D-dimer for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a call for sticking to evidence Grégoire Le GalHenri Bounameaux Editorial 14 October 2004 Pages: 1 - 2
Neurological outcome after bacterial meningitis: bridging the gap from molecules to behavior Uwe Senftleben Editorial 17 December 2004 Pages: 3 - 4
Efficacy of heat and moisture exchangers in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Axel KolaTim EckmannsPetra Gastmeier Review 11 September 2004 Pages: 5 - 11
Parenteral vs. enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient: a meta-analysis of trials using the intention to treat principle Fiona SimpsonGordon Stuart Doig Systematic Review 09 December 2004 Pages: 12 - 23
Effects of body temperature on blood gases Andreas Bacher Physiological Note 24 June 2004 Pages: 24 - 27
Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2004. I. Respiratory failure, infection, and sepsis Peter AndrewsElie AzoulayBenoit Vallet Year in Review 2004 18 December 2004 Pages: 28 - 40
Prediction of responses to various stimuli during sedation: a comparison of three EEG variables Matsuyuki DoiKoji MoritaGavin N. C. Kenny Original 01 December 2004 Pages: 41 - 47
Neither baseline tests of molecular hypercoagulability nor D-dimer levels predict deep venous thrombosis in critically ill medical-surgical patients M. A. CrowtherD. J. CookG. Guyatt Original 09 December 2004 Pages: 48 - 55
Post-ICU mortality in critically ill infected patients: an international study Élie AzoulayCorinne Albertifor the European Sepsis Group Original 04 November 2004 Pages: 56 - 63
Risk factors for late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients receiving selective digestive decontamination Marc LeoneStéphane DelliauxClaude Martin Original 02 December 2004 Pages: 64 - 70
Outcome of severe adult thrombotic microangiopathies in the intensive care unit Frédéric PeneCécile VigneauJean-Paul Mira Original 03 December 2004 Pages: 71 - 78
Differential effects of human atrial natriuretic peptide and furosemide on glomerular filtration rate and renal oxygen consumption in humans Kristina SwärdFelix ValssonSven-Erik Ricksten Original 23 November 2004 Pages: 79 - 85
Returning home after intensive care: A comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives Ellen YoungJane EddlestonLesley Glover Original 23 November 2004 Pages: 86 - 91
Characteristics and immediate outcome of childhood meningitis treated in the pediatric intensive care unit Folafoluwa O. OdetolaSusan L. Bratton Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 23 November 2004 Pages: 92 - 97
Goal-directed medical therapy and point-of-care testing improve outcomes after congenital heart surgery Anthony F. RossiDanyal M. KhanRedmond Burke Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 01 December 2004 Pages: 98 - 104
Effects of continuous negative extra-abdominal pressure on cardiorespiratory function during abdominal hypertension: an experimental study Franco ValenzaManuela IraceLuciano Gattinoni Original 26 October 2004 Pages: 105 - 111
Acute hemodynamic changes during lung recruitment in lavage and endotoxin-induced ALI Helena OdenstedtAnders ÅnemanStefan Lundin Experimental 17 December 2004 Pages: 112 - 120
Active transforming growth factor-β1 activates the procollagen I promoter in patients with acute lung injury G. R. Scott BudingerNavdeep S. ChandelManu Jain Experimental 24 November 2004 Pages: 121 - 128
Characterization of membrane N-glycan binding sites of lysozyme for cardiac depression in sepsis Hans JacobsSteven N. MinkR. Bruce Light Experimental 17 December 2004 Pages: 129 - 137
Measurement of the liver tissue oxygenation by near-infrared spectroscopy Gunnar NaulaersBart MeynsHugo Devlieger Experimental 05 November 2004 Pages: 138 - 141
Analysis of blood glucose measurements using capillary and arterial blood samples in intensive care patients Atul KulkarniManoj SaxenaJohn A. Myburgh Technical Note 23 November 2004 Pages: 142 - 145
Dexamethasone decreases neurological sequelae and caspase activity Jose IrazuztaRobert K. PretzlaffBasilia Zingarelli Brief Report 16 October 2004 Pages: 146 - 150
Total and ionized serum magnesium in critically ill patients Maria Paz EscuelaManuel GuerraSebastian Celaya Brief Report 17 December 2004 Pages: 151 - 156
Steroid-induced myopathy in patients intubated due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rosario Amaya-VillarJose Garnacho-MonteroCarlos Ortiz-Leyba Brief Report 04 December 2004 Pages: 157 - 161
Length of weaning from mechanical ventilation Carlos CampilloJoan Maria RaurichJordi Ibáñez Correspondence 06 November 2004 Pages: 162 - 162
Authors’ reply Sylvie Bastuji-GarinBernard De Jongheon the behalf of the authors Correspondence 19 November 2004 Pages: 163 - 163
Levosimendan in septic cardiac failure A. NotoM. GiacominiG. Iapichino Correspondence 03 December 2004 Pages: 164 - 165
Exceptional nonfatal metabolic alkalosis (blood base excess +48 mEq/l) Ivo GiovanniniFrancesco GrecoGennaro Nuzzo Correspondence 26 November 2004 Pages: 166 - 167
Treatment of severe subcutaneous emphysema by fenestrated angiocatheter Mehmet OzdoganAhmet GurerRaci Aydin Correspondence 15 September 2004 Pages: 168 - 168