Editorials
- Blunted Response to Hypercapnia: Synonymous With Depressed Respiratory Drive?
- by Catherine S Sassoon—Long Beach, California
- Quality Control for Spirometry in Large Epidemiologic Studies: “Breathing Quality” Into Our Work
- by James K Stoller—Cleveland, Ohio
- Is the Application of External Thoracic Support Following Median Sternotomy a Placebo or a Prudent Intervention Strategy?
- by Dennis C Sobush—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Original Contributions
- Hypercapnia Test As a Predictor of Success in Spontaneous Breathing Trials and Extubation
- by Joan M Raurich, Gemma Rialp, Jordi Ibáñez, Carlos Campillo, Ignacio Ayestarán, and Carmen Blanco—Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Spirometry Quality-Control Strategies in a Multinational Study of the Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- by Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Juan Carlos Vázquez-García—México City, México
María Nelly Márquez—Montevideo, Uruguay
and Ana Maria B Menezes—Pelotas, Brazil
- Do Directed Cough Maneuvers Improve Cough Effectiveness in the Early Period After Open Heart Surgery? Effect of Thoracic Support and Maximal Inspiration on Cough Peak Expiratory Flow, Cough Expiratory Volume, and Thoracic Pain
- by Julio F Fiore Jr, Luciana D Chiavegato—São Paulo, Brazil
Linda Denehy—Melbourne, Australia
Denise M Paisani, and Sonia M Faresin—São Paulo, Brazil
- Aspergillus/Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in an Irish Cystic Fibrosis Population: A Diagnostically Challenging Entity
- by Sanjay Haresh Chotirmall, Peter Branagan, Cedric Gunaratnam, and Noel Gerard McElvaney—Dublin, Ireland
- Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Pressure Monitoring in a Specialized Weaning Unit
- by Douglas C Johnson, Salma Batool, and Ronald Dalbec—Boston, Massachusetts
- Quality of Life and Social-Economic Characteristics of Greek Male Patients on Long-Term Oxygen Therapy
- by Venetia Tsara, Eva Serasli, Zoe Katsarou, Aggeliki Tsorova, and Pandora Christaki—Thessaloniki, Greece
Review Articles
- Ventilators for Noninvasive Ventilation to Treat Acute Respiratory Failure
- by Raffaele Scala and Mario Naldi—Arezzo, Italy
Teaching Cases of the Month
- Singing the Blues: Is It Really Cyanosis?
- by Amy Baernstein, Kelly M Smith, and Joann G Elmore—Seattle, Washington
- Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony in a Sleeping Patient Receiving Pressure-Support Ventilation
- by Jeffrey M Haynes—Nashua, New Hampshire
Letters
- Clarification of Performance Characteristics of the Vortran Automatic Resuscitator
- by S David Piper—Carmichael, California
author response by Mark D Babic, Robert L Chatburn, and James K Stoller—Cleveland, Ohio - More Environmental Prevention of Gram-Negative Infections Needed
- by Luke Curtis—Chicago, Illinois author response by Robert E Siegel—Bronx, New York
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Lung Transplantation (Banner NR, Polak JM, and Yacoub MH, editors)
- reviewed by Gordon L Yung—San Diego, California
- Emergencies in Respiratory Medicine (Parker R, Thomas C, and Bennett L, editors)
- reviewed by Carin M Olson—Seattle, Washington
- Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway (Hung OR and Murphy MF)
- reviewed by Yulia Ivashkov—Seattle, Washington
- Atlas of Airway Management: Techniques and Tools (Orebaugh SL)
- reviewed by Rex A Marley—Fort Collins, Colorado
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