RESPIRATORY CARE

Conference Proceedings

Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

by Sangeeta Mehta, Abdul Hakeem Al-Hashim—Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sean P Keenan—New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Noninvasive Ventilation to Shorten the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation

by Scott K Epstein—Boston Massachusetts

Novel Uses of Noninvasive Ventilation

by Joshua O Benditt—Seattle, Washington

Should Noninvasive Ventilation Be Used With the Do-Not-Intubate Patient?

by Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts

How to Initiate a Noninvasive Ventilation Program: Bringing the Evidence to the Bedside

by Dean R Hess—Boston, Massachusetts

Complications of Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Care

by Peter C Gay—Rochester, Minnesota

Conference Summary

Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Care: Controversies and Emerging Concepts

by Richard H Kallet—San Francisco, California

Books, Software, & Other Media

Noninvasive Ventilation Made Simple (Kinnear WJM)

reviewed by Phillip E Alkana—Boston, Massachusetts

Ventilatory Support for Chronic Respiratory Failure (Ambrosino N, Goldstein RS, editors)

reviewed by Joshua O Benditt—Seattle, Washington

Allergy and Asthma: Practical Diagnosis and Management (Mahmoudi M, editor)

reviewed by Karna Gendo—Seattle, Washington

Airway Management in Emergencies (Kovacs G, Law JA)

reviewed by David A Baker—Seattle, Washington

CT of the Airways (Boiselle PM, Lynch DA, editors)

reviewed by Eric J Stern—Seattle, Washington

Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. 4th edition (Fishman AP, Elias JA, Fishman JA, Grippi MA, Senior RM, Pack AI, editors)

reviewed by John E Heffner—Portland, Oregon

Mechanical Ventilation. 2nd edition (MacIntyre NR, Branson RD)

reviewed by Jeremy C Pamplin—Fort Lewis, Washington

Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals: Guidelines for Good Practice (Hames I)

reviewed by Katherine Kreilkamp—Seattle, Washington