Jugular bulb oximetry: the link between cerebral and systemic management of severe head injury C. De Deyne EDITORIAL Pages: 430 - 431
Relationship of antibodies to endotoxin core to mortality in medical patients with sepsis syndrome F. StrutzG. HellerG. A. Müller ORIGINAL Pages: 435 - 444
Early SjvO2 monitoring in patients with severe brain trauma B. ViguéC. RactB. Bissonnette ORIGINAL Pages: 445 - 451
Mechanical ventilation of patients on long-term oxygen therapy with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prognosis and cost-utility analysis J. M. AñónA. García de LorenzoG. Garrido ORIGINAL Pages: 452 - 457
Noninvasive ventilation: experience at a community teaching hospital F. AlsousY. Amoateng-AdjepongC. A. Manthous ORIGINAL Pages: 458 - 463
Metoclopramide improves gastric motility in critically ill patients C. A. JoosteJ. MustoeG. Collee ORIGINAL Pages: 464 - 468
Bacterial sepsis-induced rhabdomyolysis A. BetrosianE. ThireosG. Georgiadis ORIGINAL Pages: 469 - 474
Trial of dexamethasone treatment for severe bacterial meningitis in adults R. ThomasY. Le Tulzoand the Adult Meningitis Steroid Group ORIGINAL Pages: 475 - 480
Central venous cannulation in patients with liver disease and coagulopathy – a prospective audit N. C. FisherD. J. Mutimer ORIGINAL Pages: 481 - 485
Pharmacokinetics of cefpirome during the posttraumatic systemic inflammatory response syndrome A. JacolotP. IncagnoliO. Mimoz ORIGINAL Pages: 486 - 491
Q.E.D. Alcohol Test: a simple and quick method to detect ethanol in saliva of patients in emergency departments K.-H. SmolleG. HofmannG. Brunner ORIGINAL Pages: 492 - 495
Partial liquid ventilation combined with kinetic therapy in acute respiratory failure in piglets B. UrlesbergerG. ZobelJ. Knez EXPERIMENTAL Pages: 496 - 502
Effect of inspiratory flow waveform on work on endotracheal tubes: a model analysis G. PoleseE. D'AngeloJ. Milic-Emili TECHNIQUE Pages: 503 - 507
Evaluation of a new, rapid lactate analyzer in critical care O. NoordallyJ.-L. Vincent TECHNIQUE Pages: 508 - 513
Additional inspiratory work of breathing imposed by tracheostomy tubes and non-ideal ventilator properties in critically ill patients C. HaberthürB. FabryJ. Guttmann BRIEF REPORT Pages: 514 - 519
Severe accidental hypothermia: rewarming strategy using a veno-venous bypass system and a convective air warmer A. BräuerH. WriggeH. Burchardi BRIEF REPORT Pages: 520 - 523
Time course of activated coagulation time at various sites during continuous haemodiafiltration using nafamostat mesilate Z. J. HuH. IwamaI. Akutsu BRIEF REPORT Pages: 524 - 527
Two cases of acute methanol poisoning partially treated by oral 4-methylpyrazole P. HantsonP. WallemacqP. Mahieu BRIEF REPORT Pages: 528 - 531
Postpartum cerebral angiopathy associated with the administration of sumatriptan and dihydroergotamine – a case report I. GranierE. GarciaJ. Durand-Gasselin BRIEF REPORT Pages: 532 - 534
Bronchopleural fistula complicating group A β-haemolytic streptococcal pneumonia. Use of a Fogarty embolectomy catheter for selective bronchial blockade B. A. McCormickI. H. WilsonR. G. Berrisford BRIEF REPORT Pages: 535 - 537
Measurement of functional residual capacity in the critically ill. Relevance for the assessment of respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation P. C. RimensbergerA. C. Bryan CURRENT TOPICS Pages: 540 - 542
Venovenous ECMO in life-threatening radiocontrast mediated-ARDS J. P. MachielsP. EvrardE. Installé CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 546 - 546
Pulmonary dysfunction following primary bilateral femoral nailing – a case report H.-C. PapeM. BundH. Tscherne CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 547 - 547
Managing expectations before the cancer intensive care unit D. ThangathuraiA. KasstnoveM. Mikhail CORRESPONDENCE Pages: 550 - 550
Nontraumatic seizure-associated bilateral fractures of the head of the humerus J. G. HeckmannR. StanglB. Neundörfer CORRESPONDENCE Pages: B548 - B549
Life-threatening fluvoxamine overdose in a 4-year-old child J. FraserM. South CORRESPONDENCE Pages: A548 - A548