Table of Contents for Year 2012 [47 articles]

• The Microcirculation Is Unchanged in Neonates with Severe Respiratory Failure after the Initiation of ECMO Treatment, Anke P. C. Top, Erik A. B. Buijs, Patrick H. M. Schouwenberg, Monique van Dijk, Dick Tibboel, and Can Ince
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 372956, 7 pages
• Alterations of the Erythrocyte Membrane during Sepsis, Yasmina Serroukh, Sarah Djebara, Christophe Lelubre, Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Patrick Biston, and Michael Piagnerelli
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 702956, 7 pages
• Advanced Neuromonitoring and Imaging in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Stuart H. Friess, Todd J. Kilbaugh, and Jimmy W. Huh
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 361310, 11 pages
• Commonly Used Severity Scores Are Not Good Predictors of Mortality in Sepsis from Severe Leptospirosis: A Series of Ten Patients, Dimitrios Velissaris, Menelaos Karanikolas, Nikolaos Flaris, Fotini Fligou, Markos Marangos, and Kriton S. Filos
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 532376, 6 pages
• High-Flow Nasal Interface Improves Oxygenation in Patients Undergoing Bronchoscopy, Umberto Lucangelo, Fabio Giuseppe Vassallo, Emanuele Marras, Massimo Ferluga, Elena Beziza, Lucia Comuzzi, Giorgio Berlot, and Walter Araujo Zin
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 506382, 6 pages
• Variability in Uremic Control during Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration in Trauma Patients, Sigrid Beitland, Kjetil Sunde, Harald Moen, and Ingrid Os
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 869237, 9 pages
• An Ultrasound Study of Cerebral Venous Drainage after Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization, Davide Vailati, Massimo Lamperti, Matteo Subert, and Alberto Sommariva
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 685481, 5 pages
• The End-Organ Impairment in Liver Cirrhosis: Appointments for Critical Care, Antonio Figueiredo, Francisco Romero-Bermejo, Rui Perdigoto, and Paulo Marcelino
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 539412, 13 pages
• Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Trends and Perspectives, Lewis Ari Eisen, Pericles Davlouros, and Dimitrios Karakitsos
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 964158, 5 pages
• Study Design of the Microcirculatory Shock Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients (microSOAP): an International Multicenter Observational Study of Sublingual Microcirculatory Alterations in Intensive Care Patients, Namkje A. R. Vellinga, E. Christiaan Boerma, Matty Koopmans, Abele Donati, Arnaldo Dubin, Nathan I. Shapiro, Rupert M. Pearse, Jan Bakker, and Can Ince
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 121752, 7 pages
• Sonographic and Clinical Features of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critical Care Patients, Michael Blaivas, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Serafim Nanas, John Poularas, Mitchell Wachtel, Rubin Cohen, and Dimitrios Karakitsos
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 489135, 8 pages
• Echogenic Technology Improves Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization via a Transverse Approach, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Nicos Pentilas, Stavros Dimopoulos, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, John Poularas, Michel Slama, and Dimitrios Karakitsos
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 306182, 5 pages
• Is Routine Ultrasound Examination of the Gallbladder Justified in Critical Care Patients?, Pavlos Myrianthefs, Efimia Evodia, Ioanna Vlachou, Glykeria Petrocheilou, Alexandra Gavala, Maria Pappa, George Baltopoulos, and Dimitrios Karakitsos
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 565617, 5 pages
• Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC) Accuracy and Efficacy Compared with Flow Probe and Transcutaneous Doppler (USCOM): An Ovine Cardiac Output Validation, Robert A. Phillips, Sally G. Hood, Beverley M. Jacobson, Malcolm J. West, Li Wan, and Clive N. May
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 621496, 9 pages
• Sonographic Lobe Localization of Alveolar-Interstitial Syndrome in the Critically Ill, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Stavros Dimopoulos, Chrysafoula Kolofousi, Demosthenes D. Cokkinos, Katerina Chatzimichail, Lewis A. Eisen, Mitchell Wachtel, Dimitrios Karakitsos, and Serafim Nanas
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 179719, 7 pages
• Change in Ratio of Observed-to-Expected Deaths in Pediatric Patients after Implementing a Closed Policy in an Adult ICU That Admits Children, Yoshitoyo Ueno, Hideaki Imanaka, Jun Oto, and Masaji Nishimura
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 674262, 4 pages
• Increased Extravascular Lung Water Reduces the Efficacy of Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Alexey A. Smetkin, Vsevolod V. Kuzkov, Eugeny V. Suborov, Lars J. Bjertnaes, and Mikhail Y. Kirov
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 606528, 7 pages
• Comparison of Goal-Directed Hemodynamic Optimization Using Pulmonary Artery Catheter and Transpulmonary Thermodilution in Combined Valve Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Andrey I. Lenkin, Mikhail Y. Kirov, Vsevolod V. Kuzkov, Konstantin V. Paromov, Alexey A. Smetkin, Mons Lie, and Lars J. Bjertnæs
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 821218, 10 pages
• Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function Assessed by Speckle Tracking Ultrasound from a Single Apical Imaging Plane, Thomas Bagger, Erik Sloth, and Carl-Johan Jakobsen
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 361824, 6 pages
• Optimization of Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Catheterization, via a Longitudinal Approach, by Implementing Echogenic Technology, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Mariantina Fragou, Nicos Pentilas, Gregorios Kouraklis, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, Michel Slama, and Dimitrios Karakitsos
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 617149, 6 pages
• Comparison of Different Methods for the Calculation of the Microvascular Flow Index, Mario O. Pozo, Vanina S. Kanoore Edul, Can Ince, and Arnaldo Dubin
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 102483, 6 pages
• Persistent Sepsis-Induced Hypotension without Hyperlactatemia: A Distinct Clinical and Physiological Profile within the Spectrum of Septic Shock, Glenn Hernandez, Alejandro Bruhn, Ricardo Castro, Cesar Pedreros, Maximiliano Rovegno, Eduardo Kattan, Enrique Veas, Andrea Fuentealba, Tomas Regueira, Carolina Ruiz, and Can Ince
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 536852, 7 pages
• Bronchoalveolar Activation of Coagulation and Inhibition of Fibrinolysis during Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury, M. J. Schultz, R. M. Determann, A. A. N. M. Royakkers, E. K. Wolthuis, J. C. Korevaar, and M. M. Levi
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 961784, 8 pages
• Effectiveness of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Intensive Care Unit, Stephanie Hellweg
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 768456, 5 pages
• Critical Care Nurses Inadequately Assess SAPS II Scores of Very Ill Patients in Real Life, Andreas Perren, Marco Previsdomini, Ilaria Perren, and Paolo Merlani
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 919106, 9 pages
• Electrical Muscle Stimulation: An Effective Form of Exercise and Early Mobilization to Preserve Muscle Strength in Critically Ill Patients, Eleftherios Karatzanos, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Dimitrios Zervakis, Elli-Sophia Tripodaki, Kleovoulos Apostolou, Ioannis Vasileiadis, Emmanouil Papadopoulos, Georgios Mitsiou, Dimitra Tsimpouki, Christina Routsi, and Serafim Nanas
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 432752, 8 pages
• Low Tidal Volume Ventilation in Patients without Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Paradigm Shift in Mechanical Ventilation, Jed Lipes, Azadeh Bojmehrani, and Francois Lellouche
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 416862, 12 pages
• Abdominal Decompression in Children, J. Chiaka Ejike and Mudit Mathur
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 180797, 11 pages
• Myocardial Dysfunction in Sepsis: A Large, Unsolved Puzzle, Constantino Jose Fernandes Jr. and Murillo Santucci Cesar de Assuncao
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 896430, 9 pages
• Manipulation of the Complement System for Benefit in Sepsis, Peter A. Ward, Ren-Feng Guo, and Niels C. Riedemann
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 427607, 8 pages
• Thrombomodulin: A Bifunctional Modulator of Inflammation and Coagulation in Sepsis, Takayuki Okamoto, Hironobu Tanigami, Koji Suzuki, and Motomu Shimaoka
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 614545, 10 pages
• Stimulators and Activators of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase: Review and Potential Therapeutic Indications, Bobby Nossaman, Edward Pankey, and Philip Kadowitz
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 290805, 12 pages
• The Use of an Early Alert System to Improve Compliance with Sepsis Bundles and to Assess Impact on Mortality, Jennifer Anne LaRosa, Noeen Ahmad, Monica Feinberg, Monica Shah, Roseann DiBrienza, and Sean Studer
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 980369, 8 pages
• Consecutive Daily Measurements of Luminal Concentrations of Lactate in the Rectum in Septic Shock Patients, Michael Ibsen, Jørgen Wiis, Tina Waldau, and Anders Perner
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 504096, 8 pages
• The Impact of a Pulmonary-Artery-Catheter-Based Protocol on Fluid and Catecholamine Administration in Early Sepsis, Carina Bethlehem, Frouwke M. Groenwold, Hanneke Buter, W. Peter Kingma, Michael A. Kuiper, Fellery de Lange, Paul Elbers, Henk Groen, Eric N. van Roon, and E. Christiaan Boerma
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 161879, 7 pages
• Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Association with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Endovascular Era: Vigilance Remains Critical, Matthew C. Bozeman and Charles B. Ross
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 151650, 8 pages
• Relationship between Abdominal Pressure, Pulmonary Compliance, and Cardiac Preload in a Porcine Model, Joost Wauters, Piet Claus, Nathalie Brosens, Myles McLaughlin, Greet Hermans, Manu Malbrain, and Alexander Wilmer
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 763181, 6 pages
• A Novel Method (CiMON) for Continuous Intra-Abdominal Pressure Monitoring: Pilot Test in a Pig Model, Joost Wauters, Liesbeth Spincemaille, Anne-Sophie Dieudonne, Kenny Van Zwam, Alexander Wilmer, and Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 181563, 7 pages
• Sepsis and AKI in ICU Patients: The Role of Plasma Biomarkers, Paolo Lentini, Massimo de Cal, Anna Clementi, Angela D'Angelo, and Claudio Ronco
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 856401, 5 pages
• Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Be Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill Patient? A Systematic Review, Justin C. Mandeville and Claire L. Colebourn
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 513480, 9 pages
• Characterization of Bacterial Etiologic Agents of Biofilm Formation in Medical Devices in Critical Care Setup, Sangita Revdiwala, Bhaumesh M. Rajdev, and Summaiya Mulla
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 945805, 6 pages
• Humidification Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Pediatric Use, Yusuke Chikata, Chihiro Sumida, Jun Oto, Hideaki Imanaka, and Masaji Nishimura
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 439267, 5 pages
• Prevention of Sepsis in Children: A New Paradigm for Public Policy, Carley Riley and Derek S. Wheeler
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 437139, 8 pages
• Relative Tissue Factor Deficiency Attenuates Ventilator-Induced Coagulopathy but Does Not Protect against Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury in Mice, Esther K. Wolthuis, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Goda Choi, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, Marcel Levi, Nicole P. Juffermans, and Marcus J. Schultz
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 130410, 10 pages
• Cardiac Output Measurements in Septic Patients: Comparing the Accuracy of USCOM to PiCCO, Sophia Horster, Hans-Joachim Stemmler, Nina Strecker, Florian Brettner, Andreas Hausmann, Jitske Cnossen, Klaus G. Parhofer, Thomas Nickel, and Sandra Geiger
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 270631, 5 pages
• ESBLs: A Clear and Present Danger?, Rishi H.-P. Dhillon and John Clark
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 625170, 11 pages
• Successful Treatment of Anterior Tracheal Necrosis after Total Thyroidectomy Using Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy, Grégory Philippe, Nicolas Pichon, Justine Lerat, Jean Bernard Amiel, Marc Clavel, and Muriel Mathonnet
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 252719, 4 pages