BACKGROUND: Previous in vivo data suggest that high airway resistance (R aw ) promotes
dynamic hyperinflation, especially when coupled to high minute ventilation (V̇ E ). However…

… lated patients, and Thorevska and Manthous’s work helps to … Thorevska and Manthous’s
statement that their results differed with those of Tuxen and Lane,2 and Williams et al.Thorevska …

Unoki et al1 recently reported, in RESPI-RATORY CARE, their evaluation of the effects of rib-cage
compression with and without airway suctioning on PaO2, PaCO2, respiratory-system …

Measurements and Main Results We measured serial spot urine albumin-creatinine ratios
in 104 critically ill patients, with a median age of 64.5 yrs and median Acute Physiology and …

Objectives To compare the rates of bleeding complications in patients with renal insufficiency
who receive anticoagulation therapy with the full therapeutic dose, unfractionated heparin (…

OBJECTIVE: To describe understanding of end-of-life issues and compare characteristics of
patients with and without advance directives. SETTING: A 325-bed community teaching …

Objective: Ascertain the incidence, predictors and consequences of early (within 48 hours of
admission) and nosocomial pneumonia among critically ill patients with stroke. Methods: …

This study examines understanding of living wills by patients, family members, and physicians.
Questionnaires were used to examine whether each cohort understood patients' living …

The prevalence of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is greater
than in the general population, but the mechanism is unknown. Depression has been linked …

PURPOSE: Informed consent for invasive medical procedures is not routinely obtained (AJRCCM
2003; 167: A105). We examine patients’ perspectives regarding consent with three …