Factors affecting gastrointestinal luminal PCO2 tonometry A. B. J. GroeneveldJ. J. Kolkman EDITORIAL Pages: 249 - 251
About the relevance of dynamic intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi, dyn) measurement L. Appendini EDITORIAL Pages: 252 - 254
Inflammatory cytokines in major surgery: a functional perspective E. LinS. F. Lowry EDITORIAL Pages: 255 - 257
An international view of hydroxyethyl starches J. TreibJ.-F. BaronR. G. Strauss REVIEW Pages: 258 - 268
Influence of alveolar ventilation changes on calculated gastric intramucosal pH and gastric-arterial PCO2 difference G. BernardinP. LucasM. Mattéi ORIGINAL Pages: 269 - 273
Dynamic measurement of intrinsic PEEP does not represent the lowest intrinsic PEEP Y. FujinoM. NishimuraI. Yoshiya ORIGINAL Pages: 274 - 278
Mixed agonistic-antagonistic cytokine response in whole blood from patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair T. ZiegenfußG. A. WannerM. Bauer ORIGINAL Pages: 279 - 287
Correlation between serum IL-6 and CRP levels and severity of head injury in children P. KalabalikisK. PapazoglouJ. Papadatos NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 288 - 292
Haemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome: neurological course and predictors of outcome B. ThébaudB. HussonG. Sebire NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 293 - 299
Dypiridamole, a cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, transiently improves the response to inhaled nitric oxide in two newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia B. ThébaudC. SaizouJ. C. Mercier NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE Pages: 300 - 303
Detection of histamine-induced capillary protein leakage and hypovolaemia by determination of indocyanine green and glucose dilution method in dogs A. SuzukiH. IshiharaA. Matsuki EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 304 - 310
Scintigraphy for evaluating early aspiration after oral feeding in patients receiving prolonged ventilation via tracheostomy B. SchönhoferT. BarchfeldD. Köhler BRIEF REPORT Pages: 311 - 314
Efficacy of blood purification therapy for heat stroke presenting rapid progress of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: a comparison of five cases Y. IkedaT. SakemiK. Taki BRIEF REPORTS Pages: 315 - 318
Diffuse recidivant alveolar hemorrhage in a patient with hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia V. Gómez-TelloJ. J. Oñoro-CañaveralL. C. Armas BRIEF REPORT Pages: 319 - 322
Human albumin administration in critically ill patients N. D. FergusonT. E. StewartE. E. Etchells CURRENT TOPICS Pages: 323 - 325
Tracheostomy in the critically ill: clinical impact of new procedures M. QuintelH. Roth CURRENT TOPICS Pages: 326 - 328
Tension pneumothorax following removal of a misplaced fine-bore feeding tube in an unintubated patient K. M. Ho CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 331 - 332
Acute pulmonary edema following amphetamine ingestion E. MauryJ. M. DarondelG. Offenstadt CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 332 - 333
Pulsus paradoxus indicating heart failure in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: easy detection by pulse oximetry B. Frey CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 333 - 334
Acute reversible cardiac involvement associated with systemic capillary leak syndrome Y.-E. ClaessensL.-M. JolyE. Oksenshendler CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 334 - 335
Peduncular hallucinosis related to propranolol self-poisoning: efficacy of intravenous glucagon E. HazouardM. FerrandièreB. de Toffol CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 336 - 337
Ether suicide poisoning by intravenous injection N. SerranoJ. J. JiménezM. L. Mora CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 337 - 338
Toxic shock syndrome following influenza A infection R. SharkeyE. MulloyS. O'Neill CORRESPONDENCE Pages: B335 - B336
Dextropropoxyphene-induced cardiogenic shock: treatment with intra-aortic balloon pump and milrinone P. GillardM. Laurent CORRESPONDENCE Pages: A335 - A335
The instillated surfactant in the treatment of sepsis-induced ARDS: case report F. ImperatoreM. PostiglioneM. Pica CORRESPONDENCE Pages: B330 - B331
Value of abdominal computed tomography (CT) concerning the prognosis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) J. MäurerJ. StütznerR. Felix CORRESPONDENCE Pages: A330 - A330
The use of fibrinolytics in purulent pericarditis D. D. M. Mann-Segal CORRESPONDENCE Pages: B338 - B339