1. Introduction

   • H. A. Bruining

   EditorialNotes Pages: S181 - S181

2. The haemodynamics of septic shock

   • L. G. Thijs
   • A. J. Schneider
   • A. B. J. Groeneveld

   OriginalPaper Pages: S182 - S186

3. A model for the interplay of inflammatory mediators in sepsis —a study in 48 patients

   • C. E. Hack
   • J. H. Nuijens
   • L. G. Thijs

   OriginalPaper Pages: S187 - S191

4. Mediators of multiple organ failure

   • R. J. A. Goris

   OriginalPaper Pages: S192 - S196

5. The epidemiology of infections in intensive care units

   • A. M. Emmerson

   OriginalPaper Pages: S197 - S200

6. Infection v. colonisation

   • D. M. Geddes

   OriginalPaper Pages: S201 - S205

7. The emergence of antibiotic resistance: Myths and facts in clinical practice

   • J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller

   OriginalPaper Pages: S206 - S211

8. Clinical use of selective decontamination: The concept

   • D. van der Waaij
   • W. L. Manson
   • H. G. de Vries-Hospers

   OriginalPaper Pages: S212 - S216

9. Selective decontamination in intensive care practice: A review of clinical experience

   • G. Ramsay
   • J. J. Reidy

   OriginalPaper Pages: S217 - S223

10. Effects of selective decontamination on gram-negative colonisation, infections and development of bacterial resistance in esophageal resection

    • G. W. M. Tetteroo
    • J. H. T. Wagenvoort
    • H. A. Bruining

    OriginalPaper Pages: S224 - S228

11. Impact of dosage schedule of antibiotics on the treatment of serious infections

    • I. A. J. M. Bakker-Woudenberg
    • R. Roosendaal

    OriginalPaper Pages: S229 - S234

12. Pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in critically ill patients

    • R. van Dalen
    • T. B. Vree

    OriginalPaper Pages: S235 - S238

13. Difficult-to-treat infections

    • S. de Marie

    OriginalPaper Pages: S239 - S242

14. Treatment of sepsis in an intensive care unit

    • C. C. Smith

    OriginalPaper Pages: S243 - S247