Respiratory mechanics in ARDS: a siren for physicians? P. PelosiL. Gattinoni EDITORIAL Pages: 653 - 656
Antithrombin in severe sepsis –“new” indication of an “old” drug? H. Riess EDITORIAL Pages: 657 - 659
Cerebral microdialysis as a new tool for neurometabolic monitoring S. M. PeerdemanA. R.J. GirbesW. P. Vandertop REVIEW Pages: 662 - 669
Evaluation of a new module in the continuous monitoring of respiratory mechanics S. NunesJ. Takala ORIGINAL Pages: 670 - 678
The effect of lung injury and excessive lung fluid, on impedance cardiac output measurements, in the critically ill L. A.H. CritchleyR. M. CalcroftJ. A.J. H. Critchley ORIGINAL Pages: 679 - 685
Cardiac function after intermittent antegrade warm blood cardioplegia: contribution of the double-indicator dilution technique L. JacquetP. HonoreM. Goenen ORIGINAL Pages: 686 - 692
CO assessment by suprasternal Doppler in critically ill patients: comparison with thermodilution J. Y. LefrantM. BenbabaaliJ. J. Eledjam ORIGINAL Pages: 693 - 697
Failure of a brief educational program to improve interpretation of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure tracings S. ZarichJ. Pust-MarconeC. A. Manthous ORIGINAL Pages: 698 - 703
Antithrombin III in patients with severe sepsis: a pharmacokinetic study W. IliasW. ListL. G. Thijs ORIGINAL Pages: 704 - 715
Hypothermia and cytokines in septic shock P. E. MarikG. P. Zalogaand the Norasept II Study Investigators ORIGINAL Pages: 716 - 721
Relationship between intracranial pressure, mild hypothermia and temperature-corrected PaCO2 in patients with traumatic brain injury B. ViguéC. RactB. Bissonnette ORIGINAL Pages: 722 - 728
Cerebral CO2 vasoreactivity evaluation by transcranial Doppler ultrasound technique: a standardized methodology M. CigadaS. MarzoratiG. Iapichino ORIGINAL Pages: 729 - 732
Intestinal elimination of hydroxyethyl starch? K. LenzW. SchimettaD. Magometschnigg ORIGINAL Pages: 733 - 739
Comparison of a specialist retrieval team with current United Kingdom practice for the transport of critically ill patients G. BellinganT. OlivierA. Webb ORIGINAL Pages: 740 - 744
Lung recruitment and lung volume maintenance: a strategy for improving oxygenation and preventing lung injury during both conventional mechanical ventilation and high-frequency oscillation P. C. RimensbergerJ.-C. PacheP. N. Cox EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 745 - 755
Distribution of pulmonary blood flow in the perfluorocarbon-filled lung K. P. MorrisP. N. CoxR. Wolfe EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 756 - 763
Inhaled nitric oxide during partial liquid ventilation shifts pulmonary blood flow to the non-dependent lung regions T. UchidaK. YokoyamaK. Makita EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 764 - 769
The effect of CVVHD and endotoxin on the oxidative burst, adhesion molecules and distribution in tissues of granulocytes P. ToftJ. KrogH. S. Jørgensen EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 770 - 775
Influence of infusion line compliance on drug delivery rate during acute line loop formation M. WeissO. BänzigerS. Fanconi TECHNIQUE Pages: 776 - 779
Roundtable Conference on Tissue Oxygenation in Acute Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, 14–16 March 1998 W. J. SibbaldK. MessmerM. P. Fink REPORT OF MEETING Pages: 780 - 791
Late cardiac arrhythmias after blunt chest trauma S. G. SakkaE. HuettemannK. Reinhart BRIEF REPORT Pages: 792 - 795
Preliminary results on nursing workload in a dedicated weaning center M. VitaccaE. CliniN. Ambrosino BRIEF REPORT Pages: 796 - 799
Time course of oxidative stress after major burns M. Bertin-MaghitJ. GoudableB. Delafosse BRIEF REPORT Pages: 800 - 803
Plasma thrombopoietin level after liver transplantation: relationship to cold ischemia time and coagulation parameters P. M. Dobado-BerriosC. López-PedreraF. Velasco BRIEF REPORT Pages: 804 - 807
Massive rhabdomyolysis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome caused by leptospirosis D. B. CoursinS. J. UpdikeD. G. Maki BRIEF REPORT Pages: 808 - 812
Respiratory distress caused by migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into the chest cavity C. Di RoioC. MottoleseF. Artru CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 818 - 818
Translaryngeal tracheostomy through the intubating laryngeal mask airway in a patient with difficult tracheal intubation P. QuinioA. DegheltA. de Tinteniac CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 820 - 820
Esophageal endosonography of retrotracheal structures following dilatational tracheostomy complication B. FüllekrugA. Fritscher-RavensW. Pothmann CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 821 - 821
Improvised system for measuring respiratory status in severe myasthenia gravis S. P. Hutchinson CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 822 - 822
Treatment of severe systemic lupus erythematosus with immunoadsorption and intravenous immunoglobulins A. ViertelE. WeidmannU. F. Mondorf CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 823 - 824
Saccharomyces fungemia complicating Saccharomyces boulardii treatment in a non-immunocompromised host B. RijndersE. Van WijngaerdenW. E. Peetermans CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 825 - 825
Paraplegia due to acute spinal epidural hematoma after routine cardiac surgery K. ImanakaS. KyoH. Ohuchi CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 826 - 826
Delayed toxicity in acute ethanol-methanol copoisoning in a chronic alcohol abuser: usefulness of continuous 4-methylpyrazole (fomepizole) infusion E. HazouardM. FerrandièreD. Perrotin CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 827 - 828
Fatal non-occlusive mesenteric infarction following digoxin intoxication J. GuglielminottiB. TremeyG. Offenstadt CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 829 - 829
Cefpirome and continuous venovenous hemofiltration F. ThalhammerP. Siostrzonek CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 830 - 830
Cefpirome and continuous venovenous hemofiltration T. S. van der WerfC. A. Stegeman CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 831 - 831