Published in Intensive Care Med on July 24, 2012
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A multicenter multinational study of abdominal candidiasis: epidemiology, outcomes and predictors of mortality. Intensive Care Med (2015) 1.54
Non-invasive ventilation delivered by conventional interfaces and helmet in the emergency department. Eur J Emerg Med (2003) 1.51
Online vs live methods for teaching difficult airway management to anesthesiology residents. Intensive Care Med (2005) 1.51
Effects of propofol on patient-ventilator synchrony and interaction during pressure support ventilation and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.51
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
Levels of vancomycin in the cerebral interstitial fluid after severe head injury. Intensive Care Med (2006) 1.46
Fast-track approach in abdominal aortic surgery: left subcostal incision with blended anesthesia. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2006) 1.45
In-hospital cardiac arrest: survival depends mainly on the effectiveness of the emergency response. Resuscitation (2004) 1.41
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Noninvasive ventilation options in pediatric myasthenia gravis. Paediatr Anaesth (2005) 1.39
Immunonutrients in critically ill patients: an analysis of the most recent literature. Minerva Anestesiol (2015) 1.39
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Physiologic comparison between conventional mechanical ventilation and transtracheal open ventilation in acute traumatic quadriplegic patients. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.37
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High dose tigecycline in critically ill patients with severe infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria. Crit Care (2014) 1.25
Clinical outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in intensive care unit patients. Intensive Care Med (2013) 1.24
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Inspiratory muscle unloading by neurally adjusted ventilatory assist during maximal inspiratory efforts in healthy subjects. Chest (2007) 1.15
Noninvasive vs invasive ventilation in COPD patients with severe acute respiratory failure deemed to require ventilatory assistance. Intensive Care Med (2004) 1.15
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Interfaces and humidification for noninvasive mechanical ventilation. Respir Care (2009) 1.10
A prospective, blinded evaluation of indexes proposed to predict weaning from mechanical ventilation. Intensive Care Med (2004) 1.10
A low-dose remifentanil infusion is well tolerated for sedation in mechanically ventilated, critically-ill patients. Can J Anaesth (2002) 1.09
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Accuracy of plethysmographic indices as predictors of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2012) 1.03
Non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: helmet versus facial mask. Intensive Care Med (2006) 1.03
Inhibition of poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury. Anesthesiology (2008) 1.00
The use of the Berlin definition for acute respiratory distress syndrome during infancy and early childhood: multicenter evaluation and expert consensus. Intensive Care Med (2013) 0.99
Noninvasive ventilation through a helmet in postextubation hypoxemic patients: physiologic comparison between neurally adjusted ventilatory assist and pressure support ventilation. Intensive Care Med (2011) 0.98
Renal hypoperfusion and impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation in an animal model of VILI: the role of the peroxynitrite-PARP pathway. Crit Care (2010) 0.98
Nonthyroidal illness syndrome and prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients admitted to the ICU. Chest (2009) 0.97
Clinical experience of colistin-glycopeptide combination in critically ill patients infected with Gram-negative bacteria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2013) 0.97
Unusual central venous catheter malposition into the left internal mammary vein: a case report. Intensive Care Med (2003) 0.97
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation delivered by helmet vs. standard face mask. Intensive Care Med (2003) 0.97
Extended drotrecogin alfa (activated) treatment in patients with prolonged septic shock. Intensive Care Med (2009) 0.96
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The impact of initial management on the outcome of children with severe head injury. Childs Nerv Syst (2001) 0.94
Noninvasive ventilation by helmet or face mask in immunocompromised patients: a case-control study. Chest (2004) 0.94
An automated and standardized neural index to quantify patient-ventilator interaction. Crit Care (2013) 0.93
The effectiveness of training with an emergency department simulator on medical student performance in a simulated disaster. CJEM (2010) 0.93
Why should we monitor (1-3)-β-D-glucan levels during invasive candidiasis? Just ask your ophthalmologist! J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.92