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Original Research

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  Variations in the Efficiency of Albuterol Delivery and Intrapulmonary Effects With Differential Parameter Settings on Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation

  Takashi Karashima, Yuka Mimura-Kimura, Kanade Miyakawa, Akihiro Nakamura, Fuminori Shimahara, Haruhito Kamei and Yusuke Mimura

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 502-508; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06348
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  Impact of Spontaneous Breathing Trial on Work of Breathing Indices Derived From Esophageal Pressure, Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm, and Oxygen Consumption in Children

  Guillaume Mortamet, Nicolas Nardi, Véronique Groleau, Sandrine Essouri, Brigitte Fauroux, Philippe Jouvet and Guillaume Emeriaud

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 509-518; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06351
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  Lung Ultrasound Combined With Procalcitonin for a Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

  Juandi Zhou, Jia Song, Shijin Gong, Weihang Hu, Minjia Wang, Aibing Xiao, Cong Zhang and Zhouzhou Dong

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 519-527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06377
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  Home Mechanical Ventilation Use in South Korea Based on National Health Insurance Service Data

  Hwan Il Kim, Jae Hwa Cho, So Young Park, Young Seok Lee, Youjin Chang, Won-Il Choi, Yun Su Sim, Jae Young Moon, Kwangha Lee, Ki-Suck Jung and Sunghoon Park

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 528-535; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06310
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  Study of Active Duty Military Personnel for Environmental Deployment Exposures: Pre- and Post-Deployment Spirometry (STAMPEDE II)

  Michael J Morris, Andrew J Skabelund, Frederic A Rawlins, Roger A Gallup, James K Aden and Aaron B Holley

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 536-544; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06396
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  Bacterial Contamination of Circuit Inner Surfaces After High-Flow Oxygen Therapy

  Mutsuo Onodera, Emiko Nakataki, Nobuto Nakanishi, Taiga Itagaki, Masami Sato, Jun Oto and Masaji Nishimura

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 545-549; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06299
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  Using a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Support the Resiliency of In-Patient Pediatric Respiratory Therapists

  Julie Luzarraga, Christopher Wichman, Rachel Shirk, Cheryl Jarosz and Meaghann S Weaver

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 550-554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06483
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  A Comparison of Methods to Count Breathing Frequency

  Atsushi Takayama, Taro Takeshima, Yutaka Nakashima, Takahiro Yoshidomi, Takahiko Nagamine and Kazuhiko Kotani

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 555-563; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06451
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  Evaluation of Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Indices as Predictors of Successful Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in Subjects With Abdominal Sepsis

  Haytham H Eltrabili, Ahmed M Hasanin, Mahmoud S Soliman, Ahmed M Lotfy, Walid I Hamimy and Ahmed M Mukhtar

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 564-569; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06391
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  Reduced FEV₁/FVC and FEV₁ in the Normal Range as a Physiological Variant

  Luciana dos Santos Andreata, Maria Raquel Soares and Carlos AC Pereira

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 570-575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06131
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  Influence of Mouth Pressure on Measurement of Diffusing Capacity in the Clinical Pulmonary Function Laboratory

  David A Kaminsky and Steven C Jarzembowski

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 576-581; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06469
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  Neurally-Adjusted Ventilatory Assist for Noninvasive Ventilation via a Helmet in Subjects With COPD Exacerbation: A Physiologic Study

  Federico Longhini, Ling Liu, Chun Pan, Jianfeng Xie, Gianmaria Cammarota, Andrea Bruni, Eugenio Garofalo, Yi Yang, Paolo Navalesi and Haibo Qiu

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 582-589; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06502
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  Visual Obstruction of Flow Indicator Increases Inspiratory Volumes in Incentive Spirometry

  Adam EM Eltorai, Thomas J Martin, Shyam A Patel, Megan Tran, Ashley S Eltorai, Alan H Daniels and Grayson L Baird

  Respiratory Care May 2019, 64 (5) 590-594; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06331