Contents
November 2007 / Volume 52 / Number 11
Editorials
- Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Postoperative Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure?ith a Helmet?
- by Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts
- Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation: A Silver Bullet for Extubation Failure?
- by by Dean R Hess—Boston, Massachusetts
H Thomas Stelfox—Calgary, Alberta, Canada
and Ulrich Schmidt—Boston, Massachusetts - Problem-Based Learning: Any Influence in Respiratory Care?
- by Shelley C Mishoe—Augusta, Georgia
- Mechanical Ventilation for Severe Asthma
- by James W Leatherman—Minneapolis, Minnesota
Original Contributions
- Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation With Different Interfaces in Patients With Respiratory Failure After Abdominal Surgery: A Matched-Control Study
- by Giorgio Conti, Franco Cavaliere, Roberta Costa, Andrea Craba, Stefano Catarci,
Valeria Festa, Rodolfo Proietti, and Massimo Antonelli—Rome, Italy - Role of Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Postextubation Respiratory Failure: A Meta-Analysis
- by Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Dheeraj Gupta,
and Surinder K Jindal—Chandigarh, India - Measurement of Functional Residual Capacity of the Lung by Partial CO2 Rebreathing Method During Acute Lung Injury in Animals
- by Lara M Brewer—Salt Lake City, Utah, Dinesh G Haryadi—Wallingsford, Connecticutt,
and Joseph A Orr—Salt Lake City, Utah - Transcutaneous Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Tensions Compared to Arterial Blood Gases in Normals
- by Lindell K Weaver—Salt Lake City, Utah
- A Comparison of Problem-Based Learning and Traditional Curricula in Baccalaureate Respiratory Therapy Education
- by Will D Beachey—Bismarck, North Dakota
- Aerosolized Iloprost Customized for the Critically Ill
- by Keith W Harris, Thomas G O’Riordan, and Gerald C Smaldone—Stony Brook, New York
- Educational Technology Integration and Distance Learning in Respiratory Care: Practices and Attitudes
- by Keith B Hopper—Marietta, Georgia
and Carol L Johns—Stockbridge, Georgia
Case Reports
- Emergency Extracorporeal Life Support for Asphyxic Status Asthmaticus
- by Mark E Mikkelsen, Meredith E Pugh, John H Hansen-Flaschen, Y Joseph Woo,
and Jeffrey S Sager—Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
Special Articles
- Wireless On-Demand and Networking of Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilators for Direct Data Capture
- by William R Howard—Boston, Massachusetts
Teaching Case of the Month
- Bronchial-Pulmonary Artery Fistula With Fatal Massive Hemoptysis Caused by Anastomotic Bronchial Aspergillus Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient
- by Christopher G Slatore, Veronica Yank, Kim D Jewell,
and Corinne L Fligner—Seattle, Washington
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Handbook of Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine (Antosia RE, Cahill JD, editors)
- reviewed by Steven E Sittig—Rochester, Minnesota
- The Handbook of Critical Care Drug Therapy, 3rd edition (Susla GM, Suffredini AF, McAreavey D, Solomon MA, Hoffman WD, Nyquist P, et al)
- reviewed by Veena Karir—Seattle, Washington
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