RESPIRATORY CARE

Conference Proceedings

Should Tidal Volume Be 6 mL/kg Predicted Body Weight in Virtually All Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure?

by Kenneth P Steinberg—Seattle, Washington and Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts

Should Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation Be Used in All Forms of Acute Respiratory Failure?

by Dean R Hess—Boston, Massachusetts and Henry E Fessler—Baltimore, Maryland

Should Heliox Be Used for Mechanically Ventilated Patients?

by William E Hurford—Cincinnati, Ohio and Ira M Cheifetz—Durham, North Carolina

Does High-Frequency Ventilation Offer Benefits Over Conventional Ventilation in Adult Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

by Henry E Fessler—Baltimore, Maryland and Dean R Hess—Boston, Massachusetts

Should Weaning Protocols Be Used With All Patients Who Receive Mechanical Ventilation?

by Robert L Chatburn—Cleveland, Ohio and Steven Deem—Seattle, Washington

Should Recruitment Maneuvers Be Used in the Management of ALI and ARDS?

by Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts and Richard H Kallet—San Francisco, California

 

Conference Summary

Respiratory Controversies in the Critical Care Setting

Ira M Cheifetz and Neil R MacIntyre—Durham, North Carolina

Books, Films, Tapes, & Software

Respiratory Disease: A Case Study Approach to Patient Care, 3rd ed (Wilkins RL, Dexter JR, Gold PM)

reviewed by John M Hughes—Millersville, Pennsylvania

Respiratory Care (Francis C)

reviewed by Elizabeth A McNamara-Aslin and Douglas M Aslin—Seattle, Washington

The Respiratory System at a Glance, 2nd ed (Ward JPT, Ward J, Leach RM, Wiener CM)

reviewed by David J Horne—Seattle, Washington

The Washington Manual Pulmonary Medicine Subspecialty Consult (Shifren A, editor)

reviewed by John G McCartney—Madison, Wisconsin

Lung Function: Physiology, Measurement, and Application in Medicine, 6th ed (Cotes JE, Chinn DJ, Miller MR)

reviewed by Jeffrey M Haynes—Nashua, New Hampshire

Human Respiration: Anatomy and Physiology, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Simulation, and Applications (Kulish V, editor)

reviewed by Melissa A Krueger—Seattle, Washington