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Original Research

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  Absence of Airway Secretion Accumulation Predicts Tolerance of Noninvasive Ventilation in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  Nadia Vandenberghe, Anne-Evelyne Vallet, Thierry Petitjean, Pierre Le Cam, Stéphane Peysson, Claude Guérin, Frédéric Dailler, Sylvie Jay, Vincent Cadiergue, Françoise Bouhour, Isabelle Court-Fortune, Jean-Philippe Camdessanche, Jean-Christophe Antoine, François Philit, Pascal Beuret, Sylvie Bin-Dorel, Christophe Vial and Emmanuel Broussolle

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1424-1432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02103
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  Respiratory Outcomes of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Italian Nationwide Survey

  Michele Vitacca and Andrea Vianello

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1433-1441; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02236
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  Humidification Performance of Humidifying Devices for Tracheostomized Patients With Spontaneous Breathing: A Bench Study

  Yusuke Chikata, Jun Oto, Mutsuo Onodera and Masaji Nishimura

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1442-1448; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02093
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  A Novel, Simplified Ex Vivo Method for Measuring Water Exchange Performance of Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Tracheostomy Application

  Cindy van den Boer, Sara H Muller, Andrew D Vincent, Klaus Züchner, Michiel WM van den Brekel and Frans JM Hilgers

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1449-1458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02369
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  Bronchodilator Delivery During Simulated Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation

  Cynthia C White, Dave N Crotwell, Shuijie Shen, John Salyer, Delphine Yung, Jiang Zheng and Robert M DiBlasi

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1459-1466; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02171
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  CPAP Adherence of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  Banu Salepci, Benan Caglayan, Nesrin Kiral, Elif Torun Parmaksiz, Sevda Sener Comert, Gulsen Sarac, Ali Fidan and Gulten Aktin Gungor

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1467-1473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02139
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  A Bench Study of 2 Ventilator Circuits During Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation

  Giuliano Ferrone, Flora Cipriani, Giorgia Spinazzola, Olimpia Festa, Andrea Arcangeli, Rodolfo Proietti, Massimo Antonelli, Giorgio Conti and Roberta Costa

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1474-1481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02060
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  Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD and Normal Exercise Capacity

  Chou-Chin Lan, Wen-Hua Chu, Mei-Chen Yang, Chih-Hsin Lee, Yao-Kuang Wu and Chin-Pyng Wu

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1482-1488; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02051
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  Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Pneumonia Severity and Antimicrobial Resistance

  Oriol Sibila, Elena Laserna, Eric M Mortensen, Antonio Anzueto and Marcos I Restrepo

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1489-1494; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02191
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  Predicting Walking-Induced Oxygen Desaturations in COPD Patients: A Statistical Model

  Ernesto Crisafulli, Andrea Iattoni, Elena Venturelli, Gherardo Siscaro, Claudio Beneventi, Alfredo Cesario and Enrico M Clini

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1495-1503; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02321
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  Factors Affecting CPAP Acceptance in Elderly Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Taiwan

  Mei-Chen Yang, Chun-Yao Lin, Chou-Chin Lan, Chun-Yao Huang, Yi-Chih Huang, Chor-Shen Lim, Yu-Chih Liu and Yao-Kuang Wu

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1504-1513; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02176
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  Predictors and Outcome of Early-Onset Pneumonia After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

  Dirk Pabst, Sonja Römer, Alexander Samol, Philipp Kümpers, Johannes Waltenberger and Pia Lebiedz

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1514-1520; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02307
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  Pulmonary Function and Flow-Volume Loop Patterns in Patients with Tracheobronchomalacia

  Adnan Majid, Andres F Sosa, Armin Ernst, David Feller-Kopman, Erik Folch, Anup K Singh and Sidhu Gangadharan

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1521-1526; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02277
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  MicroRNA Expression Aberration Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants: A Preliminary Study

  Yen-Tzu Wu, Wei J Chen, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Po-Nien Tsao, Sung-Liang Yu, Chi-Yu Lai, Wen-Chung Lee and Suh-Fang Jeng

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1527-1535; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02166
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  Bench Assessment of a New Insufflation-Exsufflation Device

  Véronique Porot and Claude Guérin

  Respiratory Care September 2013, 58 (9) 1536-1540; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02345