Around midnight on July 18, 2004 I had to send some emails to my colleagues that contained very sadness…
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Year: 2004
Coronary artery disease remains the most common cause of death in the world. Acute coronary syndromes, including unstable angina…
Introduction: Attitudes and preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among healthcare providers are varied among individuals and across countries. The…
The sudden demise of Iqbal Mustafa, MD in Jakarta on 18 July leaves an aching void in critical care…
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….
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?