Excellence in end-of-life care: a new goal for intensivists Robert D. TruogJeffrey P. Burns Editorial 20 June 2002 Pages: 1197 - 1199
The randomized controlled trial turns pro Jean-Louis Vincent Editorial 30 July 2002 Pages: 1200 - 1202
Biomarkers of sepsis: is procalcitonin ready for prime time? Jérôme Pugin Editorial 05 July 2002 Pages: 1203 - 1204
Non-invasive pressure support ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: common strategy for different pathologies? Stefano NavaAnnalisa Carlucci Editorial 05 July 2002 Pages: 1205 - 1207
Opening the microcirculation: can vasodilators be useful in sepsis? Mattijn BuwaldaCan Ince Review 27 July 2002 Pages: 1208 - 1217
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine statement F. Lemaire ESICM Statement 13 August 2002 Pages: 1218 - 1219
Predictive value of procalcitonin and interleukin 6 in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis Ville PettiläMarja HynninenMatti Valtonen Original 19 July 2002 Pages: 1220 - 1225
Noninvasive pressure support ventilation in non-COPD patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and severe community-acquired pneumonia: acute effects and outcome G. DomenighettiR. GayerR. Gentilini Original 02 August 2002 Pages: 1226 - 1232
Noninvasive ventilation for treating acute respiratory failure in AIDS patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia Marco ConfalonieriEdo CalderiniUmberto G. Meduri Original 06 July 2002 Pages: 1233 - 1238
Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on dead space and its partitions in acute lung injury L. BeydonL. UttmanB. Jonson Original 27 July 2002 Pages: 1239 - 1245
Detecting lung injury in patients with pulmonary edema Daniel P. SchusterTimothy StarkHenry Royal Original 19 July 2002 Pages: 1246 - 1253
Comparative bench study of triggering, pressurization, and cycling between the home ventilator VPAP II and three ICU ventilators Didier TassauxSusannah StrasserPhilippe Jolliet Original 01 August 2002 Pages: 1254 - 1261
Single-dilator percutaneous tracheostomy: a comparison of PercuTwist and Ciaglia Blue Rhino techniques Christian ByhahnKlaus WestphalVolker Lischke Original 23 July 2002 Pages: 1262 - 1266
The cuff leak test to predict failure of tracheal extubation for laryngeal edema Yann De BastDaniel De BackerJean-Louis Vincent Original 10 August 2002 Pages: 1267 - 1272
Conventional monitoring and intravascular volume measurement can lead to different therapy after upper gastrointestinal tract surgery Tido JunghansBartholomäus BöhmHeidrun Zuckermann-Becker Original 02 July 2002 Pages: 1273 - 1275
Comparison of continuous thermodilution and bolus cardiac output measurements in septic shock Qinghua SunPeter RogiersJean-Louis Vincent Original 03 August 2002 Pages: 1276 - 1280
Short-term treatment of severe hypertension of pregnancy: prospective comparison of nicardipine and labetalol S. ElatrousS. NouiraF. Abroug Original 26 July 2002 Pages: 1281 - 1286
Waiting for the break of dawn? Dieter H. BeckPeter McQuillanGary B. Smith Original 01 August 2002 Pages: 1287 - 1293
Outcome and prognostic features of intensive care unit treatment in patients with hematological malignancies Frank KroschinskyMatthias WeiseUlrich Schuler Original 18 July 2002 Pages: 1294 - 1300
Endocrine measurements in survivors and non-survivors from critical illness David C. RayAndrew MacduffGeoff J. Beckett Original 09 August 2002 Pages: 1301 - 1308
A four-step protocol for limitation of treatment in terminal care. An observational study in 475 intensive care unit patients Laurent HolzapfelGuy DemingeonBrigitte Nallet Original 20 June 2002 Pages: 1309 - 1315
Quality of reporting of randomised controlled trials in the intensive care literature Nicola LatronicoMarco BotteriAndrea Candiani Original 13 June 2002 Pages: 1316 - 1323
Diagnostic accuracy of G-CSF, IL-8, and IL-1ra in critically ill children with suspected infection Joachim E. FischerAnne BennSergio Fanconi Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 10 August 2002 Pages: 1324 - 1331
A comparison of two mortality risk scores for very low birthweight infants: clinical risk index for babies and Berlin score Rolf F. MaierUte-E. Caspar-KarweckMichael Obladen Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 27 July 2002 Pages: 1332 - 1335
Pulse oximeter-enhanced accuracy of capnometry in children with cyanotic heart disease Jaap W. De VriesFrans B. PlötzJohannes A. Van Vught Neonatal And Pediatric Intensive Care 18 July 2002 Pages: 1336 - 1339
Cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) motifs are sensitizing agents for lipopolysaccharide in toxic shock model Sylvie CornélieEric WielElisabeth Ban Experimental 03 August 2002 Pages: 1340 - 1347
Acute effects of non-invasive ventilatory support on functional mitral regurgitation in patients with exacerbation of congestive heart failure Andrea BelloneAndrea BarbieriStefano Bendinelli Brief Report 01 August 2002 Pages: 1348 - 1350
Procalcitonin: a marker to clearly differentiate systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis in the critically ill patient? Evangelos J. Giamarellos-BourboulisAnna MegaHelen Giamarellou Brief Report 07 August 2002 Pages: 1351 - 1356
Life-threatening hyperkalaemia following therapeutic barbiturate coma Christopher J. CairnsBenjamin ThomasSimon R. Finfer Brief Report 18 July 2002 Pages: 1357 - 1360
A technique for the monitoring of blood flow during continuous haemofiltration Ian BaldwinRinaldo BellomoBill Koch Technique 27 July 2002 Pages: 1361 - 1364
Mechanical ventilation and the immune response P. MyrianthefsC. BatistakiG. Baltopoulos Correspondence 30 July 2002 Pages: 1365 - 1366
Mechanical ventilation and the immune response Frans B. PlötzHarriet A. E. VreugdenhilG. Baltopoulos Correspondence 01 August 2002 Pages: 1367 - 1367
Use of the laryngeal mask during percutaneous tracheostomy Takashi Asai Correspondence 30 July 2002 Pages: 1368 - 1368
Thyrotoxicosis related to iodine toxicity in a paediatric burn patient P. RobertsonJ. FraserP. Weir Correspondence 03 August 2002 Pages: 1369 - 1369