Contents
March 2007 / Volume 52 / Number 3
Original Contributions
- A Day in the Life of a Nebulizer: Surveillance for Bacterial Growth in Nebulizer Equipment of Children With Cystic Fibrosis in the Hospital Setting
- by Catherine A O’Malley, Stacy L VandenBranden, Xiaotian T Zheng, Anne M Polito, and Susanna A McColley—Chicago, Illinois
- Utilizing Simulation Technology for Competency Skills Assessment and a Comparison of Traditional Methods of Training to Simulation-Based Training
- by Raymond P Tuttle, Mark H Cohen, Albert J Augustine, Dana F Novotny, Edgar Delgado, Thomas A Dongilli, John W Lutz, and Michael A DeVita—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Corrective Measures for Compromised Oxygen Delivery During Endotracheal Tube Cuff Deflation With High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation
- by Patrick F Allan and Gregory Naworol—Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Case Reports
- Tracheomalacia in an Adult With Respiratory Failure and Morquio Syndrome
- by Carolyn J Pelley, Jean Kwo, and Dean R Hess—Boston, Massachusetts
Review Articles
- Electrostatics and Inhaled Medications: Influence on Delivery Via Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers and Add-On Devices
- by Jolyon P Mitchell—Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dominic P Coppolo—Syracuse, New York; and Mark W Nagel—Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Special Articles
- Classification of Ventilator Modes: Update and Proposal for Implementation
- by Robert L Chatburn—Cleveland, Ohio
2006 Phillip Kittredge Memorial Lecture
- What to Do When Protocols Fail
- by Charles G Durbin Jr—Charlottesville, Virginia
Teaching Case of the Month
- The Workup of Stridor: Virtual Bronchoscopy as a Complementary Technique in the Diagnosis of Subglottic Stenosis
- by Nitin Seam, Steven E Finkelstein, Denise A Gonzales, David S Schrump, and Mark T Gladwin—Bethesda, Maryland
Letters
- Transcutaneous and End-Tidal Capnometry
- by David Lain—Needham, Massachusetts; authors response by Hartmut Gehring—Luebeck, Germany
- Spirometer Calibration Check Procedures
- by Alan J Moore—Birmingham, United Kingdom; authors response by Rogelio Perez-Padilla—Mexico City, Mexico
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Critical Care Medicine: The Essentials, 3rd ed (Marini JJ, Wheeler AP)
- reviewed by Michael S Moon—Irvine, California
- Handbook of ICU Therapy, 2nd ed (McConachie I, editor)
- reviewed by Jeremy C Pamplin—Washington, DC
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Slonim AD, Pollack MM, editors)
- reviewed by Marie E Steiner—Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Intensive Care Medicine in 10 Years (Fink MP, Suter PM, Sibbald WJ, editors)
- reviewed by J Christopher Farmer—Rochester, Minnesota
- Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications, 4th ed (Pilbeam SP, Cairo JM)
- reviewed by Jonathan C Jahns—Des Moines, Washington
- Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury (Dreyfuss D, Saumon G, Hubmayr RD, editors)
- reviewed by Paul F Currier—Boston, Massachusetts