1. Stress index in presence of pleural effusion: does it have any meaning?

   • D. Chiumello
   • L. Gattinoni

   Editorial 29 January 2011 Pages: 561 - 563

2. Individualized ICU nutrition for a better outcome

   • Jan Wernerman

   Editorial 22 February 2011 Pages: 564 - 565

3. Interventions to reduce central venous catheter-associated infections in children: which ones are beneficial?

   • Quen Mok
   • Ruth Gilbert

   Editorial 27 January 2011 Pages: 566 - 568

4. Levosimendan: from coronary care to intensive care?

   • Karen Stuart-Smith

   Editorial 05 March 2011 Pages: 569 - 571

5. Coagulation management in multiple trauma: a systematic review

   • Heiko Lier
   • Bernd W. Böttiger
   • Michael Bernhard

   Review 12 February 2011 Pages: 572 - 582

   

6. Glucose variability measures and their effect on mortality: a systematic review

   • Saeid Eslami
   • Zhila Taherzadeh
   • Ameen Abu-Hanna

   Review Open access 29 January 2011 Pages: 583 - 593

   

7. Non-pulmonary factors strongly influence the stress index

   • Paolo Formenti
   • Jeronimo Graf
   • John J. Marini

   Original 29 January 2011 Pages: 594 - 600

   

8. The tight calorie control study (TICACOS): a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study of nutritional support in critically ill patients

   • Pierre Singer
   • Ronit Anbar
   • Zecharia Madar

   Original 22 February 2011 Pages: 601 - 609

   

9. Relationship between altered small intestinal motility and absorption after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

   • Nam Q. Nguyen
   • Laura K. Besanko
   • Robert J. L. Fraser

   Original 09 December 2010 Pages: 610 - 618

   

10. Clinical presentation, management and outcomes in the Acute Heart Failure Global Survey of Standard Treatment (ALARM-HF)

    • F. Follath
    • M. B. Yilmaz
    • A. Mebazaa

    Original 06 January 2011 Pages: 619 - 626

    

11. Utility of ultrasonography for detection of gastric fluid during urgent endotracheal intubation

    • Seth J. Koenig
    • Viera Lakticova
    • Paul H. Mayo

    Original 02 February 2011 Pages: 627 - 631

    

12. Optimization of meropenem dosage in the critically ill population based on renal function

    • Jared L. Crandon
    • Robert E. Ariano
    • David P. Nicolau

    Original 07 December 2010 Pages: 632 - 638

    

13. Relationship between the MIC of vancomycin and clinical outcome in patients with MRSA nosocomial pneumonia

    • Eun Young Choi
    • Jin Won Huh
    • Sang-Bum Hong

    Original 21 January 2011 Pages: 639 - 647

    

14. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe ARDS in pregnant and postpartum women during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic

    • Priya Nair
    • Andrew R. Davies
    • Steve Webb

    Original 12 February 2011 Pages: 648 - 654

15. Attitudes towards ethical problems in critical care medicine: the Chinese perspective

    • Li Weng
    • Gavin M. Joynt
    • The Chinese Critical Care Ethics Group

    Original 25 January 2011 Pages: 655 - 664

    

16. Donor conversion rates depend on the assessment tools used in the evaluation of potential organ donors

    • Yorick J. de Groot
    • Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
    • Erwin J. O. Kompanje

    Original Open access 26 January 2011 Pages: 665 - 670

    

17. Multi-site and multi-depth near-infrared spectroscopy in a model of simulated (central) hypovolemia: lower body negative pressure

    • Sebastiaan A. Bartels
    • Rick Bezemer
    • Can Ince

    Original Open access 21 January 2011 Pages: 671 - 677

    

18. Intervention to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

    • Corsino Rey
    • Francisco Álvarez
    • Juan Mayordomo-Colunga

    Pediatric Original 27 January 2011 Pages: 678 - 685

    

19. Impact of dexmedetomidine on early extubation in pediatric cardiac surgical patients

    • Kimberly N. Le
    • Brady S. Moffett
    • Emad B. Mossad

    Pediatric Original 10 February 2011 Pages: 686 - 690

20. A clinical information system reduces medication errors in paediatric intensive care

    • Catherine Warrick
    • Hetal Naik
    • David Inwald

    Pediatric Original 02 February 2011 Pages: 691 - 694

21. Mechanical influences on fluid leakage past the tracheal tube cuff in a benchtop model

    • Islem Ouanes
    • Aissam Lyazidi
    • Laurent Brochard

    Experimental 12 February 2011 Pages: 695 - 700

    

22. The effects of levosimendan and glibenclamide on circulatory and metabolic variables in a canine model of acute hypoxia

    • Lothar A. Schwarte
    • Ingo Schwartges
    • Olaf Picker

    Experimental Open access 05 March 2011 Pages: 701 - 710

    

23. Traffic of leukocytes and cytokine up-regulation in the central nervous system in sepsis

    • Clarissa M. Comim
    • Márcia C. Vilela
    • Felipe Dal-Pizzol

    Experimental 25 February 2011 Pages: 711 - 718

    

24. Replacement of albumin by hydroxyethylstarch could increase the risk for acute kidney injury in patients with severe ARDS

    • Isabel Briegel
    • Markus Rehm
    • Gustav Schelling

    Correspondence 06 January 2011 Pages: 719 - 720

    

25. Accuracy of waste blood measurement in critically ill patients

    • Philippe R. Bauer
    • Rahul Kashyap
    • Ognjen Gajic

    Correspondence 18 January 2011 Pages: 721 - 722

    

26. Acute right heart decompensation in a multiple trauma patient with chronic pulmonary hypertension

    • Steffen Weber-Carstens
    • Christian Lojewski
    • Udo Kaisers

    Correspondence 14 January 2011 Pages: 723 - 724

    

27. Acute respiratory distress and shock secondary to complicated diaphragmatic hernia

    • Florence Boissier
    • Vincent Labbé
    • Michel Djibré

    Correspondence 15 February 2011 Pages: 725 - 726

    

28. Erratum to: Non-pulmonary factors strongly influence the stress index

    • Paolo Formenti
    • Jeronimo Graf
    • John J. Marini

    Erratum 19 February 2011 Pages: 727 - 727