The sudden demise of Iqbal Mustafa, MD in Jakarta on 18 July leaves an aching void in critical care…
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Month: August 2004
Introduction SARS was the first pandemic of the 21st century. It was postulated that contact with wild animals sold…
For many of us last year’s SARS epidemic was an extraordinary period in our lives. Since that time we…
Abstract B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a 32 aminoacids peptide that is synthesized and released predominantly from the ventricular…
Abstract Vasopressin is a hormone from posterior pituitary. It is an octapeptide referred often as arginine vasopressin and antidiuretic…
Abstract There has been considerable interest in the use of steroids in sepsis and septic shock from the 1970s….
Abstract Singapore was the fifth most severely SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) afflicted country with 238 cases after China…
Abstract Purpose: Inhibition of surfactant activities by the protein in pulmonary edematous fluid plays a role in the occurrence…
Abstract There is emerging evidence on the effectiveness and safety of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in patients with acute respiratory…
Surfactant protein-D and polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase concentrations in patients with septic acute respiratory distress syndrome. Systemic markers of acute lung injury, smoke of a distant fire?