An American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus
Conference was held in Northbrook in August 1991 with the goal of agreeing on a set of …

Objective. —This review of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple
organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) provides an overview of a common but complex …

The hypermetabolism organ failure complex remains the predominant reason for both
prolonged stay and death in the surgical intensive care unit. What was perceived as isolated …

Objective To determine if early enteral feeding, in an intensive care unit (ICU) patient
population, using a formula supplemented with arginine, dietary nucleotides, and fish oil (Impact), …

The mediators responsible for maintenance of the hyperdynamic state and the low systemic
vascular resistance (SVR) observed in sepsis have not been elucidated. Nitric oxide (. N= O) …

Nutrition support is a routine part ofiCU therapy. It is recommended to treat and prevent
malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies and generally benefits patient outcomes, although adverse …

… Cerra and his colleagues of oversimplifying the problem but maybe I can for their comments.
Hemodynamic monitoring has been extremely useful in low-flow states, and this includes, …

The hypothesis that optimizing hemodynamics using pulmonary artery (PA) catheter (preoperative'tune-up')
would improve outcome in patients undergoing limb-salvage arterial surgery …

Objective: To develop contemporary, comprehensive guidelines for the appropriate and
efficient use of albumin, nonprotein colloid, and crystalloid solutions. Design: A systematic, …

OBJECTIVE: Metabolic activity of transformed human liver (Hep G2) cells and primary rat
hepatocytes were compared during in vitro application of a gel entrapment bioartificial liver. …