Poster presentations from Critical Care

Interdisciplinary ethics consultation on the surgical ICU: indication 'on a gut level'?
Chromik A, Wemhöner T, Sülberg D, Laubenthal H, Mittelkötter U, Uhl WCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P523 (13 March 2008)

Intensive care not confined to the bedspace: successfully implemented ventilation and monitoring solution for ICU intrahospital transport that is offering improvements in patient care
Williams DCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P532 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]


Coagulation in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia: disturbances in even the least ill
Reade MC, Milbrandt EB, Yende S, Shook SL, Kong L, Angus DC, Kellum JA, for the GenIMS Investigators Critical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P202 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]


Comparison of oligon central venous catheters with standard multilumen central venous catheters in cardiac surgery ICU patients Mpisiadis I, Douka E, Kriaras I, Markantonaki D, Geroulanos SCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P39 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]


Effect of age on resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia Sartzi M, Kalitsi G, Stogianidi A, Charitidi M, Michas K, Komboti M, Tsidemiadou F, Clouva PCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P45 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]

Effect of an oral care protocol in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients
Yao L, Chang C, Wang C, Chen CCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P48 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]


Ventilator-associated pneumonia in an ICU: epidemiology, etiology and comparision of two bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling Kostadinovska-Jordanoska B, Sosolceva M, Stojanovska S, Licenovska M, Vasileva OCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P50 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]

Prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic usage and gastrointestinal and trachea colonization in mechanically ventilated patientsShinotsuka CR, Alexandre MR, David CMCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P52 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]


A potential role for the chest X-ray in the transmission of resistant bacteria in the ICU Levin PD, Shatz O, Moriah D, Sviri S, Or-Barbash A, Sprung CL, Block CCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P10 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]


Tight blood glucose control decreases surgical wound infection in the cardiac surgical patient population in the ICU Saad E, Shwaihet N, Mousa AM, Kalloghlian AK, Afrane BA, Guy MG, Canver CCCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P150 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]

Procalcitonin to guide length of antibiotic therapy in surgical intensive care patients Schroeder S, Hochreiter M, Koehler T, Von Spiegel TCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P182 (13 March 2008)[Full text] [PDF]


Procalcitonin in elective colorectal surgery and its predictive value for an early discharge of fast-track patients Chromik A, Uhl W, Thiede A, Reith H, Mittelkötter UCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P185 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]

Transforming growth factor beta 1 gene transcription in infection and severe sepsis displays distinguishing characteristics White M, O'Dwyer MJ, Grealy R, Stordeur P, O'Connell B, Kelleher DK, McManus R, Ryan TCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P197 (13 March 2008)
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Comparison of sedation with dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam in septic ICU patients Pandharipande P, Girard TD, Sanders RD, Thompson JL, Maze M, Ely EWCritical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 2):P275 (13 March 2008) [Full text] [PDF]