1. Organ system dysfunction and risk prediction

   • W. A. Knaus

   Editorial Pages: 127 - 128

2. A sensible approach to the nutritional support of mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

   • J. W. Christman
   • R. W. McCain

   Review Article Pages: 129 - 136

3. Characterization of intensive care unit patients using a model based on the presence or absence of organ dysfunctions and/or infection: The ODIN model

   • J. Y. Fagon
   • J. Chastre
   • C. Gibert

   Originals Pages: 137 - 144

4. Thrombolytic treatment for massive thrombosis of prosthetic cardiac valves

   • F. Guerrero López
   • G. Vázquez Mata
   • P. Aranegui Lasuen

   Originals Pages: 145 - 150

5. The effects of norepinephrine on hemodynamics and renal function in severe septic shock states

   • E. M. Redl-Wenzl
   • C. Armbruster
   • P. Sporn

   Originals Pages: 151 - 154

6. Corticosteroid by aerosol in septic pigs — effects on pulmonary function and oxygen transport

   • S. Walther
   • I. Jansson
   • S. Lennquist

   Originals Pages: 155 - 160

7. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 160 - 160

8. Exogenous or endogenous reservoirs of nosocomialPseudomonas aeruginosa andStaphylococcus aureus infections in a surgical intensive care unit

   • A. Kropec
   • J. Huebner
   • F. D. Daschner

   Originals Pages: 161 - 165

9. Intrinsic PEEP determined by static pressure-volume curves — application of a novel automated occlusion method

   • M. Sydow
   • H. Burchardi
   • S. Zielmann

   Originals Pages: 166 - 171

10. Fatal traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of the vertebral artery

    • T. Takahara
    • C. Terai
    • M. Mukaida

    Brief Reports Pages: 172 - 173

11. A rare complication of the use of a finger cot to protect the cuff of a tracheal tube during nasotracheal intubation

    • J. P. Barras
    • P. Bigler
    • A. Czerniak

    Brief Reports Pages: 174 - 175

12. Conservative management of traumatic chylothorax: a case report

    • L. Fogli
    • P. Gorini
    • S. Belcastro

    Brief Reports Pages: 176 - 177

13. International standards for safety in the intensive care unit

    • A. R. Aitkenhead
    • L. H. Booij
    • J. L. Vincent

    Expert Panel Report Pages: 178 - 181

14. Organ selection in intensive care: transplantation of a liver allograft, including calcified cyst ofEchinococcus granularis

    • Th. Bein

    Correspondence Pages: 182 - 182