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Original Contributions

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  Attitudes of Respiratory Therapists and Nurses About Measures to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Survey Study

  A Murat Kaynar, Jacob J Mathew, Margaret M Hudlin, Dan J Gingras, Ray H Ritz, Michael R Jackson, Robert M Kacmarek and Marin H Kollef

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1687-1694;
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  Possible Prognostic Value of Leukotriene B₄ in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  Joan R Masclans, Joan Sabater, Judit Sacanell, Pilar Chacon, Pilar Sabin, Oriol Roca and Mercè Planas

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1695-1700;
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  Evaluation of the Ventilator-User Interface of 2 New Advanced Compact Transport Ventilators

  François Templier, Patrick Miroux, François Dolveck, Alexis Descatha, Nathalie-Sybille Goddet, Charles Jeleff, Michel Baer, Marcel Chauvin, Laurent Brochard and Dominique Fletcher

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1701-1709;
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  Predicting Extubation Failure After Successful Completion of a Spontaneous Breathing Trial

  Babak Mokhlesi, Aiman Tulaimat, Ty J Gluckman, Yue Wang, Arthur T Evans and Thomas C Corbridge

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1710-1717;
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  Laboratory Evaluation of the Vortran Automatic Resuscitator Model RTM

  Mark D Babic, Robert L Chatburn and James K Stoller

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1718-1727;
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  Noninvasive Ventilation As an Alternative to Endotracheal Intubation During Tracheotomy in Advanced Neuromuscular Disease

  David Orlikowski, Hélène Prigent, Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo, Philippe Aubert, Frédéric Lofaso, Jean Claude Raphael and Bernard Clair

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1728-1733;
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  Short-Term Effect of Controlled Instead of Assisted Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Dominic Dellweg, Bernd Schonhofer, Peter M Haidl, Thomas Barchfeld, Markus D Wenzel, Patrick Appelhans and Dieter Kohler

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1734-1740;
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  Noninvasive Measurement of Carboxyhemoglobin Levels for Adjustment of Diffusion Capacity Measured During Pulmonary Function Testing

  Anne M Mahoney, Claudia L Stimpson, Karen L Scott and Neil B Hampson

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1741-1743;
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  Correlation of Spirometry and Symptom Scores in Childhood Asthma and the Usefulness of Curvature Assessment in Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves

  Johannes H Wildhaber, Josué Sznitman, Paul Harpes, Daniel Straub, Alexander Möller, Pavel Basek and Felix H Sennhauser

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1744-1752;
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  Breath Sound Distribution Images of Patients With Pneumonia and Pleural Effusion

  Ram Mor, Igal Kushnir, Jean-Jacques Meyer, Joseph Ekstein and Issahar Ben-Dov

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1753-1760;
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  Adoption of Lower Tidal Volume Ventilation Improves With Feedback and Education

  Esther K Wolthuis, Jozef Kesecioglu, Luc H Hassink, Rogier M Determann, Johanna C Korevaar and Marcus J Schultz

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1761-1766;
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  An Analysis of Needs for Respiratory Therapists in Northeast Ohio and Development of Strategies to Meet Increased Recruitment Demands

  Douglas K Orens, Robert L Chatburn, Teresa A Volsko and James K Stoller

  Respiratory Care December 2007, 52 (12) 1767-1773;