Published in Intensive Care Med on March 24, 2007
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia with or without toothbrushing: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 1.64
Oral care and pulmonary infection - the importance of plaque scoring. Crit Care (2013) 0.84
Effects of systematic oral care in critically ill patients: a multicenter study. Am J Crit Care (2011) 0.84
Oral care and bacteremia risk in mechanically ventilated adults. Heart Lung (2010) 0.79
Evaluation of different methods for removing oral biofilm in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. J Int Oral Health (2014) 0.79
Changes in dental plaque following hospitalisation in a critical care unit: an observational study. Crit Care (2013) 0.79
Oral mucosal adverse events with chlorhexidine 2 % mouthwash in ICU. Intensive Care Med (2016) 0.77
Intensive care nurses' opinions and practice for oral care of mechanically ventilated patients. Indian J Crit Care Med (2013) 0.76
Physicians' and nurses' opinions on selective decontamination of the digestive tract and selective oropharyngeal decontamination: a survey. Crit Care (2010) 0.76
Toothbrushing does not need to reduce the risk of VAP to be indispensable. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 0.75
Exploring the competency of the Jordanian intensive care nurses towards endotracheal tube and oral care practices for mechanically ventilated patients: an observational study. Glob J Health Sci (2012) 0.75
Oral Care in Trauma Patients Admitted to the ICU: Viewpoints of ICU Nurses. Trauma Mon (2014) 0.75
Improving standards of oral hygiene in intensive care. Intensive Care Med (2007) 0.75
Antimicrobial effects of chlorhexidine, matrica drop mouthwash (chamomile extract), and normal saline on hospitalized patients with endotracheal tubes. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res (2016) 0.75
A systematic review and meta-analysis of perioperative oral decontamination in patients undergoing major elective surgery. Perioper Med (Lond) (2016) 0.75
Knowledge and attitudes of Saudi intensive care unit nurses regarding oral care delivery to mechanically ventilated patients with the effect of healthcare quality accreditation. Saudi J Anaesth (2016) 0.75
Comparison of foam swabs and toothbrushes as oral hygiene interventions in mechanically ventilated patients: a randomised split mouth study. BMJ Open Respir Res (2016) 0.75
Intensive care adult patients with severe respiratory failure caused by Influenza A (H1N1)v in Spain. Crit Care (2009) 4.45
Micafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 4.23
DALI: defining antibiotic levels in intensive care unit patients: are current β-lactam antibiotic doses sufficient for critically ill patients? Clin Infect Dis (2014) 3.99
Prevalence, risk factors, and mortality for ventilator-associated pneumonia in middle-aged, old, and very old critically ill patients*. Crit Care Med (2014) 2.86
PIRO score for community-acquired pneumonia: a new prediction rule for assessment of severity in intensive care unit patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2009) 2.59
Sodium bicarbonate for prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 2.27
Clinical and economic outcomes in critically ill patients with nosocomial catheter-related bloodstream infections. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 2.26
Effects of delayed oxygenation assessment on time to antibiotic delivery and mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2007) 2.22
Coinfection with hepatitis viruses and outcome of initial antiretroviral regimens in previously naive HIV-infected subjects. Arch Intern Med (2002) 2.20
Clinical impact of pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii in intubated patients: a matched cohort study. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.13
Acinetobacter baumannii: a threat for the ICU? Intensive Care Med (2003) 1.93
Simulator training for laparoscopic suturing using performance goals translates to the operating room. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.92
Pneumonia caused by oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus treated with glycopeptides. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.88
A randomized trial of dental brushing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Chest (2009) 1.87
De-escalation therapy in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.85
New issues and controversies in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.84
Psychomotor testing predicts rate of skill acquisition for proficiency-based laparoscopic skills training. Surgery (2006) 1.75
Incidence, etiology, and outcome of nosocomial pneumonia in ICU patients requiring percutaneous tracheotomy for mechanical ventilation. Chest (2003) 1.71
The impact of body position on intra-abdominal pressure measurement: a multicenter analysis. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.68
Microbiological testing and outcome of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. Chest (2003) 1.68
Bacteremia in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with increased mortality: A study comparing bacteremic vs. nonbacteremic ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.66
Aggressive resection of hepatocellular carcinoma with right atrial involvement. Am Surg (2009) 1.66
Reduced burden of bacterial airway colonization with a novel silver-coated endotracheal tube in a randomized multiple-center feasibility study. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.65
Epidemiological study of phylogenetic transmission clusters in a local HIV-1 epidemic reveals distinct differences between subtype B and non-B infections. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 1.64
Nursing adherence with evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.61
Clinical resolution in patients with suspicion of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a cohort study comparing patients with and without acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.60
The rising problem of antimicrobial resistance in the intensive care unit. Ann Intensive Care (2011) 1.58
Polyurethane cuffed endotracheal tubes to prevent early postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery: a pilot study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.55
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign bundles and outcome: results from the International Multicentre Prevalence Study on Sepsis (the IMPreSS study). Intensive Care Med (2015) 1.55
Severe burn injury in Europe: a systematic review of the incidence, etiology, morbidity, and mortality. Crit Care (2010) 1.54
CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte recognition of prostate specific antigen in granulomatous prostatitis. J Immunother (2004) 1.54
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for preventing central venous catheter-related infection: results of a knowledge test among 3405 European intensive care nurses. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.48
Epidemiology, antibiotic therapy and clinical outcomes of healthcare-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: a Spanish cohort study. Intensive Care Med (2014) 1.48
Characteristics and determinants of outcome of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care units: the EUROBACT International Cohort Study. Intensive Care Med (2012) 1.47
Antiseptic chamber-containing hub reduces central venous catheter-related infection: a prospective, randomized study. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.46
Skill retention following proficiency-based laparoscopic simulator training. Surgery (2005) 1.45
Severity of illness assessment for managing community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med (2007) 1.42
Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia after liver transplantation. Transpl Int (2008) 1.39
Pneumonia in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.36
Preventive and therapeutic strategies in critically ill patients with highly resistant bacteria. Intensive Care Med (2015) 1.34
Outcome and changes over time in survival following severe burns from 1985 to 2004. Intensive Care Med (2005) 1.33
Risk factors for asthma and allergy associated with urban migration: background and methodology of a cross-sectional study in Afro-Ecuadorian school children in Northeastern Ecuador (Esmeraldas-SCAALA Study). BMC Pulm Med (2006) 1.28
C-reactive protein correlates with bacterial load and appropriate antibiotic therapy in suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.25
Post-registration ICU nurses education: plea for a European curriculum. Int J Nurs Stud (2011) 1.23
Spectrum of practice in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in European intensive care units. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.21
Candida peritonitis. Curr Opin Crit Care (2007) 1.21
Augmented renal clearance is a common finding with worse clinical outcome in critically ill patients receiving antimicrobial therapy. J Crit Care (2013) 1.20
Impact of long-term treatment with ivermectin on the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2008) 1.19
Better outcomes through continuous infusion of time-dependent antibiotics to critically ill patients? Curr Opin Crit Care (2008) 1.17
Proficiency maintenance: impact of ongoing simulator training on laparoscopic skill retention. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 1.14
Cuff pressure of endotracheal tubes after changes in body position in critically ill patients treated with mechanical ventilation. Am J Crit Care (2014) 1.14
Thrombocytopenia and outcome in critically ill patients with bloodstream infection. Heart Lung (2009) 1.14
Closing the gap in operative performance between novices and experts: does harder mean better for laparoscopic simulator training? J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.13
Developing and testing competency levels for laparoscopic skills training. Arch Surg (2005) 1.11
The ventilator-associated pneumonia PIRO score: a tool for predicting ICU mortality and health-care resources use in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Chest (2008) 1.09
Potentially resistant microorganisms in intubated patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia: the interaction of ecology, shock and risk factors. Intensive Care Med (2013) 1.09
Periacetabular osteotomy for acetabular dysplasia in patients older than 40 years: a preliminary study. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2009) 1.08
Correlation between symptom graduation, tumor characteristics and survival in renal cell carcinoma. Eur Urol (2003) 1.08
The effect of neuromuscular blockers in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension. Intensive Care Med (2007) 1.07
The changing evolution of renal tumours: a single center experience over a two-decade period. Eur Urol (2004) 1.06
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of fungal respiratory infections in the critically ill patient. Rev Esp Quimioter (2013) 1.06
Critical issues in the clinical management of complicated intra-abdominal infections. Drugs (2005) 1.05
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: impact of organisms on clinical resolution and medical resources utilization. Chest (2008) 1.04
Essentials for selecting antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections. Drugs (2012) 1.04
Impact of diversity of antibiotic use on the development of antimicrobial resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother (2006) 1.03
Radiologic progression of pulmonary infiltrates predicts a worse prognosis in severe community-acquired pneumonia than bacteremia. Chest (2008) 1.03
IAH/ACS: the rationale for surveillance. World J Surg (2009) 1.02
Current insights in intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: open the abdomen and keep it open! Langenbecks Arch Surg (2008) 1.02
Quantification of seven β-lactam antibiotics and two β-lactamase inhibitors in human plasma using a validated UPLC-MS/MS method. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2012) 1.01
Pandemic and post-pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in critically ill patients. Crit Care (2011) 1.01
Management of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multiresistant bacteria. Curr Opin Crit Care (2007) 1.00
Approach to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2014) 1.00
Value of lower respiratory tract surveillance cultures to predict bacterial pathogens in ventilator-associated pneumonia: systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2012) 0.99
Why mortality is increased in health-care-associated pneumonia: lessons from pneumococcal bacteremic pneumonia. Chest (2009) 0.98
Multi-institutional validation of a symptom based classification for renal cell carcinoma. J Urol (2004) 0.98
Mortality in ICU patients with bacterial community-acquired pneumonia: when antibiotics are not enough. Intensive Care Med (2008) 0.98
An international, multicentre survey of β-lactam antibiotic therapeutic drug monitoring practice in intensive care units. J Antimicrob Chemother (2014) 0.98
Sodium bicarbonate versus THAM in ICU patients with mild metabolic acidosis. J Nephrol (2005) 0.97
Intensive continuing medical education course training on simulators results in proficiency for laparoscopic suturing. Am J Surg (2006) 0.97
Outcome in bacteremia associated with nosocomial pneumonia and the impact of pathogen prediction by tracheal surveillance cultures. Intensive Care Med (2006) 0.97
Impact of antibiotic guideline compliance on duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Chest (2006) 0.97
Does femoral venous pressure measurement correlate well with intrabladder pressure measurement? A multicenter observational trial. Intensive Care Med (2011) 0.97
Comparison of different equations to assess glomerular filtration in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med (2015) 0.97
What is the relevance of fosfomycin pharmacokinetics in the treatment of serious infections in critically ill patients? A systematic review. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2013) 0.96
Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 20-year period (1992-2011): trends in incidence, pathogens, and mortality. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.95
The role of abdominal compliance, the neglected parameter in critically ill patients - a consensus review of 16. Part 1: definitions and pathophysiology. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther (2014) 0.95
Determining standards for laparoscopic proficiency using virtual reality. Am Surg (2005) 0.95
Temporal trends, risk factors and outcomes in albicans and non-albicans candidaemia: an international epidemiological study in four multidisciplinary intensive care units. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2009) 0.95
Acute pancreatitis: radiologic scores in predicting severity and outcome. Abdom Imaging (2009) 0.95
Corticosteroid therapy in patients with primary viral pneumonia due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. J Infect (2012) 0.95
Laparoscopic virtual reality training: are 30 repetitions enough? J Surg Res (2004) 0.95