Wanted: early goal-directed therapy for septic shock—dead or alive, but not critically ill! Andre C. Kalil Editorial 18 September 2009 Pages: 1 - 3
Does PELOD measure organ dysfunction…and is organ function a valid surrogate for death? Shane M. Tibby Editorial 10 November 2009 Pages: 4 - 7
The evolving role of dedicated weaning facilities in critical care Jeremy M. Kahn Editorial 26 September 2009 Pages: 8 - 10
Prospective meta-analysis using individual patient data in intensive care medicine Michael C. ReadeAnthony DelaneyDerek C. Angus Review 18 September 2009 Pages: 11 - 21
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions: emergency approach to non-burn epidermolytic syndromes Manuel Florian StruckPeter HilbertMichael Steen Review 29 September 2009 Pages: 22 - 32
H1N1 influenza A virus-associated acute lung injury: response to combination oseltamivir and prolonged corticosteroid treatment Adolfo Maximo Quispe-LaimeJonas Daniel BraccoGianfranco Umberto Meduri Original 19 November 2009 Pages: 33 - 41
Beneficial effects of the heme oxygenase-1/carbon monoxide system in patients with severe sepsis/septic shock Shoji TakakiNaoshi TakeyamaHiroshi Noguchi Original 29 September 2009 Pages: 42 - 48
Improved detection of blood stream pathogens by real-time PCR in severe sepsis Lutz Eric LehmannKlaus-Peter HunfeldFrank Stüber Original 15 September 2009 Pages: 49 - 56
Comparing two different arginine vasopressin doses in advanced vasodilatory shock: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial Christian TorgersenMartin W. DünserGünter Luckner Original 15 September 2009 Pages: 57 - 65
Usefulness of a clinical diagnosis of ICU-acquired paresis to predict outcome in patients with SIRS and acute respiratory failure Anna-Giulia BrunelloMatthias HaenggiStephan M. Jakob Original 16 September 2009 Pages: 66 - 74
Non-adherence to guidelines: an avoidable cause of failure of empirical antimicrobial therapy in the presence of difficult-to-treat bacteria Frédéric GarcinMarc LeoneClaude Martin Original 24 September 2009 Pages: 75 - 82
The effects of vasopressin on acute kidney injury in septic shock Anthony C. GordonJames A. RussellJeffrey J. Presneill Original 20 October 2009 Pages: 83 - 91
Value of procalcitonin for diagnosis of early onset pneumonia in hypothermia-treated cardiac arrest patients Nicolas MongardonVirginie LemialeAlain Cariou Original 21 October 2009 Pages: 92 - 99
Reducing in-hospital cardiac arrests and hospital mortality by introducing a medical emergency team David KonradGabriella JäderlingClaes-Roland Martling Original 16 September 2009 Pages: 100 - 106
A multiparameter panel method for outcome prediction following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage Natacha TurckLaszlo VutskitsJean-Charles Sanchez Original 17 September 2009 Pages: 107 - 115
External validation of the paediatric logistic organ dysfunction score Pedro Celiny R. GarciaPablo EulmesekianRobert C. Tasker Pediatric Original 10 April 2009 Pages: 116 - 122
Changes in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activity in children with septic shock Jennifer M. KaplanAlvin DenenbergBasilia Zingarelli Pediatric Original 17 September 2009 Pages: 123 - 130
Mortality in very long-stay pediatric intensive care unit patients and incidence of withdrawal of treatment Sara NaghibCynthia van der StarreDick Tibboel Pediatric Original 24 October 2009 Pages: 131 - 136
Patients’ characterization, hospital course and clinical outcomes in five Italian respiratory intensive care units Eva PolverinoStefano NavaMichele Vitacca Brief Report 26 September 2009 Pages: 137 - 142
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation for diagnostic bronchoscopy using a new face mask: an observational feasibility study Leo M. A. HeunksCharlotte J. R. de BruinHenricus F. M. van der Heijden Brief Report Open access 23 September 2009 Pages: 143 - 147
Bacillus anthracis cell wall produces injurious inflammation but paradoxically decreases the lethality of anthrax lethal toxin in a rat model Xizhong CuiJunwu SuPeter Q. Eichacker Experimental 15 September 2009 Pages: 148 - 156
Elevated PAI-1 is associated with poor clinical outcomes in pediatric patients with acute lung injury Anil SapruMartha A. Q. CurleyHeidi Flori Experimental Open access 24 October 2009 Pages: 157 - 163
A novel adaptive control system for noisy pressure-controlled ventilation: a numerical simulation and bench test study Alessandro BedaPeter M. SpiethMarcelo Gama de Abreu Physiological and Technical Notes 25 September 2009 Pages: 164 - 168
Acute abdomen and severe lactic acidosis can lead to a surprising diagnosis Boris JungLana ZoricSamir Jaber Correspondence 15 September 2009 Pages: 169 - 170
Presence of anaesthetists in intensive care medicine in Spain Pablo Monedero Correspondence 18 August 2009 Pages: 171 - 171
Glucontrol, no control, or out of control? Marcus J. SchultzPeter E. SpronkFloris van Braam Houckgeest Correspondence Open access 24 September 2009 Pages: 173 - 174
Comment on “Relationship between gas exchange response to prone position and lung recruitability during acute respiratory failure” Georg AuzingerWilliam BernalJulia Wendon Correspondence 20 October 2009 Pages: 177 - 177
Reply to Auzinger et al. Alessandro ProttiLuciano Gattinoni Correspondence 20 October 2009 Pages: 178 - 179
Do we need to know body anthropomorphic data whilst measuring abdominal pressure? Manu L. N. G. MalbrainInneke De laet Correspondence 20 October 2009 Pages: 180 - 182
Why we need guidelines and recommendations for research on intra-abdominal hypertension Manu L. N. G. MalbrainInneke De laet Correspondence 20 October 2009 Pages: 183 - 184
Reply to Malbrain and de Laet Andreas UmgelterValentin Becker Correspondence 20 October 2009 Pages: 185 - 186