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Original Research

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  A Bench Study of the Effects of Leak on Ventilator Performance During Noninvasive Ventilation

  Yoshitoyo Ueno, Nobuto Nakanishi, Jun Oto, Hideaki Imanaka and Masaji Nishimura

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1758-1764; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01145
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  Long-Term Survival in Patients With Tracheostomy and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Olmsted County, Minnesota

  Marija Kojicic, Guangxi Li, Adil Ahmed, Lokendra Thakur, Cesar Trillo-Alvarez, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Peter C Gay and Ognjen Gajic

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1765-1770; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01096
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  Use of Lambda-Mu-Sigma-Derived Z Score for Evaluating Respiratory Impairment in Middle-Aged Persons

  Carlos A Vaz Fragoso, Thomas M Gill, Gail McAvay, Peter H Van Ness, H Klar Yaggi and John Concato

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1771-1777; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01192
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  Comparison of the Lower Confidence Limit to the Fixed-Percentage Method for Assessing Airway Obstruction in Routine Clinical Practice

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

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1778-1784; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01160
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  Respiratory Care Work Assignment Based on Work Rate Instead of Work Load

  Robert L Chatburn, Susan Gole, Philip Schenk, Edward R Hoisington and James K Stoller

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1785-1790; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01253
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  Bench Evaluation of 7 Home-Care Ventilators

  Thomas C Blakeman, Dario Rodriquez, Dennis Hanseman and Richard D Branson

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1791-1798; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01176
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  Effects of 2 Exercise Training Programs on Physical Activity in Daily Life in Patients With COPD

  Vanessa S Probst, Demétria Kovelis, Nídia A Hernandes, Carlos A Camillo, Vinícius Cavalheri and Fabio Pitta

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1799-1807; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01110
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  Distance Learning and the Internet in Respiratory Therapy Education

  Sarah M Varekojis, Georgianna G Sergakis, Crystal L Dunlevy, Elbie Foote and Jill Clutter

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1808-1811; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01197
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  Time to Desaturation Less Than One Minute Predicts the Need for Long-Term Home Oxygen Therapy

  Ignacio Garcia-Talavera, Alfonso Tauroni, Jose Luis Trujillo, Ruth Pitti, Luisa Eiroa, Armando Aguirre-Jaime, Alejandro Sánchez and Juan Abreu

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1812-1817; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01164
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  Bacteriological Differences Between COPD Exacerbation and Community-Acquired Pneumonia

  Xue-Jun Li, Qi Li, Liang-Yi Si and Qiao-Ying Yuan

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1818-1824; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00915
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  Endotracheal Tube Extubation Force: Adhesive Tape Versus Endotracheal Tube Holder

  Takeru Shimizu, Taro Mizutani, Soichiro Yamashita, Keiichi Hagiya and Makoto Tanaka

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1825-1829; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00954
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  Effect of CPAP on Oxidative Stress and Circulating Progenitor Cell Levels in Sleep Patients With Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

  Mora Murri, Regina García-Delgado, José Alcázar-Ramírez, Ana Fernández-Ramos, Juan Alcaide, Fernando Cardona and Francisco J Tinahones

  Respiratory Care November 2011, 56 (11) 1830-1836; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01081