NIPPV: patient–ventilator synchrony, the difference between success and failure? R. M. Kacmarek EDITORIAL Pages: 645 - 647
Patient-ventilator asynchrony during noninvasive ventilation: the role of expiratory trigger E. CalderiniM. ConfalonieriC. Gregoretti ORIGINAL Pages: 662 - 667
A prospective study of fever in the intensive care unit B. CirciumaruG. BaldockJ. Cohen ORIGINAL Pages: 668 - 673
Aspiration of dead space allows normocapnic ventilation at low tidal volumes in man E. De RobertisG. ServilloR. Tufano ORIGINAL Pages: 674 - 679
The aetiology and pathogenesis of cardiopulmonary bypass-associated metabolic acidosis using polygeline pump prime M. HayhoeR. BellomoB. Buxton ORIGINAL Pages: 680 - 685
The use of maximum SOFA score to quantify organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care. Results of a prospective, multicentre study R. MorenoJ.-L. Vincenton behalf of the working group on sepsisrelated problems of ORIGINAL Pages: 686 - 696
Sensitivity and specificity of a screening test to document traumatic experiences and to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder in ARDS patients after intensive care treatment C. StollH. P. KapfhammerG. Schelling ORIGINAL Pages: 697 - 704
Comparison of different methods for dead space measurements in ventilated newborns using CO2-volume plot U. WenzelR. R. WauerG. Schmalisch NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 705 - 713
The use of the laryngeal mask airway for inter-hospital transport of infants with type 3 laryngotracheo-oesophageal clefts J. FraserC. HillA. Petros NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 714 - 716
Early postnatal dexamethasone for the prevention of chronic lung disease in high-risk preterm infants C. RomagnoliE. ZeccaG. Tortorolo NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 717 - 721
Severe brain injury in children: long-term outcome and its prediction using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) B. G. CarterA. TaylorW. Butt NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 722 - 728
Bronchodilator responsiveness in a ventilator-dependent infant with severe tracheobronchomalacia B. P. WagnerP. BirrerJ. Pfenninger NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 729 - 732
Early but not delayed continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration improves cardiovascular function in sepsis in dogs S. N. MinkX. LiR. B. Light EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 733 - 743
Management of severe and complicated malaria in the intensive care unit L. GregorakosK. SakayianniM. Adamidou BRIEF REPORT Pages: 744 - 747
Pathophysiologic correlates of hypocholesterolemia in critically ill surgical patients I. GiovanniniG. BoldriniG. Nuzzo BRIEF REPORT Pages: 748 - 751
Combination of inhaled nitric oxide and intravenous prostacyclin for successful treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome R. KuhlenE. WalbertR. Rossaint BRIEF REPORT Pages: 752 - 754
ARDS after double extrinsic exposure hypersensitivity pneumonitis U. Da BroiU. OreficeL. Cason BRIEF REPORT Pages: 755 - 757
A case of traumatic shock complicated by methamphetamine intoxication T. HoriguchiS. HoriN. Aikawa BRIEF REPORT Pages: 758 - 760
The Laryngeal Mask Airway: routine, risk, or rescue? N. WeilerB. EberleW. Heinrichs CURRENT TOPICS Pages: 761 - 762
Is vasopressin an ideal vasopressor to treat hypotension in septic shock? J.-A. RomandM. Treggiari-Venzi CURRENT TOPICS Pages: 763 - 764
Cranial nerve palsies and descending paralysis in a drug abuser resulting from wound botulism C. MarinM.-D. SchallerL. Liaudet CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 765 - 765
Can dynamic PEEPi be greater than static PEEPi? T. VassilakopoulosS. Zakynthinos CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 768 - 768
Intracranial hypertension in head injury: management and results S. Kannan CORRESPONDENCE Pages: A766 - A766
