1. A surrogate for decision-making in the ICU

   • Hilmar Burchardi

   Editorial 13 July 2001 Pages: 1243 - 1244

2. Mechanical circulatory support: expanding knowledge and experience in a challenging patient subset

   • W. L. Holman

   Editorial 18 July 2001 Pages: 1245 - 1246

3. Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

   • J. O'Neill
   • G. Schutze
   • B. Taylor

   Original 24 July 2001 Pages: 1247 - 1253

4. Comparison of different methodological approaches to identify risk factors of nosocomial infection in intensive care units

   • Jokin de Irala-Estévez
   • Diego Martínez-Concha
   • Rafael Fernández-Crehuet Navajas

   Original article 03 July 2001 Pages: 1254 - 1262

5. Endemicity, molecular diversity and colonisation routes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care units

   • X. Bertrand
   • M. Thouverez
   • J. Hélias

   Original 18 July 2001 Pages: 1263 - 1268

6. Detection of bacteraemia in critically ill patients using 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing

   • James Sleigh
   • Ray Cursons
   • Mary La Pine

   Original 03 July 2001 Pages: 1269 - 1273

7. Extremely low doses of tissue factor pathway inhibitor decrease mortality in a rabbit model of septic shock

   • R. Matyal
   • Y. Vin
   • M. Fink

   Original 15 June 2001 Pages: 1274 - 1280

8. Variability of splanchnic blood flow in patients with sepsis

   • Samir G. Sakka
   • Konrad Reinhart
   • Andreas Meier-Hellmann

   Original 18 July 2001 Pages: 1281 - 1287

9. Critical illness polyneuropathy: risk factors and clinical consequences. A cohort study in septic patients

   • J. Garnacho-Montero
   • J. Madrazo-Osuna
   • M. Moyano-Del-Estad

   Original 05 July 2001 Pages: 1288 - 1296

10. Delirium in an intensive care unit: a study of risk factors

    • Marc-Jacques Dubois
    • Nicolas Bergeron
    • Yoanna Skrobik

    Original 17 July 2001 Pages: 1297 - 1304

11. Time-dependency of sensory evoked potentials in comatose cardiac arrest survivors

    • Alexandra Gendo
    • Ludwig Kramer
    • Christian Madl

    Original article 05 July 2001 Pages: 1305 - 1311

12. Detection of flow limitation in mechanically ventilated patients

    • M. Lourens
    • B. Berg
    • J. Bogaard

    Original 24 July 2001 Pages: 1312 - 1320

13. Differential indication for mechanical circulatory support following heart transplantation

    • P. Minev
    • A. El-Banayosy
    • R. Körfer

    Original 18 July 2001 Pages: 1321 - 1327

14. Continuous on-line measurements of respiratory system, lung and chest wall mechanics during mechanic ventilation

    • Sigurbergur Kárason
    • Søren Søndergaard
    • Ola Stenqvist

    Original 13 July 2001 Pages: 1328 - 1339

15. Total extracorporeal arteriovenous carbon dioxide removal in acute respiratory failure: a phase I clinical study

    • Steven A. Conrad
    • Joseph B. Zwischenberger
    • Akhil Bidani

    Original 15 June 2001 Pages: 1340 - 1351

16. The oxygenation variations related to prone positioning during mechanical ventilation: a clinical comparison between ARDS and non-ARDS hypoxemic patients

    • Christophe Venet
    • Stephane Guyomarc'h
    • Fabrice Zeni

    Original 14 July 2001 Pages: 1352 - 1359

17. Decision-making capacity and surrogate designation in French ICU patients

    • E. Ferrand
    • A.-C. Bachoud-Levi
    • F. Lemaire

    Original 18 July 2001 Pages: 1360 - 1364

18. Inter-observer variability in APACHE II scoring: effect of strict guidelines and training

    • Kees H. Polderman
    • Edward M. Jorna
    • Armand R. Girbes

    Original 14 July 2001 Pages: 1365 - 1369

19. Treatment of acute methanol poisoning with fomepizole

    • Bruno Mégarbane
    • Stephen W. Borron
    • Frédéric J. Baud

    Original 03 July 2001 Pages: 1370 - 1378

20. Release of interleukin-10 by reinfusion of salvaged blood after knee arthroplasty

    • Maria Tylman
    • Jan Bengtson
    • Anders Bengtsson

    Original article 10 July 2001 Pages: 1379 - 1384

21. Non-invasive radiation-free monitoring of regional lung ventilation in critically ill infants

    • I. Frerichs
    • H. Schiffmann
    • G. Hellige

    Neonatal and Pediatrics Intensive Care 13 July 2001 Pages: 1385 - 1394

22. Coagulation factor activity during neonatal extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation

    • Philip Arnold
    • Sue Jackson
    • Simon Haynes

    Neonatal and Pediatric 09 June 2001 Pages: 1395 - 1400

23. Cerebro-splanchnic oxygenation ratio (CSOR) using near infrared spectroscopy may be able to predict splanchnic ischaemia in neonates

    • P.-M. Fortune
    • M. Wagstaff
    • A. Petros

    Neonatal And Pediatric Intensive Care 14 July 2001 Pages: 1401 - 1407

24. Transient mesenteric ischaemic episodes tracked by continuous jejunal PCO₂ monitoring during liquid feeding

    • Thomas J. Morgan
    • Balasubramanian Venkatesh
    • David M. Purdie

    Experimental 05 July 2001 Pages: 1408 - 1411

25. Plasma levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor are elevated in patients with severe sepsis

    • Lutz Lehmann
    • Uwe Novender
    • Frank Stüber

    Brief Report 10 July 2001 Pages: 1412 - 1415

26. The effects of vasopressin on hemodynamics and renal function in severe septic shock: a case series

    • Cheryl L. Holmes
    • Keith R. Walley
    • James A. Russell

    Brief Report 14 July 2001 Pages: 1416 - 1421

27. Non-occlusive small bowel necrosis during gastric tube feeding: a case report

    • C. Frey
    • J. Takala
    • L. Krähenbühl

    Brief Report 21 July 2001 Pages: 1422 - 1425

28. Craniectomy in severe, life-threatening encephalitis: a report on outcome and long-term prognosis of four cases

    • E. Taferner
    • B. Pfausler
    • E. Schmutzhard

    Brief report 05 July 2001 Pages: 1426 - 1428

29. Management of peripartum cardiomyopathy

    • Manuel Ruiz-Bailén

    Corresponding 18 July 2001 Pages: 1429 - 1429

30. Thrombolysis and cardiopulmonary resuscitation: two techniques that are not necessarily opposed

    • Manuel Ruiz-Bailén

    Corresponding 18 July 2001 Pages: 1430 - 1430

31. Prepartum cardiomyopathy requires a specific management

    • Julián Ortega-Carnicer

    Corresponding 05 July 2001 Pages: 1431 - 1431

32. Simultaneous EEG and ECG recording of sinus arrest

    • J. G. Heckmann
    • P. Portwich
    • B. Neundörfer

    Corresponding 20 June 2001 Pages: 1432 - 1432

33. Intravenous amiodarone in intensive care: time for a reappraisal?

    • Rachael P. James
    • Casiano Barrera Groba

    Correspondence 18 July 2001 Pages: 1433 - 1433

34. Adrenal insufficiency in critically ill

    • N. Fernandes
    • G. Brown
    • J. Russell

    Corresponding 13 July 2001 Pages: 1434 - 1434

35. Bilateral breast necrosis after prone position ventilation

    • L. Burdet
    • L. Liaudet
    • A. F. Broccard

    Corresponding 15 June 2001 Pages: 1435 - 1435

36. Antibiotic use in pediatric intensive care patients with lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus

    • J. B. M. van Woensel
    • A. von Rosenstiel
    • W. M. C. van Aalderen

    Corresponding 15 June 2001 Pages: 1436 - 1436

37. Bleeding complications associated with thrombolyti therapy in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    • Wolfgang Lederer
    • Christoph Pechlaner
    • Michael Baubin

    Corresponding 13 July 2001 Pages: 1437 - 1437

38. Tom Schaberg: Asthma and respiratory infections

    • T. Schaberg

    Book Review 13 July 2001 Pages: 1438 - 1438