1. Intensive Care Medicine —a European journal

   • F. Lemaire
   • Ch. Brun-Buisson

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 2

2. Clinical investigation in intensive care

   • J. J. Marini

   Editorial Pages: 3 - 6

3. European participation in major intensive care journals

   • M. Shahla
   • V. Verhaeghe
   • J. -L. Vincent

   Special Article Pages: 7 - 10

4. Reduction of ventilator settings allowed by intravenous oxygenator (IVOX) in ARDS patients

   • J. P. Mira
   • F. Brunet
   • J. F. Dhainaut

   Original Pages: 11 - 17

5. A controlled trial of nebulized salbutamol and adrenaline in acute severe asthma

   • F. Abroug
   • S. Nouira
   • S. Bouchoucha

   Original Pages: 18 - 23

6. A five-year study of severe community-acquired pneumonia with emphasis on prognosis in patients admitted to an intensive care unit

   • O. Leroy
   • C. Santré
   • G. Beaucaire

   Original Pages: 24 - 31

7. The predictive value of four scoring systems in liver transplant recipients

   • Th. Bein
   • D. Fröhlich
   • E. Pratschke

   Original Pages: 32 - 37

8. Effect of extracorporeal life support on cerebral blood flow, metabolism and electrophysiology in normothermic cats

   • T. Iijima
   • T. Back
   • K. -A. Hossmann

   Original Pages: 38 - 44

9. Further prospective evidence of a circadian variation in the frequency of call for sudden cardiac death

   • P. R. Martens
   • P. Calle
   • the Belgian Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation Study Group

   Original Pages: 45 - 49

10. Are the effects of noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine infusions on\(\dot VO_2 \) and metabolism transient?and metabolism transient?

    • H. Ensinger
    • T. Weichel
    • M. Georgieff

    Original Pages: 50 - 56

11. Adrenocortical function during septic shock

    • G. Bouachour
    • P. Tirot
    • Ph. Alquier

    Original Pages: 57 - 62

12. Pronounced elevation in circulating calcitonin in critical care patients is related to the severity of illness and survival

    • L. Lind
    • E. Bucht
    • S. Ljunghall

    Brief Report Pages: 63 - 66

13. Comparative evaluation of the haemodynamic effects of continuous negative external pressure (CNEP) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in mechanically ventilated trauma patients

    • L. Torelli
    • G. Zoccali
    • G. Conti

    Brief Report Pages: 67 - 70

14. Differences in oxygen content between mixed venous blood and cerebral venous blood for outcome prediction after cardiac arrest

    • R. Zarzuelo
    • J. Castañeda

    Brief Report Pages: 71 - 75

15. Significance of electrical brain activity in brain-stem death

    • S. Kaukinen
    • K. Mäkelä
    • K. Martikainen

    Brief Report Pages: 76 - 78

16. Rupture of pulmonary artery induced by balloon occlusion pulmonary angiography

    • S. Sumita
    • Y. Ujike
    • O. Satoh

    Brief Report Pages: 79 - 81

17. Fatal cerebellar infarction in a migraine sufferer whilst receiving sumatriptan

    • J. E. L. Jayamaha
    • M. K. Street

    Brief Report Pages: 82 - 83

18. Maintaining blood flow in the extracorporeal circuit: haemostasis and anticoagulation

    • A. R. Webb
    • M. G. Mythen
    • I. J. Mackie

    Review Article Pages: 84 - 93

19. Letter to the editor

    • F. G. Lemesle

    Correspondence Pages: 94 - 94

20. High-dose intravenous magnesium sulfate in the management of life-threatening status asthmaticus — authors' reply

    • M. Sydow
    • T. A. Crozier
    • H. Burchardi

    Correspondence Pages: 94 - 95

21. Spontaneous rupture of the liver during pregnancy

    • P. Saura
    • Ll. Blanch
    • A. Artigas

    Correspondence Pages: 95 - 96

22. Are autoimmune mechanisms involved in critical illness polyneuropathy?

    • K. Terasako
    • N. Seo
    • T. Fujiwara

    Correspondence Pages: 96 - 97

23. False aneurysm of the brachial artery after an attempt to place an axillary venous access

    • R. Vialet
    • F. Illouz
    • F. Gouin

    Correspondence Pages: 97 - 97