RESPIRATORY CARE

Original Research

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Breath-Activated Nebulizer in Patients with Exacerbation of COPD

by Jeffrey M Haynes—Nashua, New Hampshire

Risk Factors for Pediatric Intensive Care Admission in Children With Acute Asthma

by Gerbrich E van den Bosch—Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Peter JFM Merkus—Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Corinne MP Buysse, Annemie LM Boehmer—Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Anja APH Vaessen-Verberne—Breda, The Netherlands
Leonieke N van Veen—Delft, The Netherlands
Wim CJ Hop and Matthijs de Hoog—Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The Associations of Asthma Symptoms With Active and Passive Smoking in Hong Kong Adolescents

by Kwok-Kei Mak—Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Roger Chun-Man Ho—Republic of Singapore
and Jeffrey R Day—Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Effects of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure on Dynamic Hyperinflation During Exercise in Patients With COPD

by Mariane Borba Monteiro, Danilo Cortozi Berton, Maria Ângela Fontoura Moreira, Sérgio Saldanha Menna-Barreto—Porto Alegre, Brazil
and Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira—Novo Hamburgo, Brazil

Nasal Versus Oronasal Mask in Home Mechanical Ventilation: The Preference of Patients as a Strategy for Choosing the Interface

by Ramón Fernandez—Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Cristina Cabrera—Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Gemma Rubinos, Ana Pando—Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Rosa Galindo—Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Francisco Rodríguez, Francisco Lopez—Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Isidro Gonzalez—Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
and Pere Casan—Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Prophylactic Use of Helmet CPAP After Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

by Maria Barbagallo, Andrea Ortu, Elisabetta Spadini, Alessandra Salvadori, Luca Ampollini, Eveline Internullo, Stefanie Ziegler, and Guido Fanelli—Parma, Italy

Nocturnal Oximetry and Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide in Home-Ventilated Neuromuscular Patients

by Julie Nardi, Hélène Prigent, Annie Adala, Mikaëlle Bohic, François Lebargy, Maria-Antonia Quera-Salva, David Orlikowski, and Frédéric Lofaso—Garches, France

A Reduction in the Use of Volunteered Descriptors of Air Hunger Is Associated With Increased Walking Distance in People With COPD

by Marie T Williams, John Petkov, Timothy S Olds, Paul Cafarella, and Peter Frith—Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Breathing Movements of the Chest and Abdominal Wall in Healthy Subjects

by Hideo Kaneko—Fukuoka, Japan
and Jun Horie—Hyogo, Japan

An Integrated Index Combined by Dynamic Hyperinflation and Exercise Capacity in the Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality in COPD

by Eylem Sercan Özgür, Sibel Atıs Naycı, Cengiz Özge, and Bahar Taşdelen—Mersin, Turkey

Upright Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy and Exercise: Effects on Gastroesophageal Reflux in COPD and Bronchiectasis

by Annemarie L Lee, Linda Denehy, John W Wilson, Stuart Roberts, Robert G Stirling, Ralf G Heine, and Brenda M Button—Melbourne, Australia

Are Crackles an Appropriate Outcome Measure for Airway Clearance Therapy?

by Alda Marques—Aveiro, Portugal
Anne Bruton, Anna Barney—Highfield, Southampton, United Kingdom
and Andreia Hall—Aveiro, Portugal

Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular-Related Diseases

by Rosalind Simon, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Busarakum Teerapraipruk, Prakobkiat Hirunwiwatkul, Nattapong Jaimchariyatam, Tayard Desudchit, Natamon Charakorn, and Chaisiri Wanlapakorn—Bangkok, Thailand

Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm in a Small Cohort of Term Neonates

by Howard M Stein, Jacqueline Wilmoth, and Jill Burton—Toledo, Ohio

Reviews

Eisenmenger Syndrome: Not Always Inoperable

by Jing-Bin Huang, Jian Liang—Nanning, China
and Li-Yan Zhou—Beijing, China

Reflections on Pediatric High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation From a Physiologic Perspective

by Martin CJ Kneyber—Groningen, The Netherlands
Marc van Heerde, and Dick G Markhorst—Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Case Reports

Lung Transplantation for Williams-Campbell Syndrome With a Probable Familial Association

by S Rodrigo Burguete, Stephanie M Levine, Marcos I Restrepo, Luis F Angel, Deborah J Levine, Jacqueline J Coalson, and Jay I Peters—San Antonio, Texas

Pleural Effusion in a Patient With Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

by Karan Madan, Amanjit Bal, and Ritesh Agarwal—Chandigarh, India

Noninvasive Ventilation for Post-Pneumonectomy Severe Hypoxemia

by Charilaos-Panagiotis C Koutsogiannidis, Fotini C Ampatzidou, Olga G Ananiadou, Theodoros E Karaiskos, and George E Drossos—Thessaloniki, Greece

Teaching Cases of the Month

Hydrothorax After Retraction of a Subclavian Central Venous Catheter

by Jan A Graw, Stephan Düsterwald, Christian Pille, Thomas Elgeti, and Martin Schuster—Berlin, Germany

Spontaneous Expectoration of Tumor Tissue in a Patient With Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

by Nobuaki Ochi, Masayuki Yasugi, Hiromichi Yamane, Takayuki Tabayashi, Norikuni Kawanaka, Niro Okimoto, Yasumasa Monobe, and Nagio Takigawa—Okayama, Japan

Editorials

Breath-Actuated Nebulizer for Patients With Exacerbation of COPD: Efficiency and Cost

by Hui-Ling Lin—Taoyuan, Taiwa
and James B Fink—Atlanta, Georgia

Severe Acute Asthma: An Attempt to Identify the Quiet Before the Storm

by Timothy R Myers—Cleveland, Ohio

Asthma and Tobacco: Not to Be Shared With Family and Friends!

by Lynda Thomas Goodfellow—Atlanta, Georgia

Use of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure Delivered by a Spring Load Resistor During Exercise: A New Tool to Optimize Exercise Training in Patients With COPD?

by Nidia A Hernandes and Fabio Pitta—Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Letters

ICU Follow-up Clinics: A New Frontier in Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice

by Ingrid Egerod—Copenhagen, Denmark author response by Ariel M Modrykamien—Omaha, Nebraska

The Role of Transient Epithelial Ion Transport Reduction in Rapidly Reversible Pulmonary Edema

by Michael Eisenhut—Luton, United Kingdom
author response by Jesús Villar—Madrid, Spain

Correction

Author affiliation for “Possible prognostic value of leukotriene B4 in acute respiratory distress syndrome” by Masclans JR et al. (Respir Care 2007;52[12]:1695–1700)