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Original Research

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  Accuracy and Reliability of Extubation Decisions by Intensivists

  Aiman Tulaimat and Babak Mokhlesi

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 920-927; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00851
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  Performance of Current Intensive Care Unit Ventilators During Pressure and Volume Ventilation

  Andrew D Marchese, Demet Sulemanji, Daniel Chipman, Jesús Villar and Robert M Kacmarek

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 928-940; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00981
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  Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Refractory Respiratory Failure Secondary to 2009 H1N1 Influenza A

  David A Turner, Kyle J Rehder, Stacey L Peterson-Carmichael, Caroline P Ozment, Mashael S Al-Hegelan, Walter L Williford, Michelle A Peters, Paul W Noble and Ira M Cheifetz

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 941-946; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01066
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  Heliox and Forward-Leaning Posture Improve the Efficacy of Nebulized Bronchodilator in Acute Asthma: A Randomized Trial

  Daniella C Brandão, Murilo C Britto, Maira F Pessoa, Rafaela B de Sá, Luciana Alcoforado, Leonardo O Matos, Thayse N Silva and Armèle Dornelas de Andrade

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 947-952; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00963
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  Management and Long-Term Outcome of Patients With Chronic Neuromuscular Disease Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Acute Respiratory Failure: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

  Ghislain Flandreau, Gael Bourdin, Véronique Leray, Frédérique Bayle, Florent Wallet, Bertrand Delannoy, Gérard Durante, Bernard Vincent, Jack Barbier, Jean-François Burle, Sandrine Passant, Jean-Christophe Richard and Claude Guérin

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 953-960; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00862
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  Osteoporosis Prevalence and Associated Factors in Patients With COPD: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Denise Rossato Silva, Ana Cláudia Coelho, Anelise Dumke, Jorge Diego Valentini, Juliana Nunes de Nunes, Clarisse Luisa Stefani, Lívia Fontes da Silva Mendes and Marli Maria Knorst

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 961-968; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01056
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  Comparison of Expiratory Isovolume Pressure-Flow Curves With the Stop-Flow Versus the Esophageal-Balloon Method

  Derya C Coursey, Steven M Scharf and Arthur T Johnson

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 969-975; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01037
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  Effects of Implementing Adaptive Support Ventilation in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

  Chien-Wen Chen, Chin-Pyng Wu, Yu-Ling Dai, Wann-Cherng Perng, Chih-Feng Chian, Wen-Lin Su and Yuh-Chin T Huang

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 976-983; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00966
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  Safety and Efficacy of Short-Term Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation in Patients With Bronchiectasis

  Mara Paneroni, Enrico Clini, Carla Simonelli, Luca Bianchi, Francesca Degli Antoni and Michele Vitacca

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 984-988; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01098
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  Evaluation of an Alternative Chest Physiotherapy Method in Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

  Guy Postiaux, Jacques Louis, Henri C Labasse, Julien Gerroldt, Anne-Claire Kotik, Amandine Lemuhot and Caroline Patte

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 989-994; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00721
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  Chester Step Test in Patients With COPD: Reliability and Correlation With Pulmonary Function Test Results

  Anderson Alves de Camargo, Tatiana Justino, Carlos Henrique Silva de Andrade, Carla Malaguti and Simone Dal Corso

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 995-1001; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01047
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  C-Reactive Protein Alone or Combined With Cardiac Troponin T for Risk Stratification of Respiratory Intensive Care Unit Patients

  Savas Ozsu, Gurdal Yilmaz, Ismail Yilmaz, Funda Oztuna, Yilmaz Bulbul and Tevfik Ozlu

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 1002-1008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01007
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  MicroRNA Expression Profile in Hyperoxia-Exposed Newborn Mice During the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

  Xiaoying Zhang, Wei Peng, Sheng Zhang, Chunzhi Wang, Xiyu He, Zhimei Zhang, Lina Zhu, Yan Wang and Zhichun Feng

  Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 1009-1015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01032