in sepsis

Authors: U Hoffmann, M Brückmann, E Dvorsak, V Liebe, M Borggrefe, KK Haase and G Huhle

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P033

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Circulating complement proteins for differentiation of SIRS and sepsis

Authors: H Sungurtekin, C Balcý and U Sungurtekin

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P031

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Safe and effective mediastinal drainage along the carotid sheath for septic mediastinitis

Authors: Y Moriwaki, M Sugiyama, K Yoshida, S Yamagishi, K Kanaya, G Matsuda, S Hasegawa, H Toyoda, T Kosuge, T Kosuge, K Uchida, T Yamamoto and N Suzuki

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P029

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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The epidemiology of sepsis in Scottish intensive care units

Authors: F MacKirdy, G Harris and SJ Mackenzie

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P027

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Treating medical and surgical patients with activated protein C: a preliminary comparison

Authors: HL Evans, ML Milburn, T Calloway, DF Volles, SM Lowson and RG Sawyer

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P022

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Steroid hormone synthesis is impaired in patients with severe sepsis

Authors: M Angstwurm, A Rashidi Kia, J Schopohl and R Gaertner

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P003

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Endocrine dysfunction in the immediate period following traumatic brain injury

Authors: I Dimopoulou, S Tsagarakis, G Assithianakis, M Christoforaki, M Theodorakopoulou, A Kouyialis, S Korfias, N Thalassinos and C Roussos

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 2):P001

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 3 March 2003

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Bench-to-bedside review: Severe lactic acidosis in HIV patients treated with nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are effective antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV-infected patients. NRTIs can induce mitochondrial impairment that leads to a number of adverse ...

Authors: Yann-Erick Claessens, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Jean-Paul Mira and Alain Cariou

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:226

Content type: Review Published on: 28 February 2003
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Safety assessment of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in the treatment of adult patients with severe sepsis

Drotrecogin alfa (activated; recombinant activated protein C) was shown to reduce 28-day all-cause mortality in patients with severe sepsis and to have an acceptable safety profile in 1690 patients studied in ...

Authors: Gordon R Bernard, William L Macias, David E Joyce, Mark D Williams, Joan Bailey and Jean-Louis Vincent

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:155

Content type: Research Published on: 28 February 2003
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Neutrophil 'connectivity': key to neutrophil-mediated tissue injury?

Neutrophils use cell surface molecules to communicate with their external environment. These molecules are markers reflecting neutrophil development, activation status and cell function. They are also critical...

Authors: Salahaddin Mahmudi-Azer and Stephan F van Eeden

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:285

Content type: Commentary Published on: 24 February 2003
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trauma.org – moulage

Authors: Damon C Scales

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:197

Content type: Web report Published on: 21 February 2003
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Clinical review: Extracorporeal blood purification in severe sepsis

Sepsis and septic shock are the leading causes of acute renal failure, multiple organ system dysfunction, and death in the intensive care unit. The pathogenesis of sepsis is complex and comprises a mosaic of i...

Authors: Ramesh Venkataraman, Sanjay Subramanian and John A Kellum

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:139

Content type: Review Published on: 21 February 2003
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Multivariate analysis of risk factors for QT prolongation following subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) often causes a prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval during the acute phase. The aim of the present study was to examine independent risk factors for QTc prolongation in...

Authors: Shinji Fukui, Hiroshi Katoh, Nobusuke Tsuzuki, Shoichiro Ishihara, Naoki Otani, Hidetoshi Ooigawa, Terushige Toyooka, Akira Ohnuki, Takahito Miyazawa, Hiroshi Nawashiro and Katsuji Shima

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:R7

Content type: Research Published on: 21 February 2003
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Pro/con clinical debate: Hydroxyethylstarches should be avoided in septic patients

There are few issues in critical care medicine that have a less clearly defined standard of care than the intravenous fluid choice for resuscitation. Natural colloids (such as albumin) became popular during th...

Authors: Frédérique Schortgen, Laurent Brochard, Ellen Burnham and Greg S Martin

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7:279

Content type: Commentary Published on: 19 February 2003
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Transpulmonary vascular gradients of nitric oxide pathway metabolites and asymmetrical dimethyl-L-arginine in the flow – or pressure-overloaded pulmonary vasculature

Authors: J Kreuder, R Zimmermann, D Tsikas, I Michel-Behnke and D Schranz

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 1):8

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 18 February 2003

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Cardiopulmonary bypass and pulmonary surfactant: influence on composition and function?

Authors: J Thul, B Friedrich, R Günther, I Reiss, D Schranz and L Gortner

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 1):6

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 18 February 2003

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Pulmonary perfusion reduces accumulation of neutrophils in the lung during cardiopulmonary bypass

Authors: C Schlensak, T Doenst, M Wunderlich, M Kleinschmidt and F Beyersdorf

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 1):4

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 18 February 2003

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Phosphorycholine or heparin coating for pediatric extracorporeal circulation causes similar biological effects in neonates and infants

Authors: A Böning, J Scheewe, C Friedrich, U Bläse, J Stieh, P Dütschke and JT Cremer

Citation: Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 1):2

Content type: Meeting abstract Published on: 18 February 2003

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