Editorial From the editor Iqbal Mustafa Dear colleagues, We proudly would like to inform you that starting from this issue, there would be some…
Review Nutrition in acute pancreatitis Noël J.M. Cano Abstract The management of acute pancreatitis depends on the evaluation of its severity, mainly based on multiparameter scores such…
Review Role of hypothermia in cerebral protection after cardiac arrest Charles David Gomersall Abstract Two randomized controlled studies have shown a meaningful improvement in outcome in survivors of out of hospital cardiac…
Review Prevention of Acute Renal Failure John A. Kellum Abstract Acute renal failure is one of the most common organ failures occurring in critically ill patients. Mortality rates…
Original The Psychological impact of SARS on health care providers Kwek Seow Khee, Low Bee Lee, Ong Thiew Chai, Chan Keen Loong, Chew Wuen Ming, Tang Hui Kheng Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) triggered a devastating and deadly outbreak in Singapore. The impact that this…
Review Immunonutrition: current status Pravin Amin Abstract Nutritional support is now recognized as an essential component of care in all critically ill patients. Malnourished patients…
Editorial The Surviving sepsis campaign R. Phillip Dellinger The incidence of severe sepsis (sepsis with organ dysfunction) is increasing [1]. Several recent published studies have demonstrated decreased…
Editorial The campaign to revitalize academic medicine kicks off We need a deep and broad international debate to begin Peter Tugwell The BMJ and a range of partners, including other journals published by the BMJ Publishing Group, Lancet, Canadian Medical…
Editorial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: “Unmasking our emotional vulnerability as healthcare providers” Erika Ruppert-Garcia, Joseph Varon The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been the most dramatic emerging infectious disease of the twenty first century….
Review Role of lipids in sepsis Undurti N Das Abstract Activation of phospholipase A2, excess formation of proinflammatory eicosanoids, decreased generation of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and enhanced levels of…