Contents
July 2003 / Volume 48 / Number 7
Editorials
- The Challenge of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Shared Global Experience
- by David C Chao, Meg Stearn-Hassenpflug, and David J Scheinhorn—Los Angeles, California
Original Contributions
- Demographics and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Admitted to a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit Located in a Rehabilitation Center
- by Piero Ceriana, Monica Delmastro, Ciro Rampulla, and Stefano Nava—Pavia, Italy
- Does Ambient Light Affect the Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry?
- by Robert R Fluck Jr, Christine Schroeder, Greg Frani, Brad Kropf, and Brenda Engbretson—Syracuse, New York
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in 4 Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Units in Athens, Greece
- by Eleni Apostolopoulou, Petros Bakakos, Theophanis Katostaras, Leonides Gregorakos—Athens, Greece
- Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/Positive End-Expiratory Pressure and Pressure-Support Ventilation on Work of Breathing, Using an Animal Model
- by Mark J Heulitt, Shirley J Holt, Tracy L Thurman, Sterling Wilson, and Renée A Hall—Little Rock, Arkansas
Case Reports
- Basilar Hyperlucency in a Patient with Emphysema Due to Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome
- by Ziad Ghamra and James K Stoller—Cleveland, Ohio
Graphics Corner
- Changing Ventilator Graphics in a Patient with Massive Cerebral Hemorrhage
- by Jeffrey M Haynes—Nashua, New Hampshire
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Bioterrorism: Guidelines for Medical and Public Health Management
(Henderson DA, Inglesby TV, O’Toole T, editors) - reviewed by David L Blazes—Bethesda, Maryland
- Comprehensive Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(Bourbeau J, Nault D, Boyrcki E) - reviewed by John R Hurst—London, United Kingdom
- Advancing the Frontiers of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
(Jobin J, Maltais, F, Poirier P, LeBlanc P, Simard C, editors) - reviewed by Amy H Tsang—Tucson, Arizona
- Hyperbaric Surgery: Perioperative Care
(Bakker DJ, Cramer FS, editors) - reviewed by Richard E Moon—Durham, North Carolina
- Hyperbaric Nursing
(Larson-Lohr V, Norvell HC, editors) - reviewed by Kathy Furnas—Denver, Colorado
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