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Original Research

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  Noninvasive Ventilation Coupled With Nebulization During Asthma Crises: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Valdecir C Galindo-Filho, Daniella C Brandão, Rita de Cássia S Ferreira, Maria José C Menezes, Paulo Almeida-Filho, Verônica F Parreira, Tayse N Silva, Maria da Glória Rodrigues-Machado, Elizabeth Dean and Armèle Dornelas de Andrade

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 241-249; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01371
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  The Association Between Comorbid Illness, Colonization Status, and Acute Hospitalization in Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

  Avelino C Verceles, Elizabeth J Lechner, David Halpin and Steven M Scharf

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 250-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01677
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  Tracheostomy Tube Change Before Day 7 Is Associated With Earlier Use of Speaking Valve and Earlier Oral Intake

  Daniel F Fisher, Dhimiter Kondili, June Williams, Dean R Hess, Edward A Bittner and Ulrich H Schmidt

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 257-263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01714
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  Evaluation of 4 New Generation Portable Ventilators

  Thomas C Blakeman and Richard D Branson

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 264-272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01994
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  Middle Ear Effusion in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Effects of the Nasogastric Tube

  Míriam González Pena, Enric Figuerola Massana, Pilar Hernández Gutiérrez and Jordi Rello Condomines

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 273-278; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01911
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  Adherence to Airway Clearance Therapies by Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients

  Josani Silva Flores, Fernanda Ângela Teixeira, Paula Maria Eidt Rovedder, Bruna Ziegler and Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 279-285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01389
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  Assessing Exercise Capacity Using Telehealth: A Feasibility Study in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

  Narelle S Cox, Jennifer A Alison, Brenda M Button, John W Wilson and Anne E Holland

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 286-290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01922
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  Static Hyperinflation Is Associated With Decreased Peak Exercise Performance in Children With Cystic Fibrosis

  Aleksandar D Sovtic, Predrag B Minic, Jovan Kosutic, Gordana P Markovic-Sovtic and Milan B Gajic

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 291-297; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01946
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  Mechanical Behaviors of Flutter VRP1, Shaker, and Acapella Devices

  Alexandre Pereira dos Santos, Rogério Contato Guimarães, Eliane Maria de Carvalho and Ada Clarice Gastaldi

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 298-304; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01685
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  Noninvasive CPAP With Face Mask: Comparison Among New Air-Entrainment Masks and the Boussignac Valve

  Giovanni Mistraletti, Matteo Giacomini, Giovanni Sabbatini, Riccardo Pinciroli, Elena S Mantovani, Michele Umbrello, Debora Palmisano, Paolo Formenti, Anne LL Destrebecq and Gaetano Iapichino

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 305-312; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01598
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  Pleural Fluid Amino-Terminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients With Pleural Effusions

  Altug Cincin, Yasin Abul, Beste Ozben, Azra Tanrikulu, Nurhayat Topaloglu, Gulsevil Ozgul, Sait Karakurt and Ahmet Oktay

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 313-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01818
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  Asynchronous Thoraco-abdominal Motion Contributes to Decreased 6-Minute Walk Test in Patients With COPD

  Jung-Yien Chien, Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Yuh-Chin T Huang, Chong-Jen Yu and Pan-Chyr Yang

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 320-326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01522
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  Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Educational Program in Italian COPD Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation

  Mara Paneroni, Enrico Clini, Ernesto Crisafulli, Enrico Guffanti, Alessia Fumagalli, Antonella Bernasconi, Antonella Cabiaglia, Antonello Nicolini, Stefania Brogi, Nicolino Ambrosino, Roberta Peroni, Luca Bianchi and Michele Vitacca

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 327-333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01697
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  Relationship Between Depression in Patients With COPD and the Percent of Predicted FEV₁, BODE Index, and Health-Related Quality of Life

  Asuka Iguchi, Hideaki Senjyu, Yoshika Hayashi, Rumi Kanada, Shoko Iwai, Sumihisa Honda, Chika Kitagawa, Hiroki Ozawa and Naoto Rikitomi

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 334-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01844
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  Severe Tracheomalacia in the ICU: Identification of Diagnostic Criteria and Risk Factor Analysis From a Case Control Study

  Chitra Kandaswamy, Garrett Bird, Narinder Gill, Edward Math and Jose Joseph Vempilly

  Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 340-347; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01866