Annals ofCritical Care Medicine

Volume: 8 - Number: 73 - February 15, 2008

Outstanding

Recombinant human activated protein C: current insights into its mechanism of actionMarcel Levi and Tom van der Poll

Liver dysfunction associated with artificial nutrition in critically ill patients

Effect of the medical emergency team on long-term mortality following major surgery

The impact of admission diagnosis on gastric emptying in critically ill patients

Original research critical care medicine

Pro-adrenomedullin to predict severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia [ISRCTN04176397]

Morbidity and cost burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in early onset ventilator-associated pneumonia

Introduction: severe sepsis and drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Reviews

Recombinant human activated protein C: current insights into its mechanism of actionMarcel Levi and Tom van der Poll

The protein C pathway: implications for the design of the RESPOND study

Clinical trials in severe sepsis with drotrecogin alfa (activated)

The safety profile of drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Practical aspects of treatment with drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Liver dysfunction associated with artificial nutrition in critically ill patients

Simplified electrophysiological evaluation of peripheral nerves in critically ill patients: the Italian multi-centre CRIMYNE study

Effect of the medical emergency team on long-term mortality following major surgery

Liver dysfunction after lung recruitment manoeuvres during pressure-controlled ventilation in experimental acute respiratory distress

Mechanical ventilation and lung infection in the genesis of air-space enlargement

Managing burn victims of suicide bombing attacks: outcomes, lessons learnt, and changes made from three attacks in Indonesia

The impact of admission diagnosis on gastric emptying in critically ill patients

Management of bleeding following major trauma: a European guideline

Dual-lumen catheters for continuous venovenous hemofiltration: limits for blood delivery via femoral vein access and a potential alternative in an experimental setting in anesthetized pigs

Inducibility of the endogenous antibiotic peptide ?-defensin 2 is impaired in patients with severe sepsis

Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume on lung injury induced by alveolar instability

Effect of mode of hydrocortisone administration on glycemic control in patients with septic shock: a prospective randomized trial

Inhalation injury in severely burned children does not augment the systemic inflammatory response

Effects of overinflation on procollagen type III expression in experimental acute lung injury

Esophageal Doppler-guided fluid management decreases blood lactate levels in multiple-trauma patients: a randomized controlled trial

Hyperoxia increases ventilator-induced lung injury via mitogen-activated protein kinases: a prospective, controlled animal experiment

Regional distribution of acoustic-based lung vibration as a function of mechanical ventilation mode

Post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic stress symptoms following critical illness in medical intensive care unit patients: assessing the magnitude of the problem