1. PA catheterization – quo vadis?

   • K. Reinhart
   • P. Radermacher
   • H. Steltzer

   EDITORIAL Pages: 605 - 609

2. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: risks and benefits

   • W. Pothmann
   • P. H. Tonner
   • J. Schulte am Esch

   EDITORIAL Pages: 610 - 612

3. Is bleomycin-detectable iron present in the plasma of patients with sepsis syndrome?

   • E. D. Weinberg

   EDITORIAL Pages: 613 - 614

4. The therapeutic intervention scoring system: one single tool for the evaluation of workload, the work process and management?

   • D. Reis Miranda

   EDITORIAL Pages: 615 - 617

5. Cost accounting in ICUs: beneficial for management and research

   • M. Jegers

   EDITORIAL Pages: 618 - 619

6. The pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia

   • D. J. Williams
   • M. de Swiet

   REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 620 - 629

7. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in a medical ICU

   • S. Petros
   • L. Engelmann

   ORIGINAL Pages: 630 - 634

8. Is bleomycin-detectable iron present in the plasma of patients with septic shock?

   • S. Mumby
   • M. Margarson
   • J. M. C. Gutteridge

   ORIGINAL Pages: 635 - 639

9. Validation of the simplified therapeutic intervention scoring system on an independent database

   • R. Moreno
   • P. Morais

   ORIGINAL Pages: 640 - 644

10. A new method of accurately identifying costs of individual patients in intensive care: the initial results

    • D. L. Edbrooke
    • V. G. Stevens
    • A. J. Wilson

    ORIGINAL Pages: 645 - 650

11. New monitors of intravascular volume: a comparison of arterial pressure waveform analysis and the intrathoracic blood volume

    • S. Preisman
    • U. Pfeiffer
    • A. Perel

    ORIGINAL Pages: 651 - 657

12. Type of solution and PCO₂ measurement errors during tonometry

    • J. J. Kolkman
    • L. J. Zwarekant
    • S. G. M. Meuwissen

    ORIGINAL Pages: 658 - 663

13. Effects of epinephrine on right ventricular function in patients with severe septic shock and right ventricular failure: a preliminary descriptive study

    • Y. Le Tulzo
    • P. Seguin
    • R. Thomas

    ORIGINAL Pages: 664 - 670

14. Effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on circulation in neonates with pulmonary interstitial emphysema or RDS

    • M. Nelle
    • E. P. Zilow
    • O. Linderkamp

    NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 671 - 676

15. Urea removal by neonatal hemo(dia)filters in hyperazotemic rabbits

    • J. B. Gouyon
    • M. Françoise
    • C. Lallemant

    NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 677 - 683

16. Predictors of mortality and multiple organ failure in children with sepsis

    • T. D. Duke
    • W. Butt
    • M. South

    NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 684 - 692

17. Intermittent administration of furosemide versus continuous infusion in the postoperative management of children following open heart surgery

    • J. M. Klinge
    • J. Scharf
    • H. Singer

    ORIGINAL Pages: 693 - 697

18. Shock complicating severe falciparum malaria in European adults

    • F. Bruneel
    • B. Gachot
    • F. Vachon

    BRIEF REPORT Pages: 698 - 701

19. Left-sided superior vena cava: diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging

    • A. Boussuges
    • P. Ambrosi
    • J.-M. Sainty

    BRIEF REPORT Pages: 702 - 703

20. Drawover vaporizers for sedation in intensive care

    • A. K. McIndoe
    • P. Stewart
    • I. H. Wilson

    TECHNIQUE Pages: 704 - 707