Controversy exists as to the best means to monitor the critically ill patient and the appropriate end points of therapy. Use of global hemodynamic or metabolic parameters may be normal in the patient who has not been completely or adequately resuscitated. Decreased perfusion to the gut is not well tolerated and may contribute to the development of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Gastri...

BACKGROUND Several authors reported incorrect high intraocular pressure (IOP) values in eyes with a thick cornea using applanation tonometry. This hypothesis was checked by comparing applanation tonometry with direct intracameral manometry. METHODS 73 patients, scheduled for intraocular surgery, were enrolled. Immediately before surgery, the following were registered: (i) central corneal thic...

BACKGROUND The new Ocular Dynamic Contour Tonometer (DCT), investigational device supplied by SMT (Swiss Microtechnology AG, Switzerland) allows simultaneous recording of intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular pulse amplitude (OPA). It was the aim of this study to compare the IOP results of this new device with Goldmann tonometry. Furthermore, IOP and OPA measured with the new slitlamp-mounted D...