Right heart catheterization at bedside: A critical view F. JardinJ. P. Bourdarias Pro/Con Debate Pages: 291 - 295
Right heart catheterization at bedside: A note of cautious optimism F. FeihlC. Perret Pro/Con Debate Pages: 296 - 298
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock: Incidence, morbidities and outcomes in surgical ICU patients D. PittetS. Rangel-FraustoR. P. Wenzel Original Pages: 302 - 309
Different ventilatory approaches to keep the lung open U. H. SjöstrandM. Lichtwarck-AschoffK. A. Nordgren Original Pages: 310 - 318
Breathing pattern and gas exchange in emergency and elective abdominal surgical patients H. TullaJ. TakalaA. Kari Original Pages: 319 - 325
Smoke inhalation causes a delayed increase in airway blood flow to primarily uninjured lung areas H. M. LoickL. D. TraberD. L. Traber Original Pages: 326 - 333
Thyroid and thymic endocrine function and survival in severely traumatized patients with or without head injury E. MocchegianiR. ImbertiN. Fabris Original Pages: 334 - 341
The use of propofol for sedation of critically ill patients undergoing haemodiafiltration J. M. EddlestonB. J. PollardB. Doran Original Pages: 342 - 347
Pharmacokinetics of single-dose intravenous amikacin in critically ill patients undergoing slow hemodialysis M. KiharaY. IkedaM. Ishii Brief Report Pages: 348 - 351
Splanchnic metabolism associated with liver metastasis M. S. DahnM. P. LangeM. A. Kosir Brief Report Pages: 352 - 355
Evaluation of severity scoring systems in ICUs—translation, conversion and definition ambiguities as a source of inter-observer variability in Apache II, SAPS and OSF E. Féry-LemonnierP. LandaisF. Brivet Brief Report Pages: 356 - 360
The laryngeal mask airway in critical care medicine J. BrimacombeA. BerryC. Verghese Review Article Pages: 361 - 364
The pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: I. Mechanisms of bacterial transcolonization and airway inoculation R. J. EstesG. U. Meduri Review Article Pages: 365 - 383
Thrombo-embolism during amniotic fluid embolism Ph. BauerPh. LelargeA. Larcan Correspondence Pages: 384 - 384
Left atrial contusion with intramyocardial hematoma after a blunt chest trauma J. -L. RoynardJ. -P. FosseP. Hoáng The Dan Correspondence Pages: 384 - 385
Accidental delayed dilation of traumatic arteriovenous fistula following hemodialysis catheterization using a guide wire — left subclavian artery to jugular venous arch fistula S. SumitaY. UjikeA. Namiki Correspondence Pages: 386 - 386
Reliability of tonometric intramucosal PCO2 measurement with a phosphate-buffer solution O. EichelbrönnerH. FeistP. Radermacher Correspondence Pages: 387 - 388