Volume 12 Supplement 2

28th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Meeting abstracts

28th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Go to conference site.

Brussels, Belgium18-21 March 2008

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Analytical survey of human rabies and animal bite prevalence during one decade in the province of Kerman, Iran

Authors: M Rezaeinasab and M Rad

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P1

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What do people really know about MRSA? A survey of knowledge and attitudes in the general public and hospital visitors

Authors: A Mclaughlin, J Canavan, E McAdam, R Mcdonagh, H Brar, J Hardt, K Sinead, G Fitzpatrick and M Donnelly

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P2

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Intensive care infections: risk factors and mortality

Authors: S Silvestri, L Toma, F Forfori, C Mosca and F Giunta

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P3

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Gram-positive nosocomial infections in a general ICU: searching for a clue

Authors: G Georgiev, S Milanov, V Todorova and M Milanov

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P4

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Descriptive analysis of ICU patients with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia at four academic medical centers

Authors: DH Kett, JA Ramirez, P Peyrani, JE Mangino, MJ Zervos, E Cano, KD Ford and EG Scerpella

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P5

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European multicenter survey on antibiotic prophylaxis in liver transplant patients

Authors: E Vandecasteele, J De Waele, S Blot, D Vogelaers, X Rogiers, D Vandijck, M Bourgeois, J Decruyenaere and E Hoste

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P6

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A national survey on current practice of use of selective digestive decontamination in the United Kingdom

Authors: R Shah, J Louw and T Veenith

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P7

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Community-acquired and healthcare-related urosepsis: a multicenter prospective study

Authors: T Cardoso, O Ribeiro, A Costa-Pereira and A Carneiro

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P8

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Bedside laparoscopy to diagnose intrabdominal pathology in the ICU

Authors: S Matano, M Bonizzoli, A Di Filippo, G Manca and A Peris

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P9

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A potential role for the chest X-ray in the transmission of resistant bacteria in the ICU

Authors: PD Levin, O Shatz, D Moriah, S Sviri, A Or-Barbash, CL Sprung and C Block

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P10

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Healthcare-related bacteraemia admitted to the ICU

Authors: G Castro, T Cardoso, R Carneiro, O Ribeiro, A Costa-Pereira and A Carneiro

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P11

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Incidence of nosocomial infection in patients with nontraumatic or traumatic coma

Authors: L Lorente Ramos, J Castedo, R Galván, C García, J Iribarren, J Jiménez, M Brouard, L Lorenzo, S Palmero, M Martín and M Mora

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P12

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Comparative study on infection of the central nervous system in patients with head trauma and spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage

Authors: P Vartzeli, A Yiambides, K Daskalakis, M Moukas, K Schulpis and K Mandragos

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P13

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Respiratory community-acquired and healthcare-related sepsis: are they different?

Authors: G Castro, O Ribeiro, A Costa Pereira, A Carneiro and T Cardoso

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P14

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Antibiotic costs in bacteremic and nonbacteremic patients treated with the de-escalation approach

Authors: E Evodia, P Myrianthefs, P Prezerakos and G Baltopoulos

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P15

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When appropriate antibiotic therapy is relevant in bacteremic septic patients

Authors: H Bagnulo and M Godino

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P16

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Incidence of candidemia before and after fluconazole prophylaxis implementation in a 14-bed general ICU

Authors: P Vartzeli, M Moukas, L Kondili, G Bethimoutis and C Mandragos

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P17

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Comparison between mortality and airway colonisation versus noncolonisation with Candida species in critically ill adults

Authors: G Browne, R McMullan, D McAuley, J Troughton and G Lavery

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P18

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Risk factors for lung colonization by Candida albicansin a general ICU

Authors: L Toma, S Silvestri, F Forfori, G Licitra and F Giunta

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P19

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Combination therapy with efungumab for the treatment of invasive Candida infections: several illustrative case reports

Authors: P Spronk, B Van der Hoven, C Graham, F Jacobs, J Sterba, E Liakopoulou and A Qamruddin

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P20

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Pooled analysis of safety for micafungin

Authors: OA Cornely, P Maddison and AJ Ullmann

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P21

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Pharmacokinetics of micafungin in adult patients with invasive candidiasis and candidaemia

Authors: ER Kuse, I Demeyer and N Undre

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P22

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Single-dose pharmacokinetics of the cholesteryl sulfate complex of amphotericin B in critically ill patients with cholestatic liver failure

Authors: S Weiler, M Joannidis, R Bellmann-Weiler and R Bellmann

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P23

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Serum tobramycin levels during selective decontamination of the digestive tract in ICU patients on renal replacement therapy

Authors: M Mol, H Van Kan, L Spanjaard, M Schultz, M Vroom and E De Jonge

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P24

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The pharmacokinetics of dalbavancin in subjects with mild, moderate, or severe hepatic impairment

Authors: J Dowell, E Seltzer, M Buckwalter, T Marbury, D Simoneau and E Boudry

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P25

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Dalbavancin dosage adjustments not required for patients with mild to moderate renal impairment

Authors: J Dowell, E Seltzer, M Stogniew, MB Dorr, S Fayocavitz, D Krause, T Henkel, T Marbury, D Simoneau and E Boudry

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P26

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Dalbavancin safety in the phase 2/3 clinical development program

Authors: E Seltzer, L Goldberg, D Krause, D Simoneau and E Boudry

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P27

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Efficacy of telavancin for treatment of surgical site infections

Authors: SE Wilson, ME Stryjewski, VG Fowler, D Young, F Jacobs, A Hopkins, SL Barriere, MM Kitt and GR Corey

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P28

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Recurrence of skin infections in patients treated with telavancin versus vancomycin for complicated skin and soft tissue infections in a New Orleans emergency department

Authors: L Dunbar, D Sibley, J Hunt, S Weintraub, A Marr, J Ramirez, R Edler, H Thompson and M Kitt

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P29

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Daptomycin therapy for Gram-positive bacterial infections: a retrospective study of 30 cardiac surgery patients

Authors: E Douka, G Stravopodis, I Mpisiadis, D Markantonaki, S Geroulanos and G Saroglou

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P30

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Therapy with teicoplanin in the ICU: continuous intravenous infusion or intermittent intravenous administration?

Authors: E Nardi, L Marioni, F Forfori, G Licitra, M Del Turco and F Giunta

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P31

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Bacterial population and antibiotic resistance in an ICU during a 4-year period

Authors: I Karampela, C Nicolaou, Z Roussou, M Katsiari, E Mainas, F Tsimpoukas and A Maguina

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P32

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Relationship of microorganism carriage and infections in ICU patients

Authors: V Soulountsi, K Mitka, E Massa, C Trikaliotis, I Houris and M Bitzani

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P33

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Rifampicin and colistin association in the treatment of severe multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

Authors: B Charra, A Hachimi, A Benslama and S Motaouakkil

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P34

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Trends of resistance of Gram-negative bacteria in the ICU during a 3-year period

Authors: A Skiada, J Pavleas, G Thomopoulos, I Stefanou, A Mega, N Archodoulis, P Vernikos, K Rigas, A Rigas, A Kaskantamis, A Zerva, E Pagalou and J Floros

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P35

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Colonization and infection by potential Gram-negative multiresistant microorganism in a medical–surgical ICU

Authors: L Colonization and infection by potential Gram-negative multiresistant microorganism in a medical–surgical ICULorente Ramos, C García, J Iribarren, J Castedo, R Galván, J Jiménez, M Brouard, R Santacreu, L Lorenzo, M Martín and M Mora

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P36

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Changing resistance pattern for Acinetobacter baumannii through the years

Authors: F Alkaya Alver, O Memikoglu, E Özgencil, E Eker, M Oral, N Unal and M Tulunay

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P37

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Catheter-related bloodstream infection according to central venous accesses

Authors: L Lorente Ramos, C García, J Iribarren, J Castedo, J Jiménez, M Brouard, C Henry, R Santacreu, M Martín and M Mora

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P38

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Comparison of oligon central venous catheters with standard multilumen central venous catheters in cardiac surgery ICU patients

Authors: I Mpisiadis, E Douka, I Kriaras, D Markantonaki and S Geroulanos

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P39

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A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial comparing central venous catheters impregnated with either 5-fluorouracil or chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine in preventing catheter colonization

Authors: JM Walz, J Luber, J Reyno, G Stanford, R Gitter, KJ Longtine, JK Longtine, MA O'Neill and SO Heard

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P40

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High epithelial lining fluid concentrations of NKTR-061 (inhaled amikacin) twice daily achieved in pneumonic portions of lung

Authors: J Chastre, K Corkery, C Wood, M Clavel, K Guntupalli, D Gribben and C Luyt

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P41

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NKTR-061 (inhaled amikacin) delivers high lung doses in mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia and in healthy subjects

Authors: M Eldon, K Corkery, D Gribben, J Fink and M Niederman

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P42

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Ten-year exploratory retrospective study on empyema

Authors: KM Marmagkiolis, M Omar, N Nikolaidis, T Politis, I Nikolaidis, S Fournogerakis, MP Papamichail and L Goldstein

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P43

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Validation of predictive rules for ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Authors: V Rudnov and A Fesenko

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P44

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Effect of age on resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: M Sartzi, G Kalitsi, A Stogianidi, M Charitidi, K Michas, M Komboti, F Tsidemiadou and P Clouva

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P45

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An endotracheal tube with a polyurethane cuff and subglottic secretion drainage reduces the incidence of primary and secondary endogenous ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: L Lorente Ramos, M Lecuona, A Jiménez, J Iribarren, J Castedo, R Galván, C García, J Jiménez, M Brouard, M Mora and A Sierra

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P46

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Effect of continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions on the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients

Authors: C Yang, H Qiu and Y Zhu

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P47

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Effect of an oral care protocol in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients

Authors: L Yao, C Chang, C Wang and C Chen

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P48

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Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage is not predictive for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: G Oudhuis, J Beuving, J Zwaveling, D Bergmans, EE Stobberingh, G Ten Velde, C Linssen and A Verbon

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P49

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia in an ICU: epidemiology, etiology and comparision of two bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling

Authors: B Kostadinovska-Jordanoska, M Sosolceva, S Stojanovska, M Licenovska and O Vasileva

Citation: Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 2):P50

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