Microcirculatory perfusion is disturbed in sepsis. Recent research has shown that maintaining
systemic blood pressure is associated with inadequate perfusion of the microcirculation in …

Background The administration of growth hormone can attenuate the catabolic response to
injury, surgery, and sepsis. However, the effect of high doses of growth hormone on the …

122 multiple trauma patients staying in the ICU for 5 or more days and needing mechanical
ventilation were investigated to determine the effect of selective decontamination of the …

Objective To study the effects of the initiation time of continuous venovenous hemofiltration
and of the ultrafiltrate rate in patients with circulatory and respiratory insufficiency developing …

… C Ince, HM Oudemans-van Straaten, and DF Zandstra conceived the idea about vasodilation
in sepsis. KR Mathura … C Ince and DF Zandstra measured flow parameters from the images. …

… We also evaluated I 2 with the formula 100% × (Q − df) / Q, where Q is Cochran Q statistic
and df is the degree of freedom (number of studies − 1). Negative values of I 2 are equal to 0%; …

Objective: Mounting evidence suggests a role for glucose variability in predicting intensive
care unit (ICU) mortality. We investigated the association between glucose variability and …

Objective: To evaluate whether low plasma glutamine (PG) is related to severity of illness,
and actual and predicted hospital mortality. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: 18-bed …

Objective: This study was designed to establish the reliability of neurologic examination,
neuron‐specific enolase (NSE), and median nerve somatosensory‐evoked potentials (SEPs) to …

Objective: Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is applied in critically ill patients
with acute renal failure for renal replacement. Heparins used to prevent circuit clotting may …