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Original Research

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  Tracheostomy Tube in Place at Intensive Care Unit Discharge Is Associated With Increased Ward Mortality

  Gonzalo Hernández Martinez, Rafael Fernandez, Marcelino Sánchez Casado, Rafael Cuena, Pilar Lopez-Reina, Sergio Zamora and Elena Luzon

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1644-1652;
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  Can Outcomes of Intensive Care Unit Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy Be Predicted?

  David R Gerber, Adib Chaaya, Christa A Schorr, Daniel Markley and Wissam Abouzgheib

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1653-1657;
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  A North American Survey of Respiratory Therapist and Physician Tracheostomy Decannulation Practices

  Henry Thomas Stelfox, Dean R Hess and Ulrich H Schmidt

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1658-1664;
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  The Self-Inflating Resuscitation Bag Delivers High Oxygen Concentrations When Used Without a Reservoir: Implications for Neonatal Resuscitation

  Kathy L Johnston and Khalid Aziz

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1665-1670;
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  In Vitro Delivery of Budesonide From 30 Jet Nebulizer/Compressor Combinations Using Infant and Child Breathing Patterns

  Elna B Berg and Robert J Picard

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1671-1678;
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  Outcomes of Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit in North India

  Ritesh Agarwal, Ajay Handa, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Dheeraj Gupta and Digamber Behera

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1679-1687;
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  An Assessment of Nutritional Support to Critically Ill Patients and Its Correlation With Outcomes in a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit

  Navneet Singh, Dheeraj Gupta, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Ritesh Agarwal and Surinder K Jindal

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1688-1696;
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  Automatic Tube Compensation as an Adjunct for Weaning in Patients With Severe Neuroparalytic Snake Envenomation Requiring Mechanical Ventilation: A Pilot Randomized Study

  Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Ritesh Agarwal and Dheeraj Gupta

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1697-1702;
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  Reliability of Chest Wall Mobility and Its Correlation With Pulmonary Function in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Carla Malaguti, Rafaella R Rondelli, Leandra M de Souza, Marcia Domingues and Simone Dal Corso

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1703-1711;
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  Hallway Versus Treadmill 6-Minute-Walk Tests in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Fábio G de Almeida, Edgar G Victor and José A Rizzo

  Respiratory Care December 2009, 54 (12) 1712-1716;