Contents
June 2005 / Volume 50 / Number 6
35th RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Conference
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Part I
A Special Issue
Co-Chairs
Richard D. Branson MSc RRT FAARC
Marin H. Kollef MD
Conference Proceedings
- Foreword: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Richard D Branson—Cincinnati, Ohio, and Marin H Kollef—St Louis, Missouri
- What Is Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Why Is It Important?
- by Marin H Kollef—St Louis, Missouri
- The Pathogenesis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Its Relevance to Developing Effective Strategies for Prevention
- by Nasia Safdar, Christopher J Crnich, and Dennis G Maki—Madison, Wisconsin
- The Microbiology of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by David R Park—Seattle, Washington
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: The Role of Ventilator Management Strategies
- by Neil R MacIntyre—Durham, North Carolina
- The Ventilator Circuit and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Richard D Branson—Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Clinical Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Michael S Niederman—Mineola, New York
- The Invasive (Quantitative) Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Jean Chastre, Alain Combes, and Charles-Edouard Luyt—Paris, France
- The Role of the Intensive Care Unit Environment in the Pathogenesis and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Christopher J Crnich, Nasia Safdar, and Dennis G Maki—Madison, Wisconsin
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Lung Development and Regeneration
(Massaro, DJ, Massaro GD, and Chambon P, editors) - reviewed by Daniel J Weiss—Burlington, Vermont
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
(Lynch JP III, editor) - reviewed by Sanjay Kalra—Rochester, Minnesota
- Thoracic Imaging: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Radiology
(Webb WR, and Higgins CB, editors) - reviewed by Tan-Lucien H Mohammed—Cleveland, Ohio
- Sleep Medicine in Clinical Practice
(Silber MH, Krahn LE and Morgenthaler TI) - reviewed by Daniel Loube—Seattle, Washington
- Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, 3rd ed, for PDA
(Hurford WE, Bigatello LM, Haspel KL, Hess DR, and Warren RL) - reviewed by Jeng-Shing Wang—Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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