1. Clinical value of pulse pressure variations in ARDS. Still an unresolved issue?

   • Jean-Louis Teboul
   • Antoine Vieillard-Baron

   Editorial 02 March 2005 Pages: 499 - 500

2. Immunonutrition in the critically ill: from old approaches to new paradigms

   • Daren Heyland
   • Rupinder Dhaliwal

   Editorial 08 March 2005 Pages: 501 - 503

3. Teaching difficult airway management: is virtual reality real enough?

   • H. L. Smith
   • D. K. Menon

   Editorial 25 February 2005 Pages: 504 - 505

4. End-of-life decisions in ICU and cultural specifities

   • Frédéric Pochard
   • Fekri Abroug

   Editorial 22 February 2005 Pages: 506 - 507

5. Goal-directed therapy may improve outcome in complex patients – depending on the chosen treatment end point

   • Bernhard Frey
   • Duncan J. Macrae

   Editorial 08 March 2005 Pages: 508 - 509

6. Antibiotic prophylaxis of early onset pneumonia in critically ill comatose patients. A randomized study

   • A. Acquarolo
   • T. Urli
   • N. Latronico

   Original 08 March 2005 Pages: 510 - 516

   

7. Pulse pressure variations to predict fluid responsiveness: influence of tidal volume

   • Daniel De Backer
   • Sarah Heenen
   • Jean-Louis Vincent

   Original 08 March 2005 Pages: 517 - 523

   

8. Clinical outcome of immunonutrition in a heterogeneous intensive care population

   • Hans Kieft
   • Arnout N. Roos
   • Zandrie Hofman

   Original 10 February 2005 Pages: 524 - 532

   

9. Noninvasive ventilation in hypercapnic acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease vs. other conditions: effectiveness and predictors of failure

   • Jason Phua
   • Kien Kong
   • T. K. Lim

   Original 02 March 2005 Pages: 533 - 539

10. Feedback and education improve physician compliance in use of lung-protective mechanical ventilation

    • Esther K. Wolthuis
    • Johanna C. Korevaar
    • Marcus J. Schultz

    Original 25 February 2005 Pages: 540 - 546

    

11. Online vs live methods for teaching difficult airway management to anesthesiology residents

    • Giuseppe Bello
    • Mariano Alberto Pennisi
    • Massimo Antonelli

    Original 08 March 2005 Pages: 547 - 552

    

12. An international survey of training in adult intensive care medicine

    • H. Barrett
    • J. F. Bion

    Original 05 March 2005 Pages: 553 - 561

13. Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in a Lebanese intensive care unit: a prospective observational study

    • Alexandre Yazigi
    • Moussa Riachi
    • Georges Dabbar

    Original 05 March 2005 Pages: 562 - 567

14. Clinical assessment of cardiac performance in infants and children following cardiac surgery

    • Jonathan R. Egan
    • Marino Festa
    • David S. Winlaw

    Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 15 February 2005 Pages: 568 - 573

    

15. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in infants with upper airway obstruction: comparison of continuous and bilevel positive pressure

    • Sandrine Essouri
    • Frédéric Nicot
    • Brigitte Fauroux

    Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 15 February 2005 Pages: 574 - 580

    

16. Identifying infants at risk of marked thyroid suppression post-cardiopulmonary bypass

    • Kevin Plumpton
    • Nikolaus A. Haas

    Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care 28 January 2005 Pages: 581 - 587

    

17. End-of-life decisions in The Netherlands: false euthanasia and false murder

    • Armand R. J. Girbes

    News 22 January 2005 Pages: 588 - 588

18. Regulations of education and training of intensive care medicine in Germany and their structural consequences

    • Hilmar Burchardi

    News 02 March 2005 Pages: 589 - 590

19. Prognosis of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases admitted to the intensive care unit

    • Mickaël Moreels
    • Christian Mélot
    • Marc Leeman

    Brief Report 28 January 2005 Pages: 591 - 593

20. Surface triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 expression patterns in septic shock

    • Sébastien Gibot
    • Pol-Edern Le Renard
    • Bruno Lévy

    Brief Report 08 March 2005 Pages: 594 - 597

    

21. Fluid vs. air for semicontinuous intra-abdominal pressure measurements using a compliance catheter

    • Jan J. De Waele
    • Erik A. I. Billiet
    • Francis A. Colardyn

    Correspondence 08 February 2005 Pages: 598 - 599

    

22. Treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

    • Menno van der Straaten
    • Sophie Jamart
    • Jacques Devriendt

    Correspondence 10 February 2005 Pages: 600 - 600

23. Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of large skin defects due to necrotizing fasciitis

    • Hilde R. H. de Geus
    • Johan M. van der Klooster

    Correspondence 22 January 2005 Pages: 601 - 601

    

24. Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in a patient presenting arterial hypoxaemia and supported with bi-ventricular assist device

    • Robert F. Bonvini
    • Vitali Verin
    • James C. Spratt

    Correspondence 14 January 2005 Pages: 602 - 603

    

25. April 2005

    Announcements 24 March 2005 Pages: 604 - 604