Challenges encountered in changing physicians’ practice styles: the ventilator weaning experience E. Wesley Ely Editorial Pages: 539 - 541
Monitoring the hepato-splanchnic region in the critically ill patient A. BrinkmannE. CalziaP. Radermacher Review Pages: 542 - 556
The nitura study — effect of nitroglycerin or urapidil on hemodynamic, metabolic and respiratory parameters in hypertensive patients with pulmonary edema W. SchreiberC. WoisetschlägerM. M. Hirschl Original Pages: 557 - 563
The effects of low-dose dopamine infusions on haemodynamic and renal parameters in patients with septic shock requiring treatment with noradrenaline R. N. JusteK. PanikkarN. Soni Original Pages: 564 - 568
Circulating cardiac troponin I in trauma patients without cardiac contusion A. R. EdouardJ. F. BenoistK. Samii Original Pages: 569 - 573
The apache III prognostic system: customized mortality predictions for Spanish ICU patients R. Rivera-FernándezG. Vázquez-MataW. Knaus Original Pages: 574 - 581
Estimation of direct cost and resource allocation in intensive care: correlation with Omega system M. SznajderG. LeleuJ. R. Le Gall Original Pages: 582 - 589
Multiple organ failure (MOF) after severe trauma — A sheep model H. C. PapeM. GrotzH. Tscherne Experimental Pages: 590 - 598
Systemic and regional pCO2 gradients as markers of intestinal ischaemia A. HeinoM. E. MerastoJ. Takala Experimental Pages: 599 - 604
The role of endothelin-1 as a mediator of the pressure response after air embolism in blood perfused lungs J. SchmeckT. KochH. Neuhof Experimental Pages: 605 - 611
Reduction of NO-induced methemoglobinemia requires extremely high doses of ascorbic acid in vitro J. DötschS. DemirakçaW. Rascher Experimental Pages: 612 - 615
Combined lung injury, meningitis and cerebral edema: how permissive can hypercapnia be? R. C. TaskerM. J. Peters Brief Report Pages: 616 - 619
Mortality of space-occupying (‘malignant’) middle cerebral artery infarction under conservative intensive care J. BerrouschotM. SterkerD. Schneider Brief Report Pages: 620 - 623
Near fatal respiratory distress following massive ether intravenous injection B. LambermontC. DuboisL. Radoux Brief Report Pages: 624 - 625
Acute amiodarone-induced lung toxicity L. DonaldsonI. S. GrantJ. S. J. Thomas Brief Report Pages: 626 - 630
Recovery from circulatory shock in severe primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) with aerosolization of iloprost H. OlschewskiH. A. GhofraniW. Seeger Brief Report Pages: 631 - 634
Rescue therapy with C1-esterase inhibitor concentrate after emergency coronary surgery for failed PTCA R. BauernschmittS. HaglH. Böhrer Brief Report Pages: 635 - 638
Placement of a temporary pacemaker electrode through a persistent left superior vena cava T. A. CronP. T. BuserS. Osswald Brief Report Pages: 639 - 640
Fatal systemic inflammatory response syndrome following early bilateral femoral nailing P. V. GiannoudisR. M. SmithM. C. Bellamy Correspondence Pages: 641 - 642
Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to all-trans retinoic acid D. GrusonG. HubertJ. Reiffers Correspondence Pages: 642 - 642
Cricoarytenoid arthritis — a cause of upper airway obstruction in the rheumatoid arthritis patient M. BengtssonA. Bengtsson Correspondence Pages: 643 - 643
Psychiatric patients and water intoxication: implications for diagnosis and treatment E. Mercier-Guidez Correspondence Pages: 643 - 644
A lethal complication of psychogenic polydipsia: cerebral edema and herniation J. J. M. LigtenbergA. N. M. WymengaJ. G. Zijlstra Correspondence Pages: 644 - 645
Identifying patients with ards: may BAL-morphology be helpful? A. LengasD. Schuster Correspondence Pages: 645 - 646
Tobin, M.J.: Principles and Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring H. Gerlach Book Review Pages: 647 - 647
