Critical Care and Resuscitation Journal - March 2005

Editorials

From neonate to teenager!

P. V. van Heerden

The business of intensive care: the times, they are a-changin'

G. A. Skowronski, Y. Shehabi

Do HDU's improve patient outcomes?

S. Baker

Original articles

Effects of total plasma protein concentration on plasma sodium, potassium and chloride measurements by an indirect ion selective electrode measuring system

G. Dimeski, R. J. Barnett

A before and after trial of the effect of a high-dependency unit on post-operative morbidity and mortality

R. Bellomo, D. Goldsmith, S. Uchino, J. Buckmaster, G. Hart, H. Opdam, W. Silvester L. Doolan, G. Gutteridge

Special review

Cuirass ventilation: a review and update

D. M. Linton

Exercises in EBM

Myocardial contusion

C. L. Foot

Basic science review

Recent insights into the pathogenesis of severe sepsis

C. Tetta, V. Fonsato, C. Ronco, G. Camussi

Clinical images

Case 1 - A case of equipment malplacement

Case 2 - Which valve?

Point of view

The case for a standardised protocol that includes hormone resuscitation for the management of the cadaveric multi-organ donor

Hing, M. Hicks, L. Gao, M. Wilson, F. Mackie, P. S. Macdonald

Use of continuous positive airway pressure for acute severe dyspnoea in the pre-hospital setting

S. Baker

The role of the ICU research coordinator in Australia: an invaluable resource for ICU research

B. Roberts, C. M. Rickard

Occasional essay

Varying clinical significance of hyperlactataemia

S. Baker, M. Cadogan

Review of the classics

Ashbaugh DG, Bigelow DB, Petty TL, Levine BE. Acute respiratory distress in adults.

The Lancet, Saturday 12 August 1967

M. Lennon

Correspondence

Organ donation rate

A. W. Holt

Critical care research and ethics

D. Blythe

In reply

K. Hickling, A. Moore, K. Hall

Strong ion gap or net unmeasured ions?

P. Lloyd