Advances in Critical Care Testing: The 1996 IFCC-AVL Award

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Biochemical Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Damage - Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection and Traumatic Aortic Rupture Using an Immunoassay of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Leucocyte Motion During Gravity Sedimentation of Whole Blood....Pages 13-19
Is Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia the Result of Exposure to Host-Derived Inflammatory Mediators?....Pages 20-29
Glucose Metabolism Modifies Experimental Endotoxin Shock....Pages 30-42
Neutrophil Elastase, C-Reactive Protein and Platelet Count After Severe Multiple Trauma Indicate the Risk for Late Multiple Organ Failure Following Secondary Operations....Pages 43-55
Monitoring of Serum Cytokeratin 18 in Patients with Burns....Pages 56-57
Intermittent Bolus Dosing of Ceftazidime in Critically III Patients....Pages 58-59
Biochemical Prognostic Markers in Critically III Patients....Pages 60-61
Decreased L-Selectin Expression on Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes Following Dexamethasone Treatment: Another Possible Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism....Pages 62-63
Thrombocytopaenia Associated with the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome: Involvement of the Haemophagocytosis Process....Pages 64-65
Use of Cortisol, Glucagon and Nitrogen Balance Measurements To Assess Stress Levels in Critically III Patients....Pages 66-67
Prognostic Implications from Measurement of Cytokines in Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Critically III Patients with Pneumonia....Pages 68-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Changes in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Superoxide Dismutase and Neurone-Specific Enolase Following Acute Cerebral Ischaemia....Pages 73-74
Human Polymorphonuclear Leucocyte Metabolism and Lipoperoxidation During Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 75-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Left Ventricular Assist Device Powered by a Balloon Counterpulsation Console....Pages 79-85
Alterations in Serum Haptoglobin Concentration During the Early Phase of Myocardial Infarction....Pages 86-87
Association of Interleukin-2 Receptor with Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 88-89
Changes in Expression of Interleukin-2 Receptor and Interleukin-2 Production on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Cardiac Surgery Patients....Pages 90-91
Interrelationship Between Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Enzymes in Comatose Patients....Pages 92-93
Role of Transoesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Severe Blunt Chest Trauma for the Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Disruption of the Aorta....Pages 94-95
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Haemodynamic Effects of Different Modes of Positive-Pressure Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 96-97
Coronary Reserve and Myocardial Metabolism in Patients with Angina and Normal Coronary Arteriogram....Pages 98-99
Early Detection of Successful Coronary Reperfusion Based on Serum Levels of Human Heart-Type Cytoplasmic Fatty Acid-Binding Protein....Pages 100-101
Cardiac Troponin I as a Marker for Perioperative Myocardial Ischaemia in Non-Cardiac Surgery Patients....Pages 102-103
Endogenous Nitric Oxide and the Low Systemic Vascular Resistance Syndrome Following Cardiac Surgery....Pages 104-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Towards Clinically Useful Expert Systems in Critical Care: Locally Managed Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gas Data....Pages 109-123
Computer-Assisted Evaluation of Oxygen and Acid—Base Status of the Blood....Pages 124-135
Pattern of Ionised Versus Total Magnesium Concentration in Peri-Operative Cardiac Surgery Patients: Influence of Preoperative Diuretic Therapy....Pages 136-137
Role of Blood Gas Measurements in the Management of Acute Asthma....Pages 138-139
Relevance of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Ventilated Neonates....Pages 140-141
Trace Element Deficiency in Critically III Patients....Pages 142-143
Electrolyte and Acid—Base Balance in Respiratory and Metabolic Acidosis....Pages 144-146
Point-of-Care Testing of Haemoglobin Derivatives by Co-Oximetry with Simultaneous Blood Gas Measurements....Pages 147-148
Changes in Body Water Compartments in Children with Meningitis....Pages 149-150
Surfactant as a Marker of Disease Severity in Critically III Patients with Respiratory Failure....Pages 151-152
Reliability of the Pulse Oximeter....Pages 153-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Evidence of Oxidant Injury in Patients with Post-Diarrhoeal Acute Renal Failure....Pages 157-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Sensitivity and Specificity of Different Plasma Enzyme Assays in the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 161-162
Urinary Trypsinogen-2 Test Strip — A New Rapid Test for Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 163-164
Gastrointestinal Mucosal Permeability in Critically III Patients....Pages 165-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Altered Coagulability in Ischaemic Heart Disease....Pages 169-170
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Predictor of Spontaneous Lysis and Patency of Infarct-Related Artery....Pages 171-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-174
Monitoring of Multiple Pathophysiological Parameters in the Severely Head-Injured Patient....Pages 175-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-208
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....Pages 209-209
Use of Thrombin Inhibitors Ex Vivo Allows Critical Care Clinical Chemistry and Haematology Testing on the Same Specimens....Pages 211-222
A Clinical Case of Transitory Diabetes Mellitus During Lyell Syndrome....Pages 223-224
Parenteral Nutrition in Pre-Term Infants:Influence on the Development of Nephrocalcinosis....Pages 225-226
Arterial to Intramucosal pH Gradient Does Not Predict Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 227-228
Stapedial Reflex in Cephalic Tetanus....Pages 229-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-232
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