Contents
September 2004 / Volume 49 / Number 9
Editorials
- What Do Dead-Space Measurements Tell Us About the Lung With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
- by H Thomas Robertson and Erik R Swenson—Seattle, Washington
Original Contributions
- Prognostic Value of the Pulmonary Dead-Space Fraction During the First 6 Days of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- by Richard H Kallet, James A Alonso, Jean-François Pittet, and Michael A Matthay—San Francisco, California
- Practice Variability in Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Bringing Evidence and Clinician Education to the Bedside Using a Web-Based Teaching Tool
- by Thomas E Belda, Ognjen Gajic, Jeffrey T Rabatin—Rochester, Minnesota, and Barry A Harrison—Jacksonville, Florida
- Correction of Error in Respiratory Resistance Measurements Made With the Flow-Interruption Technique During Mechanical Ventilation: Evaluation of the Puritan Bennett 7200 and 840 Ventilators
- by Louis M Lit and Peter Doelken—New York, New York, and Paul H Mayo—Charleston, South Carolina
- Albuterol Delivery From a Metered-Dose Inhaler With Spacer Is Reduced Following Short-Duration Manual Ventilation in a Neonatal Ventilator-Lung Model
- by Ralph A Lugo and Julie Ballard—Salt Lake City, Utah
Case Reports
- Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation for Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
- by Moti Klein, Natan Weksler, Carmi Bartal, Genaldo Zilbertstein, and Gabriel M Gurman—Beer—Sheva, Israel
- Heliox Administration During High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Augments Carbon Dioxide Clearance
- by Vineet K Gupta, Eva N Grayck, and Ira M Cheifetz—Durham, North Carolina
Reviews, Overviews, & Updates
- Alveolar Mechanics in the Acutely Injured Lung: Role of Alveolar Instability in the Pathogenesis of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
- by Louis A Gatto—Cortland, New York, and Robert R Fluck Jr and Gary F Nieman—Syracuse, New York
Teaching Case of the Month
- Tracheal Bronchus
- by Naim Y Aoun, Eduardo Velez, Lawrence A Kenney, and Edwin E Trayner—Brighton, Massachusetts
PFT Corner
- A Case of Disparity Between Pulse Oximetry Measurements and Blood Gas Analysis Values
- by Jeffrey M Haynes—Nashua, New Hampshire
Letters
- Life-Experience Credit Versus “Diploma Mill”
- by Ellen A Becker, Brooklyn, New York
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- The Respiratory System
(Davies A, Moores C) - reviewed by Traci L Marin—Loma Linda, California
- Mechanics of Breathing: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
(Aliverti A, Brusaco V, Macklem PT, Pedotti A) - reviewed by Craig Patrick Black, Toledo, Ohio
- Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing, 8th ed
(Ruppel GL) - reviewed by Patrick K McDowell, Seattle, Washington
- Tuberculosis, 2nd ed
(Rom WN, Garay SM, editors) - reviewed by Masahiro Narita, Seattle, Washington
AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring for Neonatal & Pediatric Patients
- 2004 Revision & Update
- Metabolic Measurement Using Indirect Calorimetry During Mechanical Ventilation
- 2004 Revision & Update
- Nasotracheal Suctioning
- 2004 Revision & Update
- Resuscitation and Defibrillation in the Health Care Setting
- 2004 Revision & Update
- Application of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure to Neonates Via Nasal Prongs, or Nasopharyngeal Tube, or Nasal Mask
- 2004 Revision & Update
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