Editorials
- Mucus On the Move: Embed It or Expel It—The Patient, the Clinician, and Now the Ventilator
- by George Ntoumenopoulos—London, United Kingdom
- Extending the Use of Inhaled Anesthetics Beyond the Operating Room: a Giant Snake Creeping Into the Intensive Care Unit
- by Miriam M Treggiari—Seattle, Washington
- Wheeze Detection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- by Hans Pasterkamp—Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Consumer Health Care Information on the Internet: Does the Public Benefit?
- by Shelley C Mishoe—Augusta, Georgia
Original Contributions
- Ventilation Patterns Influence Airway Secretion Movement
- by Marcia S Volpe—São Paulo, Brazil
Alexander B Adams—St Paul, Minnesota
Marcelo B P Amato—São Paulo, Brazil
and John J Marini—St Paul, Minnesota - Feasibility and Potential Cost/Benefit of Routine Isoflurane Sedation Using an Anesthetic-Conserving Device: a Prospective Observational Study
- by Erwan L’Her, Lenaïg Dy, Riccardo Pili, Gwenaël Prat, Jean-Marie Tonnelier, Montaine Lefevre, Anne Renault, and Jean-Michel Boles—Brest, France
- Wheeze Detection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Comparison Among Physician, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and a Computerized Respiratory Sound Monitor
- by Parthak Prodhan, Reynaldo S Dela Rosa, Maria Shubina, Kenan E Haver, Benjamin D Matthews, Sarah Buck, Robert M Kacmarek, and Natan N Noviski—Boston, Massachusetts
- Readability Assessment of Internet-Based Consumer Health Information
- by Tiffany M Walsh and Teresa A Volsko—Youngstown, Ohio
- Sleep and Respiratory Function After Withdrawal of Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure
- by Thierry Petitjean, François Philit, Michele Germain-Pastenne, Bruno Langevin, and Claude Guérin—Lyon, France
The Institutional Review Board and You
Guest Editor
Margaret J Neff MD MSc
Symposium Papers
- Foreword: The Institutional Review Board and You
- by Margaret J Neff—Seattle, Washington
- The Historical, Ethical, and Legal Background of Human-Subjects Research
- by Todd W Rice—Nashville, Tennessee
- The Purpose, Composition, and Function of an Institutional Review Board: Balancing Priorities
- by Kyle B Enfield and Jonathon D Truwit—Charlottesville, Virginia
- Informed Consent: What Is It? Who Can Give It? How Do We Improve It?
- by Margaret J Neff—Seattle, Washington
- Protecting Vulnerable Subjects in Clinical Research: Children, Pregnant Women, Prisoners, and Employees
- by Karen J Schwenzer—Charlottesville, Virginia
- Institutional Review Board Consideration of Chart Reviews, Case Reports, and Observational Studies
- by Margaret J Neff—Seattle, Washington
- Practical Tips for Working Effectively With Your Institutional Review Board
- by Karen J Schwenzer—Charlottesville, Virginia
- How to Do Human-Subjects Research If You Do Not Have an Institutional Review Board
- by Todd W Rice—Nashville, Tennessee
Teaching Case of the Month
- Bilateral Diaphragm Paralysis: A Challenging Diagnosis
- by Martha E Billings, Moira L Aitken, and Joshua O Benditt—Seattle, Washington
Letters
- Performance of Transport Ventilators
- by Richard D Branson and Dario Rodriquez—Cincinnati, Ohio
author response by Daniel W Chipman and Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts
Books, Software, & Other Media
- Managing the Respiratory Care Department (Salyer JW)
- reviewed by Karen J Stewart—Charleston, West Virginia
- Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease (Costabel U, du Bois RM, Egan JJ, editors)
- reviewed by Ivan O Rosas and Naftali Kaminski—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- RN Expert Guides: Respiratory Care (Doyle R, Dellarossa Kowalak J, editors)
- reviewed by Greg S Carter—Tacoma, Washington
- Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, 6th edition. (Irwin RS, Rippe JM, editors)
- reviewed by M Osama Alnajjar, Michael J Apostolakos, and Peter J Papadakos—Rochester, New York
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