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Original Research

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  Assessment of Factors Related to Auto-PEEP

  Giuseppe Natalini, Daniele Tuzzo, Antonio Rosano, Marco Testa, Michele Grazioli, Vincenzo Pennestrì, Guido Amodeo, Paolo F Marsilia, Andrea Tinnirello, Francesco Berruto, Marialinda Fiorillo, Matteo Filippini, Alberto Peratoner, Cosetta Minelli and Achille Bernardini on behalf of the VENTILAB Group

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 134-141; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04063
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  Neonatal Pneumothorax Pressures Surpass Higher Threshold in Lung Recruitment Maneuvers: An In Vivo Interventional Study

  Patricio González-Pizarro, Javier García-Fernández, Susana Canfrán and Fernando Gilsanz

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 142-148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04250
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  Telemedicine Versus Face-to-Face Evaluations by Respiratory Therapists of Mechanically Ventilated Neonates and Children: A Pilot Study

  Rebecca C Bell, Phoebe H Yager, Maureen E Clark, Serguei Roumiantsev, Heather L Venancio, Daniel W Chipman, Robert M Kacmarek and Natan N Noviski

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 149-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04080
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  Reduction of Endotracheal Tube Connector Dead Space Improves Ventilation: A Bench Test on a Model Lung Simulating an Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate

  Vadim A Ivanov

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 155-161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04076
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  Spirometry-Adjusted Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Allows Asthma Diagnosis in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

  Tomasz Grzelewski, Włodzimierz Stelmach, Rafał Stelmach, Anna Janas, Aleksandra Grzelewska, Konrad Witkowski, Eusebio Makandjou-Ola, Paweł Majak and Iwona Stelmach

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 162-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04092
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  Using the Lower Limit of Normal Instead of the Conventional Cutoff Values to Define Predictors of Pulmonary Function Impairment in Subjects With Chronic Heart Failure

  Armine G Minasian, Frank JJ van den Elshout, PN Richard Dekhuijzen, Petra JE Vos, Frank F Willems, Paul JPC van den Bergh and Yvonne F Heijdra

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 173-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04101
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  Inspiratory Muscle Strength and Endurance in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis

  Fernanda M Vendrusculo, João P Heinzmann-Filho, Taila C Piva, Paulo JC Marostica and Márcio VF Donadio

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 184-191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04231
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  Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in a Cohort of Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: A 7-Year Follow-Up Study

  Josani Silva Flores, Paula Maria Eidt Rovedder, Bruna Ziegler, Antônio Fernando Furlan Pinotti, Sérgio Saldanha Menna Barreto and Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 192-199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04097
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  The Relationship Among Oxidative and Anti-Oxidative Parameters and Myeloperoxidase in Subjects With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

  Ahmet Arısoy, Selami Ekin, Bunyamin Sertogullarindan, Hulya Gunbatar, Aysel Sunnetcioglu, Nurten Aksoy, Hatice Sezen, Selvi Asker, Mahfuz Turan and Hanifi Yildiz

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 200-204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04277
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  Evaluation of Oxidative Damage and Antioxidant Mechanisms in COPD, Lung Cancer, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

  Aysel Sunnetcioglu, Hamit H Alp, Bunyamin Sertogullarından, Ragip Balaharoglu and Hulya Gunbatar

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 205-211; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04209
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  Physical Activity as a Predictor of Absence of Frailty in Subjects With Stable COPD and COPD Exacerbation

  Marie Carmen Valenza, Irene Torres-Sánchez, Irene Cabrera-Martos, Jeanette Rodríguez-Torres, Emilio González-Jiménez and Tomás Muñoz-Casaubon

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 212-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04118
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  Translation of Exercise Test Response to Training Intensity Using the Count Scale

  Hao-Yan Wang, Qing Miao, Qiu-Fen Xu, Xin He and Bo Xu

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 220-224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04179
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  The Challenging Diagnosis of Non-Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Non-Mechanically Ventilated Subjects: Value of Microbiological Investigation

  Jonathan Messika, Annabelle Stoclin, Eric Bouvard, Jean-Pierre Fulgencio, Christophe Ridel, Ioan-Paul Muresan, Jean-Jacques Boffa, Claude Bachmeyer, Michel Denis, Valérie Gounant, Adoracion Esteso, Valeria Loi, Charlotte Verdet, Hélène Prigent, Antoine Parrot and Muriel Fartoukh

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 225-234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04143
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  Safety and Efficiency of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy With Direct Bronchoscopic Guidance for Thoracic Transplant Recipients

  Kevin Pilarczyk, Henning Carstens, Jens Heckmann, Juri Lubarski, Günter Marggraf, Heinz Jakob, Nikolaus Pizanis and Markus Kamler

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 235-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04128
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  Complications of Convex-Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study

  Benan Çağlayan, Aydın Yılmaz, Semra Bilaçeroğlu, Sevda Şener Cömert, Nilgün Y Demirci and Banu Salepçi

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 243-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03838
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  Complications of Prone Positioning During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review

  Rachel E Culbreth and Lynda T Goodfellow

  Respiratory Care February 2016, 61 (2) 249-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03882