Searching for evidence: don’t forget the foundations Laurent BrochardJordi ManceboMartin Tobin Editorial 18 October 2003 Pages: 2109 - 2111
Optimizing outcomes for older patients treated in the intensive care unit E. Wesley Ely Editorial 17 July 2003 Pages: 2112 - 2115
Regional hypoxia and partial pressure of carbon dioxide gradients: what is the link? Daniel De BackerJacques Creteur Editorial 14 October 2003 Pages: 2116 - 2118
Efficient literature searching: a core skill for the practice of evidence-based medicine Gordon Stuart DoigFiona Simpson Review 03 September 2003 Pages: 2119 - 2127
Evaluation and management of decompression illness—an intensivist’s perspective Kay TetzlaffErik S. ShankClaus M. Muth Review 05 November 2003 Pages: 2128 - 2136
Critically ill old and the oldest-old patients in intensive care: short- and long-term outcomes Dominique SommeJean-Michel MailletJean-Yves Fagon Original 12 November 2003 Pages: 2137 - 2143
The effects of ICU admission and discharge times on mortality in Finland Ari UusaroAarno KariEsko Ruokonen Original 05 November 2003 Pages: 2144 - 2148
Follow-up after intensive care: a single center study Reidar KvåleAtle UlvikHans Flaatten Original 04 November 2003 Pages: 2149 - 2156
Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein: a possible diagnostic marker for Gram-negative bacteremia in neutropenic cancer patients Claudi S. M. Oude NijhuisEdo VellengaEveline S. J. M. de Bont Original 16 October 2003 Pages: 2157 - 2161
Candidemia in critically ill patients: difference of outcome between medical and surgical patients Pierre Emmanuel CharlesJean Marc DoiseBernard Blettery Original 10 September 2003 Pages: 2162 - 2169
Impact of adequacy of initial antimicrobial therapy on the prognosis of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia Olivier LeroyAgnès MeybeckHugues Georges Original 12 September 2003 Pages: 2170 - 2173
Pulmonary capillary pressures during the acute respiratory distress syndrome Silvia NunesEsko RuokonenJukka Takala Original 29 October 2003 Pages: 2174 - 2179
Experiences with continuous intra-arterial blood gas monitoring: precision and drift of a pure optode-system Matthias MenzelJens SoukupStefan Grond Original 03 September 2003 Pages: 2180 - 2186
The “lung pulse”: an early ultrasound sign of complete atelectasis Daniel A. LichtensteinNathalie LascolsGilbert Mezière Original 14 October 2003 Pages: 2187 - 2192
Temporal changes in muscle glutathione in ICU patients U. B. FläringO. E. RooyackersF. Hammarqvist Original 18 October 2003 Pages: 2193 - 2198
HDL-cholesterol level and cortisol response to synacthen in critically ill patients Peter H. J. van der VoortRik T. GerritsenLoek de Heide Original 18 October 2003 Pages: 2199 - 2203
Factors determining the appearance of glucose in upper and lower respiratory tract secretions Barbara J. PhilipsJean-Xavier MeguerEmma H. Baker Original 28 August 2003 Pages: 2204 - 2210
Influence of the humidification device during acute respiratory distress syndrome Gwénaël PratAnne RenaultErwan L'Her Original 06 August 2003 Pages: 2211 - 2215
Validation of the multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) score in critically ill medical and surgical patients Thomas A. BuckleyCharles D. GomersallSarah J. Ramsay Original 18 October 2003 Pages: 2216 - 2222
Using hierarchical modeling to measure ICU quality Laurent G. GlanceAndrew W. DickDana Mukamel Original 08 October 2003 Pages: 2223 - 2229
Alcohol withdrawal severity is decreased by symptom-orientated adjusted bolus therapy in the ICU Claudia D. SpiesHilke E. OtterEdward M. Sellers Original 14 October 2003 Pages: 2230 - 2238
Comparison of the bispectral index monitor with the Comfort score in assessing level of sedation of critically ill children Simon P. CourtmanAllan WardurghAndy J. Petros Neonatal And Pediatric Intensive Care 10 September 2003 Pages: 2239 - 2246
Synthetic and natural surfactant differentially modulate inflammation after meconium aspiration Anne HilgendorffDaniel RawerIrwin Reiss Neonatal And Pediatric Care 03 September 2003 Pages: 2247 - 2254
Changes in regional blood flow and pCO2 gradients during isolated abdominal aortic blood flow reduction Rafael KnueselStephan M. JakobJukka Takala Experimental 17 September 2003 Pages: 2255 - 2265
A canine study of immunotherapy in scorpion envenomation Fekri AbrougSemir NouiraAlain Carayon Experimental 30 August 2003 Pages: 2266 - 2276
Marked reduction of brainstem blood flow in artificially ventilated newborn piglets during normoxia and normocapnic hypoxia Ulrich ZwienerBernd WalterReinhard Bauer Experimental 16 October 2003 Pages: 2277 - 2284
Human leukocyte antigen-DR expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors influenced by the sera of injured patients prone to severe sepsis Anke MuellerErnst KreuzfelderHans Grosse-Wilde Experimental 04 September 2003 Pages: 2285 - 2290
Digoxin antibody decreases natriuresis and diuresis in cerebral hemorrhage João C. MenezesEduardo J. TrosterVarujan Dichtchekenian Experimental 03 September 2003 Pages: 2291 - 2296
Fluorocarbons facilitate lung recruitment Peter N. CoxHelena FrndovaCharles A. Bryan Experimental 13 September 2003 Pages: 2297 - 2302
Prone ventilation following witnessed pulmonary aspiration: the effect on oxygenation Jason EasbyBabu K. AbrahamStephen Graham Brief Report 28 August 2003 Pages: 2303 - 2306
The relationship between labour cost per patient and the size of intensive care units: a multicentre prospective study Guido BertoliniCarlotta RossiBruno Simini Brief Report 05 November 2003 Pages: 2307 - 2311
Electrical impedance tomography: a method for monitoring regional lung aeration and tidal volume distribution? Inéz FrerichsPeter A. DargavillePeter C. Rimensberger Brief Report 18 October 2003 Pages: 2312 - 2316
Elevated troponin T concentrations in critically ill patients Jacqueline M. T. Klein GunnewiekJoris J. J. P. M. van de Leur Original 07 October 2003 Pages: 2317 - 2322
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in critically ill obstetric patients Giuseppe ServilloPasquale StrianoRosalba Tufano Brief Report 06 August 2003 Pages: 2323 - 2326
Disseminated tuberculosis, pulmonary aspergillosis and cutaneous herpes simplex infection in a patient with infliximab and methotrexate J. M. van der KloosterR. J. BosmanD. F. Zandstra Brief Report 05 November 2003 Pages: 2327 - 2329
Do different mattresses affect the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation? Gavin D. PerkinsRobert BennyMichael J. Tweed Original 20 September 2003 Pages: 2330 - 2335
End of life care in Canada after a murder charge in an ICU Graeme Rocker News 23 October 2003 Pages: 2336 - 2337
Unusual central venous catheter malposition into the left internal mammary vein: a case report Claudio SandroniTommaso PirrontiMassimo Antonelli Correspondence 16 October 2003 Pages: 2338 - 2339
Erratum to: Comparison of effectiveness of two urinary drainage systems in intensive care unit: a prospective, randomized clinical trial Marc LeoneFranck GarnierClaude Martin Erratum 08 November 2003 Pages: 2340 - 2340
Erratum to: Risk factors of nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infection in a polyvalent intensive care unit Marc LeoneJacques AlbanèseClaude Martin Erratum 08 November 2003 Pages: 2341 - 2341