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Original Research

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  Do Commonly Used Ventilator Settings for Mechanically Ventilated Adults Have the Potential to Embed Secretions or Promote Clearance?

  George Ntoumenopoulos, Harriet Shannon and Eleanor Main

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1887-1892; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01229
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  High Flow Through a Nasal Cannula and CPAP Effect in a Simulated Infant Model

  Teresa A Volsko, Kathy Fedor, Jason Amadei and Robert L Chatburn

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1893-1900; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01204
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  AccuO₂ Oximetry-Driven Oxygen-Conserving Device Versus Fixed-Dose Oxygen Devices in Stable COPD Patients

  Kathryn L Rice, Matthew F Schmidt, John S Buan, Francene Lebahn and Ted K Schwarzock

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1901-1905; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01059
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  Survey of Respiratory Therapy Education Program Directors in the United States

  Thomas A Barnes, Robert M Kacmarek and Charles G Durbin

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1906-1915; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01259
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  User Error With Diskus and Turbuhaler by Asthma Patients and Pharmacists in Jordan and Australia

  Iman A Basheti, Eyad Qunaibi, Sinthia Z Bosnic-Anticevich, Carol L Armour, Samar Khater, Muthana Omar and Helen K Reddel

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1916-1923; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01205
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  Patient Safety Attitudes Among Respiratory Therapists in Taiwan

  Huei-Guan Shie, Wui-Chiang Lee, Hsiu-Feng Hsiao, Hui-Ling Lin, Ling-Ling Yang and Fang Jung

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1924-1929; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01165
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  Prolonged Slow Expiration Technique in Infants: Effects on Tidal Volume, Peak Expiratory Flow, and Expiratory Reserve Volume

  Fernanda C Lanza, Gustavo Wandalsen, Ana Caroline Dela Bianca, Carolina L Cruz, Guy Postiaux and Dirceu Solé

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1930-1935; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01067
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  Vibration-Response Imaging Versus Quantitative Perfusion Scintigraphy in the Selection of Patients for Lung-Resection Surgery

  Fatma Comce, Zuleyha Bingol, Esen Kiyan, Serhan Tanju, Alper Toker, Pembe Cagatay and Turhan Ece

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1936-1941;
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  The Effects of Low and High Tidal Volume and Pentoxifylline on Intestinal Blood Flow and Leukocyte-Endothelial Interactions in Mechanically Ventilated Rats

  Priscila Aikawa, Haibo Zhang, Carmen SV Barbas, Rogério Pazetti, Cristiano Correia, Thaís Mauad, Eliézer Silva, Paulina Sannomiya, Luiz F Poli-de-Figueiredo and Naomi Kondo Nakagawa

  Respiratory Care December 2011, 56 (12) 1942-1949; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01183