Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a new gold standard? M. Elliott Editorial Pages: 1691 - 1694
Neuromuscular blocker studies of critically ill patients Richard M. Pino Editorial Pages: 1695 - 1697
Antifungal prophylaxis for intensive care unit patients: let's fine tune it Thierry CalandraOscar Marchetti Editorial Pages: 1698 - 1700
Noninvasive vs. conventional mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after failure of medical treatment in the ward: a randomized trial G. Conti M. Antonelli G. Meduri Original Pages: 1701 - 1707
Prevention of severe Candida infections in nonneutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients treated by selective digestive decontamination Jorge GarbinoDaniel P. LewDidier Pittet Original Pages: 1708 - 1717
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: risk factors and clinical outcome Bin DuYun LongXiuli Xie Original Pages: 1718 - 1723
Usefulness of venous oxygen saturation in the jugular bulb for the diagnosis of brain death: report of 118 patients Genaro Díaz-RegañónEduardo MiñambresCarlos Garrido-Díaz Original Pages: 1724 - 1728
Effect of deprivation and gender on the incidence and management of acute brain disorders M. Macleod P. Andrews Original Pages: 1729 - 1734
A comparison of two depths of prolonged neuromuscular blockade induced by cisatracurium in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients Franck LagneauGilles D'honneurJean-Louis Pourriat Original Pages: 1735 - 1741
Influence of different release times on spontaneous breathing pattern during airway pressure release ventilation Peter NeumannWolfgang GolischMichael Sydow Original Pages: 1742 - 1749
Effect of prone position on hepato-splanchnic hemodynamics in acute lung injury Martin MatejovicRichard RokytaIvan Novak Original Pages: 1750 - 1755
Ability and safety of a heated humidifier to control hypercapnic acidosis in severe ARDS Sebastian PrinKarim CherguiAntoine Vieillard-Baron Original Pages: 1756 - 1760
Physiological effects of decannulation in tracheostomized patients Karim ChaddaBruno LouisFrédéric Lofaso Original Pages: 1761 - 1767
Progression rate of self-propelled feeding tubes in critically ill patients Mette M. BergerMarc D. BollmannRené L. Chioléro Original Pages: 1768 - 1774
Impact of neutropenia duration on short-term mortality in neutropenic critically ill cancer patients Michael DarmonElie AzoulayBenoît Schlemmer Original Pages: 1775 - 1780
Serial measurements of energy expenditure in critically ill children: useful in optimizing nutritional therapy? Gijs de KlerkWim C. HopKoen F. Joosten Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Pages: 1781 - 1785
Inflammatory response of neutrophil granulocytes and monocytes after cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery Peter GesslerJuerg PfenningerClemens Dahinden Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Pages: 1786 - 1791
Pediatric ARDS: effect of supine-prone postural changes on oxygenation Juan Casado-FloresAmelia de AzagraAna Serrano Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Pages: 1792 - 1796
Pediatric intensive care: result of a European survey Martine D. NipshagenKees H. PoldermanReinoud J. Gemke Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Pages: 1797 - 1803
Norepinephrine and vital organ blood flow David Di GiantomassoClive N. MayRinaldo Bellomo Experimental Pages: 1804 - 1809
Plasma levels of IL-6 correlate with hemodynamic abnormalities in acute pancreatitis in rabbits Zoltán JambrikMariann GyöngyösiMiklós Csanády Experimental Pages: 1810 - 1818
Occult splenic rupture with cardiovascular collapse: a report of three cases in critically ill patients Kandasamy SubramaniAntony N. ThomasRoy S. Reeve Brief Report Pages: 1819 - 1821
Invasive group A streptococcal disease and intensive care unit admissions Zuber D. Mulla Brief Report Pages: 1822 - 1824
Comments on "Evidence-based medicine in the therapy of the acute respiratory distress syndrome" by Kopp, Kuhlen, Max, Rossaint. Intensive Care Med 2002; 28:244–255 Fernando S. DiasFabiano Nagel Correspondence Pages: 1825 - 1825
"Evidence-based medicine in the therapy of the acute respiratory distress syndrome": comments on the letter to the editor by Dias and Nagel R. Kopp R. Kuhlen R. Rossaint Correspondence Pages: 1826 - 1826
Three cases of septic shock due to tuberculosis without HIV pathology Philippe MichelChristophe BarbierJean-Louis Ricôme Correspondence Pages: 1827 - 1828
Persistent primary peritonitis due to group A streptococcus and E. coli Alexandra GavalaSerafim KlimopulosEpaminondas Zakynthinos Correspondence Pages: 1829 - 1831
Extravascular lung water and intravascular volume monitoring Andrea RobertiMassimo Girardis Correspondence Pages: 1832 - 1832
