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A prospective multicenter evaluation of direct molecular detection of blood stream infection from a clinical perspective by Nieman, A E, Savelkoul, P H M, Beishuizen, A, Henrich, B, Lamik, B, MacKenzie, C R, Kindgen-Milles, D, Helmers, A, Diaz, C, Sakka, S G, Schade, R P

“…Rapid diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are of major importance to decrease morbidity and mortality in patients with blood stream infections…”
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Measurement of cardiac output: a comparison between transpulmonary thermodilution and uncalibrated pulse contour analysis by Sakka, S.G., Kozieras, J., Thuemer, O., van Hout, N.

“…Recently, continuous monitoring of cardiac output (CO) based on pulse contour analysis (Vigileo®) has been introduced into practice. In this clinical study, we…”
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Assessment of cardiac preload and extravascular lung water by single transpulmonary thermodilution by SAKKA, S. G, RÜHL, C. C, PFEIFFER, U. J, BEALE, R, MCLUCKIE, A, REINHART, K, MEIER-HELLMANN, A

“…Transpulmonary double-indicator dilution is a useful monitoring technique for measurement of intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV) and extravascular lung water…”
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Influence of systolic-pressure-variation-guided intraoperative fluid management on organ function and oxygen transport by Buettner, M., Schummer, W., Huettemann, E., Schenke, S., van Hout, N., Sakka, S.G.

“…Dynamic variables, for example, systolic pressure variation (SPV), are superior to filling pressures for assessing fluid responsiveness. We analysed the…”
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Comparison of pulmonary artery and arterial thermodilution cardiac output in critically ill patients by SAKKA, S. G, REINHART, K, MEIER-HELLMANN, A

“…We studied the agreement between cardiac output measurements via pulmonary artery thermodilution [CO(PA)], regarded as the current clinical gold standard, and…”
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Systemic acidemia impairs cardiac function in critically Ill patients by Rodríguez-Villar, S, Kraut, JA, Arévalo-Serrano, J, Sakka, SG, Harris, C, Awad, I, Toolan, M, Vanapalli, S, Collins, A, Spataru, A, Eiben, P, Recea, V, Brathwaite-Shirley, C, Thompson, L, Gurung, B, Reece-Anthony, R

“…Acidemia, is associated with reduced cardiac function in animals, but no studies showing an effect of acidemia on cardiac function in humans are reported. In…”
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Comparison of PulsioFlex uncalibrated pulse contour method and a modified fick principle with transpulmonary thermodilution measurements in critically ill patients by Grensemann, J., Defosse, J. M., Wieland, C., Wild, U. W., Wappler, F., Sakka, S. G.

“…Monitoring of cardiac index (CI) by uncalibrated pulse contour (PC) methods has been shown to be inaccurate in critically ill patients. We tested accuracy and…”
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Influence of prone positioning on the measurement of transpulmonary thermodilution-derived variables in critically ill patients by BRÜCKEN, U., GRENSEMANN, J., WAPPLER, F., SAKKA, S. G.

“…Background Patients with respiratory failure undergoing prone positioning (PP) are often monitored by the transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) technique…”
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Left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities during pneumoperitoneum in children by Huettemann, E, Sakka, S.G., Petrat, G, Schier, F, Reinhart, K

“…In adult patients, certain levels of PEEP (16 and 20 cm H2O) have been associated with left ventricular (LV) regional wall motion abnormalities. Since any…”
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Transoesophageal echocardiographic assessment of haemodynamic changes during laparoscopic herniorrhaphy in small children by Sakka, S G, Huettemann, E, Petrat, G, Meier-Hellmann, A, Schier, F, Reinhart, K

“…Laparoscopic techniques for surgery are gradually becoming established in paediatric surgery. Technical aspects, such as the maximum safe gas insufflation…”
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Reduction of nosocomial bloodstream infections and nosocomial vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on an intensive care unit after introduction of antiseptic octenidine-based bathing by Messler, S., Klare, I., Wappler, F., Werner, G., Ligges, U., Sakka, S.G., Mattner, F.

“…Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) is emerging in German intensive care units (ICUs). On a 32-bed surgical ICU at a university hospital,…”
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Non-invasive continuous arterial pressure monitoring with Nexfin® does not sufficiently replace invasive measurements in critically ill patients by Hohn, A, Defosse, J.M., Becker, S, Steffen, C, Wappler, F, Sakka, S.G.

“…In this study, we tested the reliability of a non-invasive finger-cuff-based continuous arterial blood pressure monitoring device (Nexfin®, BMEYE, Amsterdam,…”
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Extravascular lung water in ARDS patients by Sakka, S G

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common entity in critical care medicine and associated with many diagnoses, including trauma and sepsis, which…”
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Increasing cardiac output by fluid loading: effects on indocyanine green plasma disappearance rate and splanchnic microcirculation by Hofmann, D., Thuemer, O., Schelenz, C., Van Hout, N., Sakka, S. G.

“…Background:  Sufficient cardiac pre‐load for maintaining adequate cardiac output is a major goal in the treatment of critically ill patients. We studied the…”
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Late cardiac arrhythmias after blunt chest trauma by SAKKA, S. G, HUETTEMANN, E, GIEBE, W, REINHART, K

“…Case reports of two patients who developed fatal cardiac arrhythmias several days after blunt chest trauma. Case reports. Surgical intensive care unit of a…”
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Current clinical use of intravenous fosfomycin in ICU patients in two European countries by Putensen, C., Ellger, B., Sakka, S. G., Weyland, A., Schmidt, K., Zoller, M., Weiler, N., Kindgen-Milles, D., Jaschinski, U., Weile, J., Lindau, S., Kieninger, M., Faltlhauser, A., Jung, N., Teschendorf, P., Adamzik, M., Gründling, M., Wahlers, T., Gerlach, H., Litty, F.-A.

“…Purpose In Europe, intravenous fosfomycin (IV) is used particularly in difficult-to-treat or complex infections, caused by both Gram-positive and Gram-negative…”
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Pre-procedure ultrasound increases the success and safety of central venous catheterization by Schummer, W, Köditz, J A, Schelenz, C, Reinhart, K, Sakka, S G

“…Real-time ultrasound (US) in central venous catheterization is superior to pre-procedure US. However, moving real-time US into routine practice is impeded by…”
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Does the optimization of cardiac output by fluid loading increase splanchnic blood flow? by Sakka, S.G., Reinhart, K., Meier-Hellmann, A.

“…We studied the effects of increasing cardiac output by fluid loading on splanchnic blood flow in patients with haemodynamically stabilized septic shock. Eight…”
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Haemodynamic management of a patient with septic shock by Reinhart, K, Sakka, S G, Meier-Hellmann, A

“…For supportive therapy in sepsis, an adequate volume loading is likely the first step, and possibly the most important step in the treatment of patients with…”
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Influence of an extracorporeal lung assist system on transpulmonary thermodilution-derived variables by Sakka, S.G.

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