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Original Research

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  Lung Injury Etiology and Other Factors Influencing the Relationship Between Dead-Space Fraction and Mortality in ARDS

  Richard H Kallet, Hanjing Zhuo, Kelly Ho, Michael S Lipnick, Antonio Gomez and Michael A Matthay

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1241-1248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05589
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  Identifying an Oxygenation Index Threshold for Increased Mortality in Acute Respiratory Failure

  Brandon G Hammond, Pamela Garcia-Filion, Paul Kang, Mounica Y Rao, Brigham C Willis and Heidi J Dalton

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1249-1254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05092
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  Clinical Criteria for Tracheostomy Decannulation in Subjects with Acquired Brain Injury

  Claudia Enrichi, Irene Battel, Cristiano Zanetti, Isabella Koch, Laura Ventura, Katie Palmer, Francesca Meneghello, Francesco Piccione, Simonetta Rossi, Marta Lazzeri, Maurizio Sommariva and Andrea Turolla

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1255-1263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05470
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  Clinical Management Strategies for Airway Pressure Release Ventilation: A Survey of Clinical Practice

  Andrew G Miller, Michael A Gentile, John D Davies and Neil R MacIntyre

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1264-1268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05494
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  Modeling of Lung Function Recovery in Neuralgic Amyotrophy With Diaphragm Impairment

  Brenda L Rice, Rendell W Ashton, Xiao-Feng Wang, Steven J Shook, Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila and Loutfi S Aboussouan

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1269-1276; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05568
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  Preoperative Functional Status Is Associated With Unplanned Intubations Following Thyroidectomies

  Rodney A Gabriel, Brittany N Burton, Albert P Nguyen and Ulrich H Schmidt

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1277-1283; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05575
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  1-Year Survival of Subjects Discharged From a Long-Term Chronic Ventilator Unit

  Panagis Galiatsatos, Tracy Friedlander, Dina Dababneh, Katie Nelson, Denise Kelly, Thomas Finucane, Michelle Bellantoni and William B Greenough

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1284-1290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05419
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  A Comparison of 2 Respiratory Devices for Sputum Clearance in Adults With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

  Yasmin R Silva, Tracy A Greer, Lucy C Morgan, Frank Li and Claude S Farah

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1291-1297; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04929
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  Effects of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure on Exercise Tolerance, Dynamic Hyperinflation, and Dyspnea in COPD

  Ricardo Gass, Pietro Merola, Mariane B Monteiro, Dannuey M Cardoso, Dulciane N Paiva, Paulo JZ Teixeira, Marli M Knorst and Danilo C Berton

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1298-1306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05556
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  Risk Factors for Noninvasive Ventilation Failure in Critically Ill Subjects With Confirmed Influenza Infection

  Alejandro Rodríguez, Cristina Ferri, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Emili Díaz, Joan R Masclans, Federico Gordo, Jordi Sole-Violán, María Bodí, Francesc X Avilés-Jurado, Sandra Trefler, Monica Magret, Gerard Moreno, Luis F Reyes, Judith Marin-Corral, Juan C Yebenes, Andres Esteban, Antonio Anzueto, Stefano Aliberti and Marcos I Restrepo on behalf of the Grupo Español de Trabajo Gripe A Grave (GETGAG)/Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Crítica y Unidades Coronarias (SEMICYUC) Working Group

  Respiratory Care October 2017, 62 (10) 1307-1315; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05481