Annals ofCritical Care Medicine

Volume: 5 - Number: 38 - February 15, 2005

Outstanding

Cost and Incidence of Social Comorbidities in Low-Risk Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admitted to a Public Hospital

Determinants of Candidemia and Candidemia-Related Death in Cardiothoracic ICU Patients

Hemodynamic Instability in Sepsis: Bedside Assessment by Doppler Echocardiography

Effects of Therapeutic Hypercapnia on Mesenteric Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

Clinical commentary

Hemodynamic Instability in Sepsis: Bedside Assessment by Doppler Echocardiography

Clinical investigations in critical care

Incidence, Etiology, and Outcome of Nosocomial Pneumonia in ICU Patients Requiring Percutaneous Tracheotomy for Mechanical Ventilation

Determinants of Candidemia and Candidemia-Related Death in Cardiothoracic ICU Patients

The Effect of Vasopressin on Gastric Perfusion in Catecholamine-Dependent Patients in Septic Shock

Pulmonary Contusion in Severe Head Trauma Patients: Impact on Gas Exchange and Outcome

Underrecognition of Preexisting Cognitive Impairment by Physicians in Older ICU Patients

Practice Variation in Respiratory Therapy Documentation During Mechanical Ventilation

Editorial

Bronchoscopic Sampling of Drug Concentrations: Penetration to Tissue Is the Issue

Smoking: A Neglected Cause of Glucocorticoid Resistance in Asthma

Development of Fluoroquinolones as First-line Drugs for Tuberculosis—at Long Last!

The Matrix Unloaded: Aerosolized Heparin or Urokinase for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Low Voltage With Pericardial Effusion: Complexity of Mechanisms

Drug Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: What’s on the Menu Today?

Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Normal Hosts: Treat or Observe?

What Is the Prognosis for Using the Pneumonia Severity Index To Make Site-of-Care Decisions In Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

The Seduction of Asthma Severity Categorization

Hypercapnia and Mesenteric Injury

Effects of Therapeutic Hypercapnia on Mesenteric Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

Infection

Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Nonimmunocompromised Patients

Cost and Incidence of Social Comorbidities in Low-Risk Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admitted to a Public Hospital

Nitric Oxide and Endothelial Stretch

Stretch Activates Nitric Oxide Production in Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Cells In Situ

Perfluorocarbon and Lung Injury

Dose–Response Effect of Perfluorocarbon Administration on Lung Microvascular Permeability in Rats

Pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 74-Year-Old Man With Bilateral Pulmonary Opacities and Rapidly Progressive Renal Failure

Review

Pancreatitis-Associated Acute Lung Injury: New Insights

Sickle Cell Disease

Induced Sputum versus Bronchoalveolar Lavage during Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease

Sleep and Breathing

Modafinil as Adjunct Therapy for Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 12-Week, Open-Label Study

Oral Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Sleep Apnea: Effectiveness, Patient Preference, and Adherence

Impact of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on the Quality of Life of Bed Partners of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

State of the Art

Bronchiolar Disorders

Tuberculosis

The Bactericidal Activity of Moxifloxacin in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis–specific CD8+ T Cells Preferentially Recognize Heavily Infected Cells

Tuberculosis in the Inuit Community of Quebec, Canada