Annals ofCritical Care Medicine

Volume: 9 - Number: 89 - June 15, 2009

Outstanding

Research highlight: Marker identifies inflammation in pancreatitis

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing major heart surgery: an incidence study in Europe

Determinants of postoperative acute kidney injury

Endotracheal intubation in the emergency room: a multicenter questionnaire

Investigation

Research highlight: Marker identifies inflammation in pancreatitis

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing major heart surgery: an incidence study in Europe

Determinants of postoperative acute kidney injury

Early drotrecogin alpha (activated) administration in severe sepsis is associated with lower mortality: a retrospective analysis of the Canadian ENHANCE cohort

Risk factors for delirium in intensive care patients: a prospective cohort study

Poster presentation

Time course of dyspnea evolution in the emergency department: results from the URGENT dyspnea survey

Endotracheal intubation in the emergency room: a multicenter questionnaire

Radiological validation of endotracheal tube insertion depth in prehospital emergency patients

Does bedside chest ultrasound in the ICU improve early diagnosis and quick resolution of pleural effusion?

Portable chest radiography in mechanically ventilated ICU patients: does synchronizing with end-inspiration improve the quality of films?

Quality assurance report on the use of continuous positive airway pressure and end-tidal carbon dioxide during respiratory distress in field emergency care

Cardiogenic oscillations extracted from spontaneous breathing airway pressure and flow signal are related to chest wall motility and continuous positive airway pressure

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in infants with respiratory failure

Functional respiratory effects of noninvasive ventilation in acute hypercapnic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Clinical application of noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure in a general ICU

Relative effectiveness of two nasal continuous positive airway pressure devices in VLBW infants: first report from a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

Contribution of noninvasive ventilation in the precocious extubation in the medical ICU

Survey of current intubation practices in Polish neonatal and pediatric ICUs

Incidence of post-intubation hemodynamic instability associated with emergent endotracheal intubations: a systematic review

Poster presentation

Influence of tracheostomy on duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation