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Original Research
- Blow-by as Potential Therapy for Uncooperative Children: An In-Vitro Study
- by Mohamed Mohsen Mansour and Gerald C Smaldone—Stony Brook, New York
- Different Tracheotomy Tube Diameters Influence Diaphragmatic Effort and Indices of Weanability in Difficult to Wean Patients
- by Ilaria Valentini, Eva Tonveronachi—Bologna, Italy
Cesare Gregoretti—Torino, Italy
Chiara Mega, Luca Fasano, Lara Pisani, and Stefano Nava—Bologna, Italy
- Accidental Decannulation Following Placement of a Tracheostomy Tube
- by Alexander C White—Stoughton, Massachusetts
Elaine Purcell—Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Beth Urquhart, Bernard Joseph, and Heidi H O’Connor—Stoughton, Massachusetts
- Intra-individual Variation of the Cuff-Leak Test as a Predictor of Post-Extubation Stridor
- by Antoine Gros—Pontoise, France
Laurent Holzapfel—Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Sophie Marqué—Pontoise, France
Laurent Perard—Lyon, France
Guy Demingeon, Bonavie Piralla, Sandrine Gaillard, and Xavier Tchenio—Bourg-en-Bresse, France
- Adherence to Acceptability and Repeatability Criteria for Spirometry in Complex Lung Function Laboratories
- by Brigitte M Borg, M Faizel Hartley, Michael J Bailey, and Bruce R Thompson—Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Volume-Time Curve: An Alternative for Endotracheal Tube Cuff Management
- by Douglas Willian Bolzan, Walter Jose Gomes, Sônia Maria Faresin, Antônio Carlos de Camargo Carvalho, Ângelo Amato Vincenzo De Paola, and Solange Guizilini—São Paulo, Brazil
- Comparison of 2 Correction Methods for Absolute Values of Esophageal Pressure in Subjects With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, Mechanically Ventilated in the ICU
- by Claude Guérin and Jean-Christophe Richard—Lyon, France
- Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 (sTREM-1) as a Diagnostic Marker of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Steven J Palazzo, Terri A Simpson, Jillian M Simmons, and Lynn M Schnapp—Seattle, Washington
- Analysis of Risk Factors for Extubation Failure in Subjects Submitted to Non-Emergency Elective Intracranial Surgery
- by Milena Carlos Vidotto—São Paulo, Brazil
Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame—Espírito Santo, Brazil
Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti, Mirto Nelson Prandini, and José Roberto Jardim—São Paulo, Brazil
- Clinical Audit on Diagnostic Accuracy and Management of Respiratory Failure in COPD
- by Francesco Menzella, Nicola Facciolongo, Mirco Lusuardi, Roberto Piro, Debora Formisano, Claudia Castagnetti, Anna Simonazzi, and Luigi Zucchi—Reggio Emilia, Italy
- The Effect of Alveolar Dead Space on the Measurement of End-Expiratory Lung Volume by Modified Nitrogen Wash-Out/Wash-In in Lavage-Induced Lung Injury
- by Rui Tang, Yingzi Huang, Qiuhua Chen, Xia Hui, Yang Li, Qing Yu, Hongjie Zhao, Yi Yang, and Haibo Qiu—Nanjing, China
- Evaluation of a Peer-Led Asthma Self-Management Program and Benefits of the Program for Adolescent Peer Leaders
- by Hyekyun Rhee, Brenda E McQuillan—Rochester, New York
and Michael J Belyea—Phoenix, Arizona
- Oxidative Stress in COPD Patients, Smokers, and Non-smokers
- by Heidar Tavilani, Ebrahim Nadi, Jamshid Karimi, and Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi—Hamadan, Iran
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Enhances Heart Rate Recovery in Patients With COPD
- by Vasiliki V Georgiopoulou, Stavros Dimopoulos, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Ourania Papazachou, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Athanasios Tasoulis, Varvara Agapitou, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Charis Roussos, and Serafim Nanas—Athens, Greece
- Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome With Combined Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Midline Glossectomy: Outcomes From a 5-Year Study
- by Jin Hou, Jing Yan, Botao Wang, Kang Zhu, Ying Sheng, Guoxi Zheng, and Quanqing Kang—Xi’an, PR China
Case Report
- Prolonged High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Tubercular Multifocal Cystic Lung Disease
- by Nivedita Mohari, Dinesh Raj, Rakesh Lodha, and Sushil K Kabra—New Delhi, India
Teaching Cases of the Month
- Can Albuterol Be Blamed for Lactic Acidosis?
- by Venkata R Dodda and Peter Spiro—New York, New York
- Challenges Associated With Central Venous Catheter Placement and Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
- by Matthew Wemple and Andrew M Luks—Seattle, Washington
- A 30-Year-Old Man With Sickle-Cell Disease and Severe Dyspnea From Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury
- by Adriano M Priola, Dario Gned, Andrea Veltri, and Sandro M Priola—Torino, Italy
Editorials
- Is It Time to Say Good Bye to Blow-By?
- by Ruben D Restrepo—San Antonio, Texas
- “Narrow” Thinking About Difficult Weaning: Don’t Forget the Endotracheal Tube
- by Scott K Epstein—Boston, Massachusetts
- Accidental Decannulation: Systems Thinking, Patient Protection, and Affordable Care
- by Yue Dong and William F Dunn—Rochester, Minnesota
- The Cuff Leak Test: Does It “Leak” Any Information?
- by Maged Y Argalious—Cleveland, Ohio
Letters
- Ventilatory Modes. What’s in a Name?
- by Claudio Rabec—Dijon, France
Bruno Langevin—Alès, France
Daniel Rodenstein—Bruxelles, Belgium
Christophe Perrin—Cannes, France
Patrick Leger—Lyon, France
Jean-Louis Pepin—Grenoble, France
Jean Paul Janssens—Geneva, Switzerland
Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo—Paris, France
author response by Robert L Chatburn—Cleveland, Ohio
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