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Original Research

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  Does Noninvasive Ventilation Delivery in the Ward Provide Early Effective Ventilation?

  Carlo Olivieri, Luca Carenzo, Gian Luca Vignazia, Mauro Campanini, Mario Pirisi, Francesco Della Corte and Paolo Navalesi

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 6-11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03294
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  Prognostic Value of Plateau Pressure Below 30 cm H₂O in Septic Subjects With Acute Respiratory Failure

  Ming-Cheng Chan, Jeng-Sen Tseng, Jung-Te Chiu, Kuo-Hsuan Hsu, Sou-Jen Shih, Chi-Yuan Yi, Chieh-Liang Wu and Yu Ru Kou

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 12-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03138
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  Description and Microbiology of Endotracheal Tube Biofilm in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects

  Pierre-Eric Danin, Emmanuelle Girou, Patrick Legrand, Bruno Louis, Redouane Fodil, Christo Christov, Jérôme Devaquet, Daniel Isabey and Laurent Brochard

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 21-29; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02722
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  Aerosol Distribution During Open Suctioning and Long-Term Surveillance of Air Quality in a Respiratory Care Center Within a Medical Center

  Fen-Fang Chung, Hui-Ling Lin, Hsueh-Erh Liu, Angela Shin-Yu Lien, Hsiu-Feng Hsiao, Lan-Ti Chou and Gwo-Hwa Wan

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 30-37; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03310
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  Physicochemical Aspects and Efficiency of Albuterol Nebulization: Comparison of Three Aerosol Types in an In Vitro Pediatric Model

  Anne-Laure Sidler-Moix, Ermindo R Di Paolo, Ugo Dolci, Markoulina Berger-Gryllaki, Jacques Cotting and André Pannatier

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 38-46; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02490
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  Prior Cardiac Surgery Is Independently Associated With Decreased Survival Following Infant Tracheostomy

  Elizabeth Rosner and Christopher W Mastropietro

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 47-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03392
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  Outcomes for Difficult-to-Wean Subjects After Cardiac Surgery

  Guido Vagheggini, Eugenia Panait Vlad, Stefano Mazzoleni, Uberto Bortolotti, Fabio Guarracino and Nicolino Ambrosino

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 56-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03315
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  Ventilatory Efficiency Before and After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

  Hilary F Armstrong, Nicole E Dussault, Wilawan Thirapatarapong, Renee S Lemieux, Byron M Thomashow and Matthew N Bartels

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 63-71; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03233
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  Cyclic Variation in Heart Rate Score by Holter Electrocardiogram as Screening for Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Subjects With Heart Failure

  Takeshi Shimizu, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Shoji Iwaya, Satoshi Abe, Takamasa Sato, Satoshi Suzuki, Takayoshi Yamaki, Koichi Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Kunii, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh and Yasuchika Takeishi

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 72-80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03341
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  Effects of an Educational Intervention of Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Patrícia Xavier Hommerding, Rafael R Baptista, Gabriel T Makarewicz, Cláudia S Schindel, Márcio VF Donadio, Leonardo A Pinto and Paulo JC Marostica

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 81-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02578
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  Estimation of Minimal Clinically Important Difference in EQ-5D Visual Analog Scale Score After Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Subjects With COPD

  Andrea Zanini, Marina Aiello, Daniela Adamo, Silvia Casale, Francesca Cherubino, Sabrina Della Patrona, Eleonora Raimondi, Elisabetta Zampogna, Alfredo Chetta and Antonio Spanevello

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 88-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03272
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  Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Exercise Capacity in Subjects with Kyphoscoliosis and Severe Respiratory Impairment

  Salvatore Fuschillo, Alberto De Felice, Michele Martucci, Carlo Gaudiosi, Viviana Pisano, Dino Vitale and Giovanni Balzano

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 96-101; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03095
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  A COPD Health Management Program in a Community-Based Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Peian Lou, Peipei Chen, Pan Zhang, Jiaxi Yu, Yong Wang, Na Chen, Li Zhang, Hongmin Wu and Jing Zhao

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 102-112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03420
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  The Difference Between Slow and Forced Vital Capacity Increases With Increasing Body Mass Index: A Paradoxical Difference in Low and Normal Body Mass Indices

  Spyridon Fortis, Edward O Corazalla, Qi Wang and Hyun J Kim

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 113-118; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03403
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  Values of Impulse Oscillometry in Healthy Mexican Children and Adolescents

  Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Luis Torre-Bouscoulet, David Martínez-Briseño, Luis Rodríguez-Moreno, Gabriela Cantú-González and Mario H Vargas

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 119-127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03374
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  Azithromycin Attenuates Pulmonary Inflammation and Emphysema in Smoking-Induced COPD Model in Rats

  Yu-feng Wan, Zu-hu Huang, Ke Jing, Jun Li, Yi Wang, Chuan-qin Xu, Jian-hui Chen and Yu-long Zheng

  Respiratory Care January 2015, 60 (1) 128-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03344