Original Research
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Meta-analysis
- by Jun Shan, Hong-Lin Chen, and Jian-Hua Zhu—Nantong City,
Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
- Comparison of a Novel Lycra Endotracheal Tube Cuff to Standard Polyvinyl Chloride Cuff and Polyurethane Cuff for Fluid Leak Prevention
- by Theodor Kolobow—Bethesda, Maryland
Massimo Cressoni—Milan, Italy
Myra Epp, Ivan Corti—Bethesda, Maryland
Paolo Cadringher—Milan, Italy
and Alberto Zanella—Monza, Italy
- Increased Number and Expertise of Italian Respiratory High-Dependency Care Units: The Second National Survey
- by Raffaele Scala—Lucca, Italy
Antonio Corrado—Firenze, Italy
Marco Confalonieri—Trieste, Italy
Santino Marchese—Palermo, Italy
and Nicolino Ambrosino—Volterra, Italy
on behalf of the Scientific Group on Respiratory Intensive Care
of the Italian Association of Hospital Pneumologists
- Performance of the CoughAssist Insufflation-Exsufflation Device in the Presence of an Endotracheal Tube or Tracheostomy Tube: A Bench Study
- by Claude Guérin, Gaël Bourdin, Véronique Leray, Bertrand Delannoy,
Frédérique Bayle, Michèle Germain,
and Jean-Christophe Richard—Lyon, France
- Multi-Wavelength Pulse Oximeter Is Not Suitable for Adjusting DLCO Measurements
- by Gregg L Ruppel, Holly A Wilson, Vanessa K Gall,
and John A Hempkens—St Louis, Missouri
- Orienting New Respiratory Therapists Into the Neonatal/Pediatric Environment: A Survey of Educators and Managers
- by Brian K Walsh—Dallas, Texas
Michael A Gentile—Durham, North Carolina
and Barry M Grenier—Boston, Massachusetts
- CO2 Response and Duration of Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
- by Joan Maria Raurich, Gemma Rialp, Jordi Ibáñez, Joan Antoni Llompart-Pou,
and Ignacio Ayestarán—Palma de Malorca, Illes Balears, Spain
- Desaturation During the 3-Minute Step Test Predicts Impaired 12-Month Outcomes in Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
- by Anne E Holland, Tshepo Rasekaba, John W Wilson,
and Brenda M Button—Melbourne, Australia
- Factors That Delay COPD Detection in the General Elderly Population
- by Jun Horie, Shin Murata, Shinichiro Hayashi—Saga, Japan
Jun Murata—Nagasaki, Japan
Junya Miyazaki—Saitama, Japan
Katsuhiko Mizota, and Etsuo Horikawa—Saga, Japan
- The Effects of Flow on Airway Pressure During Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy
- by Rachael L Parke, Michelle L Eccleston,
and Shay P McGuinness—Auckland, New Zealand
- Long-Term Simvastatin Attenuates Lung Injury and Oxidative Stress in Murine Acute Lung Injury Models Induced by Oleic Acid and Endotoxin
- by Neriman Defne Altintas, Pergin Atilla, Alper Bektas Iskit
and Arzu Topeli—Ankara, Turkey
- CPAP Decreases Lung Hyperinflation in Patients With Stable COPD
- by Agnaldo J Lopes, Flávio POS Nery, Felipe C Sousa,
Fernando S Guimarães, Cristina M Dias, Juliana F Oliveira,
and Sara LS Menezes—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
37th Donald F Egan Scientific Memorial Lecture
- The Mechanical Ventilator: Past, Present, and Future
- by Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts
26th Philip Kittredge Memorial Lecture
- COPD Heterogeneity: What This Will Mean in Practice
- by Stephen I Rennard—Omaha, Nebraska
Case Reports
- Can Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) Be Iatrogenic?
- by David J Hewitt—North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Aspiration Via Congenital Broncho-esophageal Fistula After Lobectomy
- by Xue-Fei Hu, Chang Chen, Liang Duan,
Yi Zhang, and Wen Gao—Shanghai, China
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Extubation, and Lung-Recruitment Maneuvers as Rescue Therapy in a Patient With Tracheal Dehiscence Following Slide Tracheoplasty
- by Jenni Raake, BethAnn Johnson, Brandy Seger, Peter B Manning,
Pirooz Eghtesady, Paul Boesch, Michael Rutter, Amanda Woodard,
and Ranjit S Chima—Cincinnati, Ohio
Teaching Cases of the Month
- Recurrent Pneumonia in a 51-Year-Old Woman Due to Congenital Bronchoesophageal Fistula
- by Manju Paul, Savio John—Syracuse, New York
and Rendell W Ashton—Cleveland, Ohio
- Puzzling Bronchial Trifurcation
- by Viboon Boonsarngsuk and Thitiporn Suwatanapongched—Bangkok, Thailand
Editorials
- Recognition of Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit: Still a Confusing Issue
- by Marin H Kollef—St Louis, Missouri
- Novel Endotracheal Tube Cuffs: Improving the Seal as a Barrier to Leakage
- by Daniel F Fisher—Boston, Massachusetts
- Respiratory High-Dependency Care Units in Italy
- by Miquel Ferrer—Barcelona, Spain
- The Use of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation Via Artificial Airways
- by Michel Toussaint—Brussels, Belgium
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