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Original Research

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  Use of Adjunctive Aerosolized Antimicrobial Therapy in the Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

  Heather M Arnold, Amber M Sawyer and Marin H Kollef

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1226-1233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01556
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  Survey of Aerosol Delivery Techniques to Spontaneously Breathing Tracheostomized Children

  L Denise Willis and Ariel Berlinski

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1234-1241; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01518
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  A Prospective, Comparative Trial of Standard and Breath-Actuated Nebulizer: Efficacy, Safety, and Satisfaction

  Vichaya Arunthari, Rikki S Bruinsma, Augustine S Lee and Margaret M Johnson

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1242-1247; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01450
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  The Reality of an Intermediate Type Between Asthma and COPD in Practice

  Tae-Bum Kim, Yeon Mok Oh, Yoon-Seok Chang, You Sook Cho, An-Soo Jang, Sang-Heon Cho, Byoung Whui Choi, Sang-Do Lee and Hee-Bom Moon

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1248-1253; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01232
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  Automated Oxygen Flow Titration to Maintain Constant Oxygenation

  François Lellouche and Erwan L'Her

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1254-1262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01343
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  Findings From the MATREX Study: A Treatment Protocol for the Delivery of Manual Chest Therapy in Respiratory Care

  Jane Cross and Frances Elender on behalf of the MATREX Research Group

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1263-1266; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01312
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  Seasonal Variability and Meteorological Factors: Retrospective Study of the Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism From a Large United Kingdom Teaching Hospital

  Kofi Nimako, Jan Poloniecki, Adrian Draper and Tony Rahman

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1267-1272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01129
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  Technical Assessment of Spirometers Connected in Series

  Quentin Lefebvre, Thomas Vandergoten, Eric Derom, Emilie Marchandise and Giuseppe Liistro

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1273-1277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01464
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  Pilot Trial of Spirometer Games for Airway Clearance Practice in Cystic Fibrosis

  Peter M Bingham, Thomas Lahiri and Taka Ashikaga

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1278-1284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01263
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  Comparison of Maximal Inspiratory Pressure, Tracheal Airway Occlusion Pressure, and Its Ratio in the Prediction of Weaning Outcome: Impact of the Use of a Digital Vacuometer and the Unidirectional Valve

  Leonardo Cordeiro de Souza, Cyro Teixeira da Silva, Jorge Reis Almeida and Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1285-1290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01489
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  Response to Albuterol MDI Delivered Through an Anti-Static Chamber During Nocturnal Bronchospasm

  Sreekala Prabhakaran, Jonathan Shuster, Sarah Chesrown and Leslie Hendeles

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1291-1296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01572
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  The Effect of Targeting Scheme on Tidal Volume Delivery During Volume Control Mechanical Ventilation

  Teresa A Volsko, Justin Hoffman, Alecia Conger and Robert L Chatburn

  Respiratory Care August 2012, 57 (8) 1297-1304; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01529