Advances in Critical Care Testing

Chapter 1 Biochemical Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Damage - Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection and Traumatic Aortic Rupture Using an Immunoassay of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain

Chapter 2 Leucocyte Motion During Gravity Sedimentation of Whole Blood

Chapter 3 Is Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia the Result of Exposure to Host-Derived Inflammatory Mediators?

Chapter 4 Glucose Metabolism Modifies Experimental Endotoxin Shock

Chapter 5 Neutrophil Elastase, C-Reactive Protein and Platelet Count After Severe Multiple Trauma Indicate the Risk for Late Multiple Organ Failure Following Secondary Operations

Chapter 6 Monitoring of Serum Cytokeratin 18 in Patients with Burns

Chapter 7 Intermittent Bolus Dosing of Ceftazidime in Critically III Patients

Chapter 8 Biochemical Prognostic Markers in Critically III Patients

Chapter 9 Decreased L-Selectin Expression on Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes Following Dexamethasone Treatment: Another Possible Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism

Chapter 10 Thrombocytopaenia Associated with the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome: Involvement of the Haemophagocytosis Process

Chapter 11 Use of Cortisol, Glucagon and Nitrogen Balance Measurements To Assess Stress Levels in Critically III Patients

Chapter 12 Prognostic Implications from Measurement of Cytokines in Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Critically III Patients with Pneumonia

Chapter 13 Changes in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Superoxide Dismutase and Neurone-Specific Enolase Following Acute Cerebral Ischaemia

Chapter 14 Human Polymorphonuclear Leucocyte Metabolism and Lipoperoxidation During Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Chapter 15 Left Ventricular Assist Device Powered by a Balloon Counterpulsation Console

Chapter 16 Alterations in Serum Haptoglobin Concentration During the Early Phase of Myocardial Infarction

Chapter 17 Association of Interleukin-2 Receptor with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Chapter 18 Changes in Expression of Interleukin-2 Receptor and Interleukin-2 Production on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Chapter 19 Interrelationship Between Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Enzymes in Comatose Patients

Chapter 20 Role of Transoesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Severe Blunt Chest Trauma for the Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Disruption of the Aorta

Chapter 21 Haemodynamic Effects of Different Modes of Positive-Pressure Mechanical Ventilation

Chapter 22 Coronary Reserve and Myocardial Metabolism in Patients with Angina and Normal Coronary Arteriogram

Chapter 23 Early Detection of Successful Coronary Reperfusion Based on Serum Levels of Human Heart-Type Cytoplasmic Fatty Acid-Binding Protein

Chapter 24 Cardiac Troponin I as a Marker for Perioperative Myocardial Ischaemia in Non-Cardiac Surgery Patients

Chapter 25 Endogenous Nitric Oxide and the Low Systemic Vascular Resistance Syndrome Following Cardiac Surgery

Chapter 26 Towards Clinically Useful Expert Systems in Critical Care: Locally Managed Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gas Data

Chapter 27 Computer-Assisted Evaluation of Oxygen and Acid—Base Status of the Blood

Chapter 28 Pattern of Ionised Versus Total Magnesium Concentration in Peri-Operative Cardiac Surgery Patients: Influence of Preoperative Diuretic Therapy

Chapter 29 Role of Blood Gas Measurements in the Management of Acute Asthma

Chapter 30 Relevance of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Ventilated Neonates

Chapter 31 Trace Element Deficiency in Critically III Patients

Chapter 32 Electrolyte and Acid—Base Balance in Respiratory and Metabolic Acidosis

Chapter 33 Point-of-Care Testing of Haemoglobin Derivatives by Co-Oximetry with Simultaneous Blood Gas Measurements

Chapter 34 Changes in Body Water Compartments in Children with Meningitis

Chapter 35 Surfactant as a Marker of Disease Severity in Critically III Patients with Respiratory Failure

Chapter 36 Reliability of the Pulse Oximeter

Chapter 37 Evidence of Oxidant Injury in Patients with Post-Diarrhoeal Acute Renal Failure

Chapter 38 Sensitivity and Specificity of Different Plasma Enzyme Assays in the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis

Chapter 39 Urinary Trypsinogen-2 Test Strip — A New Rapid Test for Acute Pancreatitis

Chapter 40 Gastrointestinal Mucosal Permeability in Critically III Patients

Chapter 41 Altered Coagulability in Ischaemic Heart Disease

Chapter 42 Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Predictor of Spontaneous Lysis and Patency of Infarct-Related Artery

Chapter 43 Rapid Detection of Plasma Glycocalicin by a Latex Agglutination Test and Its Use in the Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopaenia

Chapter 44 Monitoring of Multiple Pathophysiological Parameters in the Severely Head-Injured Patient

Chapter 45 An Epidemiological Study To Evaluate the Incidence of Activated Protein C Resistance in the General Population Using a Polymerase Chain Reaction-Mediated Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay:Implications for the Critical Care Patient

Chapter 46 Use of Thrombin Inhibitors Ex Vivo Allows Critical Care Clinical Chemistry and Haematology Testing on the Same Specimens

Chapter 47 A Clinical Case of Transitory Diabetes Mellitus During Lyell Syndrome

Chapter 48 Parenteral Nutrition in Pre-Term Infants:Influence on the Development of Nephrocalcinosis

Chapter 49 Arterial to Intramucosal pH Gradient Does Not Predict Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

Chapter 50 Stapedial Reflex in Cephalic Tetanus