... promotes Review Year in review 2005: Critical Care — Respirology: mechanical ventilation, infection, monitoring, and educationJack J Haitsma1, Jesús Villar1,2 and Arthur S Slutsky11Interdepartmental ... oscillatory ventilation, side effects of mechanical ventilation, sedation, and prone positioning); infection(pneumonia and sepsis); monitoring (ventilatory monitoring, pulmonary artery catheter and ... colonization.Sepsis In sepsis and ARDS a cascade of inflammatory responsesleads to production of proinflammatory cytokines. Thiscascade might be inhibited by eliminating the pathogenictoxins using haemoperfusion...