[Microcirculation in sepsis and septic shock - therapeutic options?]Max Ragaller
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapieam Universitätsklinikum Dresden
Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 43:48-53; quiz 54. 2008
..The specific effects of dobutamine and rhAPC on the microcirculation as well as the effects selective inhibitors of iNOS or vasodilators may be therapeutic options in the future...
[Hydrocortisone in sepsis. A physiological concept without effect?]M Ragaller
Klinik for Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Medizinische Fakultat, Technischen Universität Dresden
Internist (Berl) 49:999-1000. 2008
[Hypertonic saline solution for reduction of intracranial pressure. Are there doubts?]H Theilen
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinik Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden
Anaesthesist 56:385-7. 2007
..A possible alternative is the use of hypertonic saline solution (NaCl). The advantages and disadvantages of this option are considered as well as points still in question...
[Anonymous critical incident reporting system. Implementation in an intensive care unit]M Hubler
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitat Dresden
Anaesthesist 57:926-32. 2008
..The main causes were lack of attention, missing check of measures, work load of nurses, experience and communication deficits. The article discusses the incidence of errors in the ICU setting and their potential effects...
Practice and perception--a nationwide survey of therapy habits in sepsisFrank M Brunkhorst
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Crit Care Med 36:2719-25. 2008
..To simultaneously determine perceived vs. practiced adherence to recommended interventions for the treatment of severe sepsis or septic shock...
Epidemiology of sepsis in Germany: results from a national prospective multicenter studyChristoph Engel
Institute of Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Haertelstrasse 16 18, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
Intensive Care Med 33:606-18. 2007
..To determine the prevalence and mortality of ICU patients with severe sepsis in Germany, with consideration of hospital size...
Intensive insulin therapy and pentastarch resuscitation in severe sepsisFrank M Brunkhorst
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
N Engl J Med 358:125-39. 2008
..The role of intensive insulin therapy in patients with severe sepsis is uncertain. Fluid resuscitation improves survival among patients with septic shock, but evidence is lacking to support the choice of either crystalloids or colloids...