New things are not always better: proportional assist ventilation vs. pressure support ventilation M. Vitacca Editorial 02 April 2003 Pages: 1038 - 1040
Maximizing aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation: go with the flow and go slow Rajiv Dhand Editorial 15 May 2003 Pages: 1041 - 1042
A readers' guide to the interpretation of diagnostic test properties: clinical example of sepsis Joachim E. FischerLucas M. BachmannRoman Jaeschke Review 07 May 2003 Pages: 1043 - 1051
Red blood cell rheology in sepsis M. PiagnerelliK. Zouaoui BoudjeltiaJ.-L. Vincent Review 12 June 2003 Pages: 1052 - 1061
Colonization of lower respiratory tract with anaerobic bacteria in mechanically ventilated patients René RobertGhislaine GrollierPierre Doré Original 16 April 2003 Pages: 1062 - 1068
Candiduria in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care medical units Francisco Álvarez-LermaJuan Nolla-SalasFelipe Bobillo Original 16 May 2003 Pages: 1069 - 1076
Risk factors of nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infection in a polyvalent intensive care unit Marc LeoneJacques AlbanèseClaude Martin Original 13 May 2003 Pages: 1077 - 1080
Combined antithrombin and protein C supplementation in meningococcal purpura fulminans: a pharmacokinetic study François FourrierFrancis LeclercOdile Noizet Original 22 May 2003 Pages: 1081 - 1087
The accuracy of transcranial Doppler to detect vasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage L. MasciaL. FedorkoM. C. Wallace Original 28 May 2003 Pages: 1088 - 1094
Traumatic intracranial hemorrhages in facial fracture patients: review of 2,195 patients Matthias HohlriederJosef HinterhoelzlRobert Gassner Original 24 May 2003 Pages: 1095 - 1100
Prediction of prolonged ventilatory support in blunt thoracic trauma patients Ioanna DimopoulouAnastasia AnthiCharis Roussos Original 12 June 2003 Pages: 1101 - 1105
Norepinephrine for hypotensive vasodilatation after cardiac surgery: impact on renal function Hiroshi MorimatsuShigehiko UchinoBrian Buxton Original 22 May 2003 Pages: 1106 - 1112
The impact of lactate-buffered high-volume hemofiltration on acid-base balance Louise ColeRinaldo BellomoClaudio Ronco Original 29 May 2003 Pages: 1113 - 1120
Serum creatine kinase as predictor of clinical course in rhabdomyolysis: a 5-year intensive care survey Arthur R. de MeijerBernard G. FikkersJoost P. H. Drenth Original 24 May 2003 Pages: 1121 - 1125
Noninvasive pressure support versus proportional assist ventilation in acute respiratory failure Miguel Fernández-VivasJuan Caturla-SuchJosé Cánovas-Robles Original 12 June 2003 Pages: 1126 - 1133
Comparison of two different CPAP systems by tidal breathing parameters Thomas HückstädtBertram FoitzikGerd Schmalisch Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 27 May 2003 Pages: 1134 - 1140
Randomised trial on the influence of continuous magnesium infusion on arrhythmias following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery for congenital heart disease S. DittrichJ. GermanakisP. E. Lange Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 28 May 2003 Pages: 1141 - 1144
In vitro evaluation of aerosol bronchodilator delivery during mechanical ventilation: pressure-control vs. volume control ventilation Dean R. HessChristine DillmanRobert M. Kacmarek Experimental 15 May 2003 Pages: 1145 - 1150
Effect of partial liquid ventilation on bacterial clearance during Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced lung injury in rats Saïda Rezaiguia-DelclauxKun YangChristophe Delclaux Experimental 24 May 2003 Pages: 1151 - 1156
Effect of propofol on adhesion of activated platelets to leukocytes in human whole blood Lothar de RossiMartina WessiepeRolf Rossaint Experimental 11 June 2003 Pages: 1157 - 1163
Risk factors for piperacillin/tazobactam-resistant Escherichia coli in ICU patients: a clinical study Ismaël MohammediDominique PloinPaul Petit Brief Report 27 May 2003 Pages: 1164 - 1168
Cefazolin does not accelerate gastric emptying in the critically ill M. ChapmanR. FraserG. Davidson Brief Report 12 June 2003 Pages: 1169 - 1172
Muscle perfusion and oxygen consumption by near-infrared spectroscopy in septic-shock and non-septic-shock patients Massimo GirardisLaura RinaldiAlberto Pasetto Brief Report 28 May 2003 Pages: 1173 - 1176
Abdominal compartment syndrome related to noninvasive ventilation Bart L. De KeulenaerAdelard De BackerManu L. N. G. Malbrain Brief Report 22 May 2003 Pages: 1177 - 1181
Intravenous magnesium sulfate administration in a patient with refractory vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage Maria BarileFrançoise van de WyngaertPhilippe Hantson Brief Report 16 April 2003 Pages: 1182 - 1185
A novel citrate anticoagulation regimen for continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration Marc DorvalFrançois MadoreMartine Leblanc Technical Note 22 May 2003 Pages: 1186 - 1189
Comment on: "Safety of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in patients ventilated with high positive end-expiratory pressure" Nahit CakarFigen EsenLutfi Telci Correspondence 15 May 2003 Pages: 1190 - 1190
Reply to comment on: "Safety of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in patients ventilated with high positive end-expiratory pressure" Martin BeiderlindenHarald GroebenJürgen Peters Correspondence 15 May 2003 Pages: 1191 - 1191
Comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients," by Garbino et al. H. K. F. van SaeneL. SilvestriD. F. Zandstra Correspondence 16 May 2003 Pages: 1192 - 1193
Reply to comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients" Didier PittetJorge GarbinoDaniel P. Lew Correspondence 14 May 2003 Pages: 1194 - 1195
Response to van Saene et al.'s comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients" Thierry CalandraOscar Marchetti Correspondence 13 June 2003 Pages: 1196 - 1196
Comments on "Pediatric intensive care: result of a European survey" Jesús López-HerceAntonio Rodríguez-Núñez Correspondence 14 May 2003 Pages: 1197 - 1197
Reply to comment on "Pediatric intensive care: result of a European survey" Kees H. PoldermanMartine D. NipshagenReinoud J. B. J. Gemke Correspondence 14 May 2003 Pages: 1198 - 1198
Cardiac massage in infants Luigi MatturriGiulia OttavianiLino Rossi Correspondence 17 May 2003 Pages: 1199 - 1200
Unexpected left main stem bronchus cardiac output measurement Muriel M. HilkensFrank H. F. van HarenJohannes G. van der Hoeven Correspondence 12 June 2003 Pages: 1201 - 1201
The importance of magnesium in critically ill patients: a role in mitigating neurological injury and in the prevention of vasospasms Kees H. PoldermanArthur R. H. van ZantenArmand R. J. Girbes Correspondence 24 May 2003 Pages: 1202 - 1203
Schistosoma mansoni and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a deadly association José I. Sánchez-OlmedoCarlos Ortiz-LeybaPaulino Travado-Soria Correspondence 13 May 2003 Pages: 1204 - 1204
Treatment with recombinant human activated protein C obviates additional anticoagulation during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with severe sepsis Anne Cornélie J. M. de PontCatherine S. C. BoumanMarcel Levi Correspondence 22 May 2003 Pages: 1205 - 1205
Endotracheal suctioning versus minimally invasive airway suctioning in intubated patients: a prospective randomised controlled trial Johannes P. Van de LeurJan H. ZwavelingCees P. Van der Schans Erratum 17 May 2003 Pages: 1206 - 1206
Patient recollection of airway suctioning in the ICU: routine versus a minimally invasive procedure Johannes P. Van de LeurJan Harm ZwavelingCees P. Van der Schans Erratum 13 May 2003 Pages: 1207 - 1207
Evaluation of health-related quality of life using the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Status Survey in patients receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation Wolfram WindischKlaus FreidelFranz Petermann Erratum 20 May 2003 Pages: 1208 - 1208