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Original Research

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  Prognostic Value of the Pulmonary Dead-Space Fraction During the Early and Intermediate Phases of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  Joan M Raurich, Margalida Vilar, Asunción Colomar, Jordi Ibáñez, Ignacio Ayestarán, Jon Pérez-Bárcena and Juan A Llompart-Pou

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 282-287;
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  End-Tidal and Arterial Carbon Dioxide Measurements Correlate Across All Levels of Physiologic Dead Space

  S David McSwain, Donna S Hamel, P Brian Smith, Michael A Gentile, Saumini Srinivasan, Jon N Meliones and Ira M Cheifetz

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 288-293;
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  Lateral-Horizontal Patient Position and Horizontal Orientation of the Endotracheal Tube to Prevent Aspiration in Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Feasibility Study

  Tommaso Mauri, Lorenzo Berra, Kanya Kumwilaisak, Silvia Pivi, Jacob W Ufberg, Friedrich Kueppers, Antonio Pesenti and Luca M Bigatello

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 294-302;
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  Quality of Spirometry Performed by 13,599 Participants in the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program

  Paul L Enright, Gwen S Skloot, Jean M Cox-Ganser, Iris G Udasin and Robin Herbert

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 303-309;
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  Frequency and Causes of Combined Obstruction and Restriction Identified in Pulmonary Function Tests in Adults

  Enrique Diaz-Guzman, Kevin McCarthy, Alan Siu and James K Stoller

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 310-316;
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  Battery Performance of 4 Intensive Care Ventilator Models

  Thomas C Blakeman, Bryce RH Robinson and Richard D Branson

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 317-321;
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  Knowledge of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Among Internal Medicine House Officers and Respiratory Therapists: Results of a Survey

  Rachel M Taliercio, Robert L Chatburn and James K Stoller

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 322-327;
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  Risk Factors for Extubation Failure in Infants With Severe Acute Bronchiolitis

  Cíntia Johnston, Werther Brunow de Carvalho, Jefferson Piva, Pedro Celiny R Garcia and Marcelo Cunio Fonseca

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 328-333;
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  Correlation Between the %MinVol Setting and Work of Breathing During Adaptive Support Ventilation in Patients with Respiratory Failure

  Chin-Pyng Wu, Hen-I Lin, Wann-Chern Perng, Shih-Hsing Yang, Chien-Wen Chen, Yuh-Chin T Huang and Kun-Lun Huang

  Respiratory Care March 2010, 55 (3) 334-341;