1. Pulse oximeter in a comparative test

   • Hartmut Gehring

   Editorial 30 June 2006 Pages: 1287 - 1289

2. Electrical impedance tomography: ready for prime time?

   • Gerhard K. Wolf
   • John H. Arnold

   Editorial 24 June 2006 Pages: 1290 - 1292

3. Acute lung injury and the coagulation pathway: potential role of gene polymorphisms in the protein C and fibrinolytic pathways

   • Anil Sapru
   • Joseph L. Wiemels
   • Michael A. Matthay

   Special Article 13 June 2006 Pages: 1293 - 1303

   

4. “Euthanasia”: a confusing term, abused under the Nazi regime and misused in present end-of-life debate

   • Andrej Michalsen
   • Konrad Reinhart

   Review 07 July 2006 Pages: 1304 - 1310

   

5. Work of breathing

   • Belen Cabello
   • Jordi Mancebo

   Physiological Note 13 July 2006 Pages: 1311 - 1314

   

6. Extravascular lung water to blood volume ratios as measures of permeability in sepsis-induced ALI/ARDS

   • A. B. Johan Groeneveld
   • Joanne Verheij

   Original 02 June 2006 Pages: 1315 - 1321

   

7. Pressure-volume curves with and without muscle paralysis in acute respiratory distress syndrome

   • François Decailliot
   • Alexandre Demoule
   • Laurent Brochard

   Original 07 July 2006 Pages: 1322 - 1328

   

8. Impact of the suctioning system (open vs. closed) on the incidence of ventilation-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

   • Ralf-Peter Vonberg
   • Tim Eckmanns
   • Petra Gastmeier

   Original 21 June 2006 Pages: 1329 - 1335

   

9. Mixed venous oxygen saturation cannot be estimated by central venous oxygen saturation in septic shock

   • Marjut Varpula
   • Sari Karlsson
   • Ville Pettilä

   Original 07 July 2006 Pages: 1336 - 1343

   

10. C-reactive protein concentrations during bacteraemia: a comparison between patients with and without liver dysfunction

    • Iain Mackenzie
    • Joe Woodhouse

    Original 24 June 2006 Pages: 1344 - 1351

    

11. Patient monitoring and the timing of cardiac arrests and medical emergency team calls in a teaching hospital

    • Daryl Jones
    • Rinaldo Bellomo
    • Helen Opdam

    Original 07 July 2006 Pages: 1352 - 1356

    

12. Point of care management of heparin administration after heart surgery

    • Paolo G. Merlani
    • Catherine Chenaud
    • Bara Ricou

    Original 13 July 2006 Pages: 1357 - 1364

    

13. Long-standing type II diabetes mellitus is not a risk factor for slow gastric emptying in critically ill patients

    • Nam Q. Nguyen
    • Marianne Chapman
    • Richard H. Holloway

    Original 29 June 2006 Pages: 1365 - 1370

    

14. Development of core competencies for an international training programme in intensive care medicine

    • The CoBaTrICE Collaboration

    Original 14 July 2006 Pages: 1371 - 1383

    

15. Acquisition of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a pediatric intensive care unit: a case-control study

    • Aspasia Katragkou
    • Maria Kotsiou
    • Emmanuel Roilides

    Pediatric Original 21 June 2006 Pages: 1384 - 1391

    

16. Body and head position effects on regional lung ventilation in infants: an electrical impedance tomography study

    • Sina Heinrich
    • Holger Schiffmann
    • Inéz Frerichs

    Pediatric Original 24 June 2006 Pages: 1392 - 1398

    

17. Physiological responses during a T-piece weaning trial with a deflated tube

    • Piero Ceriana
    • Annalisa Carlucci
    • Stefano Nava

    Brief Report 14 June 2006 Pages: 1399 - 1403

18. Colonization of the medial lumen is a risk factor for catheter-related bloodstream infection

    • Josep-Maria Sirvent
    • Loreto Vidaur
    • Alfons Bonet

    Brief Report 29 June 2006 Pages: 1404 - 1408

19. Extracorporeal life support in a case of acute carbamazepine poisoning with life-threatening refractory myocardial failure

    • Bruno Mégarbane
    • Pascal Leprince
    • Frédéric J. Baud

    Brief Report 12 July 2006 Pages: 1409 - 1413

    

20. The Mucus Slurper: a novel tracheal tube that requires no tracheal tube suctioning. A preliminary report

    • Theodor Kolobow
    • Gianluigi Li Bassi
    • Alberto Zanella

    Brief Report 07 July 2006 Pages: 1414 - 1418

    

21. Incidence, duration and causes of intensive care unit admission following pulmonary resection for malignancy

    • Daniel D. Melley
    • Ewan M. Thomson
    • Timothy W. Evans

    Brief Report 07 July 2006 Pages: 1419 - 1422

22. Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of aspiration pneumonitis in ICU overdose patients

    • Andreas Christ
    • Christian A. Arranto
    • Christian Mueller

    Brief Report 07 July 2006 Pages: 1423 - 1427

23. Decreased accuracy of pulse oximetry measurements during low perfusion caused by sepsis: is the perfusion index of any value?

    • Helmut D. Hummler
    • Anja Engelmann
    • Axel R. Franz

    Experimental 30 June 2006 Pages: 1428 - 1431

    

24. Platelet and soluble CD40L in meningococcal sepsis

    • David P. Inwald
    • Saul N. Faust
    • Nigel J. Klein

    Pediatric Experimental 30 June 2006 Pages: 1432 - 1437

    

25. Air ionisation in an intensive care unit

    • David Jeffers

    Correspondence 29 June 2006 Pages: 1438 - 1438

26. Air ionisation and colonisation/infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter species in an intensive care unity: a reply to Jeffers

    • Kevin G. Kerr
    • Clive B. Beggs

    Correspondence 29 June 2006 Pages: 1439 - 1439

27. Discordant response to ACTH stimulation in patients with septic shock

    • Andrew Jones
    • Ian Webb
    • Richard Beale

    Correspondence 12 July 2006 Pages: 1440 - 1441

28. Differences in time to positivity can affect the negative predictive value of blood cultures drawn through a central venous catheter

    • J. C. Yébenes
    • M. Serra-Prat
    • J. A. Capdevila

    Correspondence 29 June 2006 Pages: 1442 - 1443

29. Comment on “The influence of hyperchloraemia on acid--base interpretation in diabetic ketoacidosis” by Taylor et al.

    • Viktor Rosival

    Correspondence 29 June 2006 Pages: 1444 - 1444

30. “The influence of hyperchloraemia on acid--base interpretation in diabetic ketoacidosis”: reply to Dr. Rosival

    • Shane Tibby
    • Andrew Durward

    Correspondence 29 June 2006 Pages: 1445 - 1445

31. Comment on “Effects of short vs. prolonged mechanical ventilation on antioxidant systems in piglet diaphragm” by Jaber et al.

    • Leo G. Kevin

    Correspondence 07 July 2006 Pages: 1446 - 1446

32. Reply to the comment by Dr. Kevin

    • Samir Jaber
    • Mustapha Sebbane
    • Stefan Matecki

    Correspondence 07 July 2006 Pages: 1447 - 1447

33. Reply to “Organ donation in pediatric traumatic brain injury” by Morris et al.

    • Erwin J. O. Kompanje
    • Jan Bakker
    • Andrew I. R. Maas

    Correspondence 30 June 2006 Pages: 1448 - 1448

34. The micro-organism responsible for central venous catheter related bloodstream infection depends on catheter site

    • Leonardo Lorente
    • Alejandro Jiménez
    • María L. Mora

    Correspondence 28 June 2006 Pages: 1449 - 1450

35. Preventing nosocomial sinusitis in the ICU: comment on article by Pneumatikos et al.

    • Arthur R. H. van Zanten
    • David H. T. Tjan
    • Kees H. Polderman

    Correspondence 12 July 2006 Pages: 1451 - 1451

36. Preventing nosocomial sinusitis in the ICU: reply to van Zanten et al.

    • Ioannis Pneumatikos
    • Dimitrios Konstantonis
    • Demosthenes Bouros

    Correspondence 12 July 2006 Pages: 1452 - 1453

37. Systolic duration, preload, and afterload: is a new paradigm needed?

    • Denis Chemla
    • Alain Nitenberg

    Correspondence 07 July 2006 Pages: 1454 - 1455

38. The FTc is not an accurate marker of left ventricular preload. Reply to the comment by Chemla and Nitenberg

    • Mervyn Singer

    Correspondence 07 July 2006 Pages: 1456 - 1457

39. Organ donation in paediatric traumatic brain injury

    • Kevin Morris
    • Robert Tasker
    • Carole Hawley

    Pediatric Correspondence 30 June 2006 Pages: 1458 - 1458

40. Survival in acute renal failure

    • H. M. Oudemans-van Straaten
    • C. S. C. Bouman
    • D. F. Zandstra

    Erratum 05 August 2006 Pages: 1459 - 1459

41. Announcements

    Announcements 05 August 2006 Pages: 1460 - 1460