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Original Research

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  The Rapid Shallow Breathing Index as a Predictor of Failure of Noninvasive Ventilation for Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure

  Katherine M Berg, Gerald R Lang, Justin D Salciccioli, Eske Bak, Michael N Cocchi, Shiva Gautam and Michael W Donnino

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1548-1554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01597
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  Occurrence and Complications of Tracheal Reintubation in Critically Ill Adults

  Nithya Menon, Aaron M Joffe, Steven Deem, N David Yanez, Andreas Grabinsky, Armagan HC Dagal, Stephen Daniel and Miriam M Treggiari

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1555-1563; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01617
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  Bronchodilator Response in Patients With Normal Baseline Spirometry

  Matthew J Hegewald, Ryan G Townsend, Jaron T Abbott and Robert O Crapo

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1564-1570; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01537
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  Heated and Humidified High-Flow Oxygen Therapy Reduces Discomfort During Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

  Elise Cuquemelle, Tai Pham, Jean-François Papon, Bruno Louis, Pierre-Eric Danin and Laurent Brochard

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1571-1577; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01681
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  Dead Space Fraction Changes During PEEP Titration Following Lung Recruitment in Patients With ARDS

  Guo Fengmei, Chen Jin, Liu Songqiao, Yang Congshan and Yang Yi

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1578-1585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01497
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  Clinical and Epidemiological Features of 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Differ Slightly According to Seroprevalence Status During the Second Wave in the General Population in México

  Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Martín Hernández-Torre, Patricia A Ugalde-Casas, Jesús Santos-Guzmán, Mónica Serrano-González, Norma G Gutiérrez, Lorena Lam-Franco, Daniela Tamargo-Barrera, Ubaldo Martínez, Humberto Bustamante-Careaga, Mario M Alvarez and Stacey Schultz-Cherry

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1586-1593; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01644
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  The Critical Illness Polyneuropathy in Septic Patients With Prolonged Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation: Is the Diaphragm Also Affected? A Pilot Study

  Patrícia dos Santos, Cassiano Teixeira, Augusto Savi, Juçara Gasparetto Maccari, Fernanda Santos Neres, André Sant′Ana Machado, Roselaine Pinheiro de Oliveira, Marlise Ribeiro and Francisco T Rotta

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1594-1601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01396
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  The Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation and Systemic Oxygen Uptake During Exercise in Subjects With COPD: A Preliminary Study

  Kazuyuki Tabira, Jun Horie, Hiromasa Fujii, Toshio Aida, Ken-ichi Ito, Takahiko Fukumoto, Hidetaka Imagita and Hideki Ishihara

  Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1602-1610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01602