1. Research, a never-ending jigsaw puzzle. Two new series in Intensive Care Medicine

   • Laurent Brochard

   Editorial 17 November 2006 Pages: 1923 - 1924

2. Ventilatory setting in severe brain injured patients: does it really matter?

   • Luciana Mascia

   Editorial 20 October 2006 Pages: 1925 - 1927

3. A fresh look at the weaning process

   • Alfred F. Connors Jr.

   Editorial 08 November 2006 Pages: 1928 - 1929

4. The inability to consent in critical care research: emergency or impairment of cognitive function?

   • François Lemaire

   Editorial 21 September 2006 Pages: 1930 - 1932

5. The hidden pulmonary dysfunction in acute lung injury

   • Göran Hedenstierna

   Editorial 22 September 2006 Pages: 1933 - 1934

6. Midazolam for refractory status epilepticus in children: higher dosing and more rapid and effective control

   • Robert C. Tasker

   Editorial 15 September 2006 Pages: 1935 - 1936

7. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography to confirm brain death: a meta-analysis

   • Louisa M. Monteiro
   • Casper W. Bollen
   • Adrianus J. van Vught

   Systematic Review 21 September 2006 Pages: 1937 - 1944

   

8. William John Sibbald: in memoriam

   • Arthur S. Slutsky
   • Tom E. Stewart
   • Andreas Laupacis

   Obituary 17 November 2006 Pages: 1945 - 1946

   

9. Respiratory mechanics in brain-damaged patients

   • Antonia Koutsoukou
   • Helen Perraki
   • Charis Roussos

   Original 20 October 2006 Pages: 1947 - 1954

   

10. Sympathetic activation and inflammatory response in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage

    • Silvana Naredi
    • Gavin Lambert
    • Anders Bengtsson

    Original 13 October 2006 Pages: 1955 - 1961

    

11. Prognosis and risk factors of early onset pneumonia in ventilated patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome

    • David Orlikowski
    • Tarek Sharshar
    • Bernard Clair

    Original 21 September 2006 Pages: 1962 - 1969

    

12. Impact of piperacillin resistance on the outcome of Pseudomonas ventilator-associated pneumonia

    • Alain Combes
    • Charles-Edouard Luyt
    • Jean Chastre

    Original 07 September 2006 Pages: 1970 - 1978

    

13. Effect of inspired oxygen fraction on alveolar derecruitment in acute respiratory distress syndrome

    • Jérôme Aboab
    • Bjorn Jonson
    • Laurent Brochard

    Original 22 September 2006 Pages: 1979 - 1986

    

14. Does gas exchange response to prone position predict mortality in hypoxemic acute respiratory failure?

    • Stéphane Lemasson
    • Louis Ayzac
    • Claude Guérin

    Original 21 September 2006 Pages: 1987 - 1993

    

15. Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation in tracheostomized patients: a randomized controlled trial

    • Enrico M. Clini
    • Francesca Degli Antoni
    • Leonardo M. Fabbri

    Original 24 October 2006 Pages: 1994 - 2001

    

16. Variable performance of weaning-predictor tests: role of Bayes' theorem and spectrum and test-referral bias

    • Martin J. Tobin
    • Amal Jubran

    Original 08 November 2006 Pages: 2002 - 2012

    

17. Discrepancies between observed and predicted continuous venovenous hemofiltration removal of antimicrobial agents in critically ill patients and the effects on dosing

    • Catherine S. C. Bouman
    • Hendrikus J. M. van Kan
    • Margreeth B. Vroom

    Original 17 October 2006 Pages: 2013 - 2019

    

18. Informed consent in clinical trials in critical care: experience from the PAC-Man Study

    • Sheila E. Harvey
    • Diana Elbourne
    • Kathryn Rowan

    Original 21 September 2006 Pages: 2020 - 2025

    

19. Retrospective evaluation of a paediatric intensivist-led flexible bronchoscopy service

    • Soumendu S. Manna
    • Andrew Durward
    • Ian A. Murdoch

    Pediatric Original 29 August 2006 Pages: 2026 - 2033

    

20. Workplace NO and NO₂ during combined treatment of infants with nasal CPAP and NO

    • Robert Lindwall
    • Mats E. Svensson
    • Lars E. Gustafsson

    Pediatric Original 17 October 2006 Pages: 2034 - 2041

    

21. Lung deposition of continuous and intermittent intravenous ceftazidime in experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa bronchopneumonia

    • Cassio Girardi
    • Marc Tonnellier
    • The Experimental ICU Study Group

    Original 21 July 2006 Pages: 2042 - 2048

    

22. The Nuremberg doctors' trial: the 60th anniversary

    • François Lemaire

    Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical Research 17 November 2006 Pages: 2049 - 2052

    

23. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Noninvasive assessment of cardiac output using thoracic electrical bioimpedance in hemodynamically stable and unstable patients after cardiac surgery: a comparison with pulmonary artery thermodilution

    • Stefan Suttner
    • Thilo Schöllhorn
    • Swen N. Piper

    Brief Report 13 October 2006 Pages: 2053 - 2058

    

24. Pharmacokinetics and lung concentrations of ertapenem in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

    • Emmanuel Boselli
    • Dominique Breilh
    • Bernard Allaouchiche

    Brief Report 13 October 2006 Pages: 2059 - 2062

25. Influence of renal function on trough serum concentrations of piperacillin in intensive care unit patients

    • Jean-Marie Conil
    • Bernard Georges
    • Sylvie Saivin

    Brief Report 24 October 2006 Pages: 2063 - 2066

    

26. Care for the dying in intensive care in The Netherlands

    • Erwin J. O. Kompanje

    End of Life in ICU: National Legislations 13 October 2006 Pages: 2067 - 2069

27. High-dose midazolam therapy for refractory status epilepticus in children

    • Gavin Morrison
    • Elizabeth Gibbons
    • William Patrick Whitehouse

    Pediatric Brief Report 15 September 2006 Pages: 2070 - 2076

    

28. Historical perspective of the word “sepsis”

    • Stefanos Geroulanos
    • Evangelia T. Douka

    Correspondence 13 October 2006 Pages: 2077 - 2077

29. Comment on “The Lund Concept for the treatment of severe head trauma—physiological principles and clinical application”

    • Juan A. Llompart-Pou
    • Jon Pérez-Bárcena
    • Javier Homar

    Correspondence 13 October 2006 Pages: 2078 - 2078

30. Use of steroids to reduce high fever in head injury—is it acceptable?

    • Per-Olof Grände

    Correspondence 13 October 2006 Pages: 2079 - 2079

31. Comment on “Antibacterial-coated tracheal tubes cleaned with a Mucus Shaver” by Berra et al.

    • Peter E. Spronk
    • Johannes H. Rommes
    • Marcus J. Schultz

    Correspondence 13 October 2006 Pages: 2080 - 2081

32. Reply to the comment by Dr. Spronk et al.

    • Lorenzo Berra
    • Theodor Kolobow

    Correspondence 13 October 2006 Pages: 2082 - 2083

33. Standard pulse contour methods are not applicable in animals

    • Jos R. Jansen

    Correspondence 20 October 2006 Pages: 2084 - 2085

    

34. Reply to Dr. Jansen: “Standard pulse contour methods are not applicable in animals”

    • Michael R. Pinsky
    • Scott Gunn

    Correspondence 20 October 2006 Pages: 2086 - 2087

35. Compliance of health care workers to hand hygiene: awareness of being observed is important

    • Eric Maury
    • Nael Moussa
    • Georges Offenstadt

    Correspondence 13 October 2006 Pages: 2088 - 2089

36. Indocyanine green plasma disappearance rate during relief of increased abdominal pressure

    • Samir G. Sakka

    Correspondence 20 October 2006 Pages: 2090 - 2091

37. Distinguishing bacterial from viral meningitis: the critical importance of the CSF lactic acid levels

    • Burke A. Cunha

    Erratum 25 October 2006 Pages: 2092 - 2092

38. Announcements

    Announcements 07 November 2006 Pages: 2093 - 2093