1. Modeling MODS: what can be learned from animal models of the multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome?

   • John C. Marshall

   Editorial 22 March 2005 Pages: 605 - 608

2. Intensive Care Medicine: what we offer to our readers and what the readers think of it

   • Laurent Brochard

   Editorial 22 April 2005 Pages: 609 - 610

3. Quality of life in adult survivors of critical illness: A systematic review of the literature

   • David W. Dowdy
   • Mark P. Eid
   • Dale M. Needham

   Systematic Review 01 April 2005 Pages: 611 - 620

   

4. Infections in the survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the first 7 days

   • Min-Shan Tsai
   • Wen-Chu Chiang
   • Wen-Jone Chen

   Original 01 April 2005 Pages: 621 - 626

   

5. Prognostic value of relative adrenal insufficiency after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

   • Frédéric Pene
   • Hervé Hyvernat
   • Jean-Paul Mira

   Original 19 April 2005 Pages: 627 - 633

   

6. Norepinephrine and metaraminol in septic shock: a comparison of the hemodynamic effects

   • Giuseppe Natalini
   • Valeria Schivalocchi
   • Achille Bernardini

   Original 01 April 2005 Pages: 634 - 637

7. Effects of levosimendan on systemic and regional hemodynamics in septic myocardial depression

   • Andrea Morelli
   • Stefano De Castro
   • Paolo Pietropaoli

   Original 06 April 2005 Pages: 638 - 644

   

8. Hub qualitative blood culture is useful for diagnosis of catheter-related infections in critically ill patients

   • Michèle Tanguy
   • Philippe Seguin
   • Yannick Mallédant

   Original 15 March 2005 Pages: 645 - 648

9. Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia: epidemiological and clinical findings

   • José Garnacho-Montero
   • C. Ortiz-Leyba
   • F. J. Jiménez-Jiménez

   Original 23 March 2005 Pages: 649 - 655

10. Effects of volumetric vs. pressure-guided fluid therapy on postoperative inflammatory response: a prospective, randomized clinical trial

    • Tamas Szakmany
    • Ildiko Toth
    • Zsolt Molnar

    Original 06 April 2005 Pages: 656 - 663

    

11. Small increases in the urinary excretion of glutathione S-transferase A1 and P1 after cardiac surgery are not associated with clinically relevant renal injury

    • Jos J. A. Eijkenboom
    • Lucas T. G. J. van Eijk
    • Hans G. van der Hoeven

    Original 06 April 2005 Pages: 664 - 667

    

12. The involvement of intensive care nurses in end-of-life decisions: a nationwide survey

    • Kwok M. Ho
    • Sonya English
    • Jeanette Bell

    Original 01 April 2005 Pages: 668 - 673

13. Dead-space washout by split-flow ventilation. A new method to reduce ventilation needs in premature infants

    • Martin Wald
    • Petr Kalous
    • Lieselotte Kirchner

    Pediatric Original 19 April 2005 Pages: 674 - 679

    

14. Concurrent bacterial infection and prolonged mechanical ventilation in infants with respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease

    • Martin C. J. Kneyber
    • Heleen Blussé van Oud-Alblas
    • Adrianus J. van Vught

    Pediatric Original 01 April 2005 Pages: 680 - 685

15. Randomised controlled trial comparing cisatracurium and vecuronium infusions in a paediatric intensive care unit

    • Margarita Burmester
    • Quen Mok

    Pediatric Original 07 April 2005 Pages: 686 - 692

    

16. The cyclopentenone prostaglandin 15-deoxyΔ^12,14-prostaglandin J₂ attenuates the development of zymosan-induced shock

    • Stefania Marzocco
    • Rosanna Di Paola
    • Salvatore Cuzzocrea

    Experimental 15 March 2005 Pages: 693 - 700

    

17. Pentoxifylline does not improve outcome in a murine model for the multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome

    • T. J. H. Volman
    • R. J. A. Goris
    • T. Hendriks

    Experimental 15 February 2005 Pages: 701 - 708

    

18. Bile modulates intestinal epithelial barrier function via an extracellular signal related kinase 1/2 dependent mechanism

    • Runkuan Yang
    • Tomoyuki Harada
    • Mitchell P. Fink

    Experimental 22 March 2005 Pages: 709 - 717

    

19. Blockade of nuclear factor-κB activation prevents hypodynamic shock and gastric hypoperfusion induced by endotoxin in anesthetized dogs

    • Chieko Mitaka
    • Yukio Hirata
    • Takasuke Imai

    Experimental 06 April 2005 Pages: 718 - 723

    

20. Alveolar fibrinolytic capacity suppressed by injurious mechanical ventilation

    • Peter Dahlem
    • Albert P. Bos
    • Burkhard Lachmann

    Experimental 08 March 2005 Pages: 724 - 732

    

21. Dutch Health Minister mobilizes captains of industries to improve Dutch healthcare system

    • Armand R. J. Girbes

    News 10 February 2005 Pages: 733 - 733

22. Weaning failure from mechanical ventilation due to hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

    • Chris Adamopoulos
    • Matthew Tsagourias
    • Dimitrios Matamis

    Brief Report 06 April 2005 Pages: 734 - 737

    

23. Cerebral aspergillosis in the critically ill: two cases of successful medical treatment

    • Stephan Ehrmann
    • Frédéric Bastides
    • Annick Legras

    Brief Report 22 March 2005 Pages: 738 - 742

    

24. Bedside colonoscopy for critically ill patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding

    • Chun-Che Lin
    • Yi-Chia Lee
    • Hsiu-Po Wang

    Brief Report 01 April 2005 Pages: 743 - 746

25. Intra- and interobserver variability during in vitro validation of two novel methods for intra-abdominal pressure monitoring

    • Tom J. R. De Potter
    • Hilde Dits
    • Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

    Technical Note 05 April 2005 Pages: 747 - 751

    

26. Failure of new antifungals to control Candida thrombophlebitis

    • Mathieu Gazon
    • Marc O. Robert
    • Jean P. Viale

    Correspondence 22 March 2005 Pages: 752 - 753

    

27. Congestive cardiomyopathy after streptococcal toxic shocklike syndrome

    • Bernhard Steger
    • Stefan Schmid
    • Elgar Oswald

    Correspondence 01 April 2005 Pages: 754 - 754

28. May 2005

    Announcements 03 May 2005 Pages: 755 - 755