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Original Research

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  Blow-by as Potential Therapy for Uncooperative Children: An In-Vitro Study

  Mohamed Mohsen Mansour and Gerald C Smaldone

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2004-2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01653
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  Different Tracheotomy Tube Diameters Influence Diaphragmatic Effort and Indices of Weanability in Difficult to Wean Patients

  Ilaria Valentini, Eva Tonveronachi, Cesare Gregoretti, Chiara Mega, Luca Fasano, Lara Pisani and Stefano Nava

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2012-2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01747
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  Accidental Decannulation Following Placement of a Tracheostomy Tube

  Alexander C White, Elaine Purcell, Mary Beth Urquhart, Bernard Joseph and Heidi H O'Connor

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2019-2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01627
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  Intra-individual Variation of the Cuff-Leak Test as a Predictor of Post-Extubation Stridor

  Antoine Gros, Laurent Holzapfel, Sophie Marqué, Laurent Perard, Guy Demingeon, Bonavie Piralla, Sandrine Gaillard and Xavier Tchenio

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2026-2031; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01527
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  Adherence to Acceptability and Repeatability Criteria for Spirometry in Complex Lung Function Laboratories

  Brigitte M Borg, M Faizel Hartley, Michael J Bailey and Bruce R Thompson

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2032-2038; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01724
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  Volume-Time Curve: An Alternative for Endotracheal Tube Cuff Management

  Douglas Willian Bolzan, Walter Jose Gomes, Sônia Maria Faresin, Antônio Carlos de Camargo Carvalho, Ângelo Amato Vincenzo De Paola and Solange Guizilini

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2039-2044; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01812
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  Comparison of 2 Correction Methods for Absolute Values of Esophageal Pressure in Subjects With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, Mechanically Ventilated in the ICU

  Claude Guérin and Jean-Christophe Richard

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2045-2051; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01883
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  Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 (sTREM-1) as a Diagnostic Marker of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

  Steven J Palazzo, Terri A Simpson, Jillian M Simmons and Lynn M Schnapp

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2052-2058; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01703
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  Analysis of Risk Factors for Extubation Failure in Subjects Submitted to Non-Emergency Elective Intracranial Surgery

  Milena Carlos Vidotto, Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti, Mirto Nelson Prandini and José Roberto Jardim

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2059-2066; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01039
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  Clinical Audit on Diagnostic Accuracy and Management of Respiratory Failure in COPD

  Francesco Menzella, Nicola Facciolongo, Mirco Lusuardi, Roberto Piro, Debora Formisano, Claudia Castagnetti, Anna Simonazzi and Luigi Zucchi

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2067-2073; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01502
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  The Effect of Alveolar Dead Space on the Measurement of End-Expiratory Lung Volume by Modified Nitrogen Wash-Out/Wash-In in Lavage-Induced Lung Injury

  Rui Tang, Yingzi Huang, Qiuhua Chen, Xia Hui, Yang Li, Qing Yu, Hongjie Zhao, Yi Yang and Haibo Qiu

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2074-2081; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01800
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  Evaluation of a Peer-Led Asthma Self-Management Program and Benefits of the Program for Adolescent Peer Leaders

  Hyekyun Rhee, Brenda E McQuillan and Michael J Belyea

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2082-2089; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01488
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  Oxidative Stress in COPD Patients, Smokers, and Non-smokers

  Heidar Tavilani, Ebrahim Nadi, Jamshid Karimi and Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2090-2094; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01809
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  Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Enhances Heart Rate Recovery in Patients With COPD

  Vasiliki V Georgiopoulou, Stavros Dimopoulos, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Ourania Papazachou, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Athanasios Tasoulis, Varvara Agapitou, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Charis Roussos and Serafim Nanas

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2095-2103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01485
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  Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome With Combined Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Midline Glossectomy: Outcomes From a 5-Year Study

  Jin Hou, Jing Yan, Botao Wang, Kang Zhu, Ying Sheng, Guoxi Zheng and Quanqing Kang

  Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2104-2110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01695