The hidden faces of the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance Marc J. BontenEllen M. Mascini Editorial Pages: 1 - 2
Legal implications of clinical practice guidelines Johan DamenDirk van DiejenArthur R. van Zanten Editorial Pages: 3 - 7
Adenosine triphosphate–magnesium chloride: relevance for intensive care Marek NalosPierre AsfarGebhard Fröba Review Pages: 10 - 18
Nosocomial pneumonia Waldemar G. Johanson JrLisa L. Dever Seminal Studies In Intensive Care 04 December 2002 Pages: 23 - 29
Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring in liver transplant recipients: a prospective study Gianni BiancofioreMaria L. BindiFranco Mosca Original Pages: 30 - 36
End-expiratory lung impedance change enables bedside monitoring of end-expiratory lung volume change J. Hinz G. Hahn H. Burchardi Original Pages: 37 - 43
Thyroid hormone response to moderate hypothermia in severe brain injury Winfried MeissnerClemens KrappKonrad Reinhart Original Pages: 44 - 48
Rational use of antibiotics in the intensive care unit: impact on microbial resistance and costs Alain GeisslerPatrick GerbeauxJacques Durand-Gasselin Original Pages: 49 - 54
Early identification of sepsis and mortality risks through simple, rapid clot-waveform analysis Cheng TohLawrence O. TicknorRichard Wenstone Original Pages: 55 - 61
Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers do not alter platelet functions: study of three chemically modified hemoglobin solutions Marie ToussaintVéronique Latger-CannardPatrick Menu Original Pages: 62 - 68
Post-extubation stridor in intensive care unit patients Samir JaberGérald ChanquesJean-Jacques Eledjam Original Pages: 69 - 74
Decision-making in the ICU: perspectives of the substitute decision-maker Daren K. HeylandDeborah J. CookChristopher J. O'Callaghan Original Pages: 75 - 82
Intensive care information system reduces documentation time of the nurses after cardiothoracic surgery Robert BosmanEmmy RoodDurk Zandstra Original Pages: 83 - 90
Prognosis of child recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation requiring intensive care Adelaida LamasEnrique OtheoIsabel Martos Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Pages: 91 - 96
Outcome of children with different accessibility to tertiary pediatric intensive care in a developing country – a prospective cohort study Adrian GohMohd Abdel-LatifMohd Abu-Bakar Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Pages: 97 - 102
Effects of controlled mechanical ventilation on respiratory muscle contractile properties in rabbits Xavier CapdevilaSandrine LopezChristian Prefaut Experimental Pages: 103 - 110
Effects of prolonged mechanical ventilation on respiratory muscle ultrastructure and mitochondrial respiration in rabbits Nathalie BernardStefan MateckiXavier Capdevila Experimental Pages: 111 - 118
An improved porcine model of stable methacholine-induced bronchospasm Christine WatremezJean RoeselerGiuseppe Liistro Experimental Pages: 119 - 125
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation delivered by helmet Massimo AntonelliMariano PennisiRodolfo Proietti Brief Report Pages: 126 - 129
Effect of end-inspiratory pause duration on plateau pressure in mechanically ventilated patients Luigi BarberisEmmanuello MannoClaude Guérin Brief Report 06 December 2002 Pages: 130 - 134
Neutropenia and the development of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome Carlos J. RegazzoniMarina KhouryJuán J. Poderoso Brief Report Pages: 135 - 138
Cost-effectiveness of an antiseptic-impregnated central venous catheter in the ICU U. Frank T. Chojnacki F. Daschner Correspondence Pages: 139 - 139
Respiratory failure due to pharyngeal dysfunction: a singular presentation of brainstem listeriosis Olivier LesieurPatrick DudeffantPatrick Haglund Correspondence Pages: 140 - 141
Uncommon complications during chest tube placement S. Jaillard C.-H. Marquette Correspondence Pages: 143 - 143
First manifestation of a hereditary homozygous factor VII deficiency in a 3-year-old girl suspected as purpura fulminans Doris FischerAlex VeldmanWilfried Schneider Correspondence Pages: 144 - 144