AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (156 4)

Michael S. Niederman: Is "Crop Rotation" of Antibiotics the Solution to a "Resistant" Problem in the ICU?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1029-1031. [Full text]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

J. RANDALL CURTIS, DIANE P. MARTIN, and THOMAS R. MARTIN: Patient-assessed Health Outcomes in Chronic Lung Disease . What are They, How Do They Help Us, and Where Do We Go From Here?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1032-1039. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Airway Reactivity:

KIYOSHI ZAYASU, KIYOHISA SEKIZAWA, SHOJI OKINAGA, MUTSUO YAMAYA, TAKASHI OHRUI, and HIDETADA SASAKI: Increased Carbon Monoxide in Exhaled Air of Asthmatic Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1140-1143. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELS J. M. WEERSINK, ED H. van ZOMEREN, GERARD H. KOËTER, and DIRKJE S. POSTMA: Treatment of Nocturnal Airway Obstruction Improves Daytime Cognitive Performance in Asthmatics; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1144-1150. [Abstract] [Full text]
DENNIS NOWAK, RUDOLF JÖRRES, JÜRGEN BERGER, MATTHIAS CLAUSSEN, and HELGO MAGNUSSEN: Airway Responsiveness to Sulfur Dioxide in an Adult Population Sample; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1151-1156. [Abstract] [Full text]
OLIVIER MICHEL, ANNE-MARIE NAGY, MARC SCHROEVEN, JEAN DUCHATEAU, JEAN NÈVE, PIERRE FONDU, and ROGER SERGYSELS: Dose-Response Relationship to Inhaled Endotoxin in Normal Subjects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1157-1164. [Abstract] [Full text]
JAMES E. FISH, STEPHEN P. PETERS, CHRISTOPHER V. CHAMBERS, STEPHEN J. MCGEADY, KENNETH R. EPSTEIN, HOMER A. BOUSHEY, REUBEN M. CHERNIACK, VERNON M. CHINCHILLI, JEFFREY M. DRAZEN, JOHN V. FAHY, SUZANNE S. HURD, ELLIOT ISRAEL, STEPHEN C. LAZARUS, ROBERT F. LEMANSKE, RICHARD J. MARTIN, ELIZABETH A. MAUGER, CHRISTINE SORKNESS, and STANLEY J. SZEFLER: An Evaluation of Colchicine as an Alternative to Inhaled Corticosteriods in Moderate Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1165-1171. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDREW M. WILSON, LESLEY C. MCFARLANE, and BRIAN J. LIPWORTH: Dose-response Effect for Adrenal Suppression with Repeated Twice Daily Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate and Triamcinolone Acetonide in Adult Asthmatics; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1274-1277. [Abstract] [Full text]
B. J. MOORE, L. M. VERBURGT, G. G. KING, and P. D. PARÉ: The Effect of Deep Inspiration on Methacholine Dose-response Curves in Normal Subjects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1278-1281. [Abstract] [Full text]

Critical Care:

ZHENGDONG WANG, OKYANUS GUREL, SUSAN WEINBACH, and ROBERT H. NOTTER: Primary Importance of Zwitterionic Over Anionic Phospholipids in the Surface-active Function of Calf Lung Surfactant Extract; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1049-1057. [Abstract] [Full text]
JEANNE D. MROZEK, KENDRA M. SMITH, DENNIS R. BING, PAT A. MEYERS, SUSAN C. SIMONTON, JOHN E. CONNETT, and MARK C. MAMMEL: Exogenous Surfactant and Partial Liquid Ventilation . Physiologic and Pathologic Effects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1058-1065. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDREAS W. SIELENKÄMPER, IAN H. CHIN-YEE, CLAUDIO M. MARTIN, and WILLIAM J. SIBBALD: Diaspirin Crosslinked Hemoglobin Improves Systemic Oxygen Uptake in Oxygen Supply-dependent Septic Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1066-1072. [Abstract] [Full text]
FUMIO SAKAMAKI, HANS HOFFMANN, CHRISTIAN MÜLLER, HENDRIK DIENEMANN, KONRAD MESSMER, and FRIEDRICH W. SCHILDBERG: Reduced Lipid Peroxidation and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury after Lung Transplantation Using Low-Potassium Dextran Solution for Lung Preservation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1073-1081. [Abstract] [Full text]
V. MARCO RANIERI, NICOLA BRIENZA, SERGIO SANTOSTASI, FILOMENA PUNTILLO, LUCIANA MASCIA, NICOLA VITALE, ROCCO GIULIANI, VINCENZO MEMEO, FRANCESCO BRUNO, TOMMASO FIORE, ANTONIO BRIENZA, and ARTHUR S. SLUTSKY: Impairment of Lung and Chest Wall Mechanics in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Role of Abdominal Distension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1082-1091. [Abstract] [Full text]
CHRISTOPHE DELCLAUX, ERIC ROUPIE, FRANÇOIS BLOT, LAURENT BROCHARD, FRANÇOIS LEMAIRE, and CHRISTIAN BRUN-BUISSON: Lower Respiratory Tract Colonization and Infection during Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Incidence and Diagnosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1092-1098. [Abstract] [Full text]
DANIEL DE BACKER, JACQUES CRETEUR, HAIBO ZHANG, MICHELLE NORRENBERG, and JEAN-LOUIS VINCENT: Lactate Production by the Lungs in Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1099-1104. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARC J. M. BONTEN, ALBERT H. M. FROON, CARLO A. GAILLARD, JAN WILLEM M. GREVE, PETER W. de LEEUW, MARJOLEIN DRENT, ELLEN E. STOBBERINGH, and WIM A. BUURMAN: The Systemic Inflammatory Response in the Development of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1105-1113. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELENA N. ATOCHINA, VLADIMIR R. MUZYKANTOV, ABU B. AL-MEHDI, SERGEI M. DANILOV, and ARON B. FISHER: Normoxic Lung Ischemia/Reperfusion Accelerates Shedding of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme from the Pulmonary Endothelium; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1114-1119. [Abstract] [Full text]
CRAIG R. WEINERT, CYNTHIA R. GROSS, JAMES R. KANGAS, CARON L. BURY, and WILLIAM A. MARINELLI: Health-related Quality of Life after Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1120-1128. [Abstract] [Full text]
AMAL JUBRAN, BRYDON J. B. GRANT, and MARTIN J. TOBIN: Effect of Hyperoxic Hypercapnia on Variational Activity of Breathing; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1129-1139. [Abstract] [Full text]
IAN R. DOYLE, ANDREW D. BERSTEN, and TERENCE E. NICHOLAS: Surfactant Proteins-A and -B Are Elevated in Plasma of Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1217-1229. [Abstract] [Full text]
DEH-MING CHANG, KANG HSU, YU-AN DING, and CHI-HUEI CHIANG: Interleukin-1 in Ischemia-Reperfusion Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1230-1234. [Abstract] [Full text]
PAMELA R. ROBERTS, KIMBERLY W. BLACK, and GARY P. ZALOGA: Enteral Feeding Improves Outcome and Protects against Glycerol-induced Acute Renal Failure in the Rat; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1265-1269. [Abstract] [Full text]

Infection:

MARIN H. KOLLEF, JON VLASNIK, LINDA SHARPLESS, CHRISTINA PASQUE, DENISE MURPHY, and VICTORIA FRASER: Scheduled Change of Antibiotic Classes . A Strategy to Decrease the Incidence of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1040-1048. [Abstract] [Full text]
TATSUYA ABE, YASUYUKI TOMINAGA, TOSHIAKI KIKUCHI, AKIRA WATANABE, KEN SATOH, YUJI WATANABE, and TOSHIHIRO NUKIWA: Bacterial Pneumonia Causes Augmented Expression of the Secretory Leukoprotease Inhibitor Gene in the Murine Lung; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1235-1240. [Abstract] [Full text]
A.THOMAS C. KOTSIMBOS, VINCENT SINICKAS, ERIC M. GLARE, DONALD S. ESMORE, GREGORY I. SNELL, E. HAYDN WALTERS, and TREVOR J. WILLIAMS: Quantitative Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Lung Transplant Recipients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1241-1246. [Abstract] [Full text]
BRENDA E. JONES, ROBERT RYU, ZHENHUA YANG, M. DONALD CAVE, JANICE M. POGODA, MICHIKO OTAYA, and PETER F. BARNES: Chest Radiographic Findings in Patients with Tuberculosis with Recent or Remote Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1270-1273. [Abstract] [Full text]

Lung Injury and Pathology:

ALVAR G. N. AGUSTÍ, JAUME CARDÚS, JOSEP ROCA, JOSEP M. GRAU, ANTONI XAUBET, and ROBERT RODRIGUEZ-ROISIN: Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch in Patients with Pleural Effusion . Effects of Thoracentesis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1205-1209. [Abstract] [Full text]
GIUSEPPE FOTI, MAURIZIO CEREDA, GIULIANA BANFI, PAOLO PELOSI, ROBERTO FUMAGALLI, and ANTONIO PESENTI: End-Inspiratory Airway Occlusion . A Method To Assess the Pressure Developed by Inspiratory Muscles in Patients with Acute Lung Injury Undergoing Pressure Support; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1210-1216. [Abstract] [Full text]
LUIS OCHOA, GREGORY WAYPA, JOHN R. MAHONEY, Jr., LUIS RODRIGUEZ, and FRED L. MINNEAR: Contrasting Effects of Hypochlorous Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide on Endothelial Permeability . Prevention with cAMP Drugs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1247-1255. [Abstract] [Full text]
PHILIPPA L. HERITAGE, BRIAN J. UNDERDOWN, A. LARRY ARSENAULT, DENIS P. SNIDER, and MARK R. MCDERMOTT: Comparison of Murine Nasal-associated Lymphoid Tissue and Peyer's Patches; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1256-1262. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric Pulmonary Disease:

FERENC PETÁK, MARK J. HAYDEN, ZOLTÁN HANTOS, and PETER D. SLY: Volume Dependence of Respiratory Impedance in Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1172-1177. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANNA S. PELKONEN, ARJA L. HAKULINEN, and MARKKU TURPEINEN: Bronchial Lability and Responsiveness in School Children Born Very Preterm; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1178-1184. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDREW H. NUMA, JÜRG HAMMER, and CHRISTOPHER J. L. NEWTH: Effect of Prone and Supine Positions on Functional Residual Capacity, Oxygenation, and Respiratory Mechanics in Ventilated Infants and Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1185-1189. [Abstract] [Full text]
HANS BISGAARD, SVEND STENVANG PEDERSEN, KIM GJERUM NIELSEN, MARIANNE SKOV, EVA MOSFELDT LAURSEN, GITTE KRONBORG, CLAUS MICHAEL REIMERT, NIELS H ØIBY, and CHRISTIAN KOCH: Controlled Trial of Inhaled Budesonide in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Bronchopulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1190-1196. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAVID S. ARMSTRONG, KEITH GRIMWOOD, JOHN B. CARLIN, ROSEMARY CARZINO, JOSE P. GUTIÈRREZ, JEREMY HULL, ANTHONY OLINSKY, ETHNA M. PHELAN, COLIN F. ROBERTSON, and PETER D. PHELAN: Lower Airway Inflammation in Infants and Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1197-1204. [Abstract] [Full text]

CASE REPORTS:

CAROLINE MASLO, PIERRE-MARIE GIRARD, THIERRY URBAN, SABINE GUESSANT, and WILLY ROZENBAUM: Ribavirin Therapy for Adenovirus Pneumonia in an AIDS Patient; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1263-1264. [Abstract] [Full text]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

: Fair Allocation of Intensive Care Unit Resources; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1282-1301. [Full text]

SUPPLEMENT: "The Genetics of Asthma"

: Purpose of the Conference; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S67. [Full text]
JEFFREY M. DRAZEN and EDWIN K. SILVERMAN: Genetics of Asthma . Conference Summary; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S69-71. [Full text]
OLGA A. IAKOUBOVA, HOLLY DUSHKIN, and DAVID R. BEIER: Genetic Analysis of a Quantitative Trait in a Mouse Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S72-77. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROMAIN A. PAUWELS, GUY J. BRUSSELLE, and JOHAN C. KIPS: Cytokine Manipulation in Animal Models of Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S78-81. [Abstract] [Full text]
GEORGE T. DE SANCTIS and JEFFREY M. DRAZEN: Genetics of Native Airway Responsiveness in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S82-88. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARSHA WILLS-KARP and SUSAN L. EWART: The Genetics of Allergen-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S89-96. [Abstract] [Full text]
B. BORIS VARGAFTIG: Modifications of Experimental Bronchopulmonary Hyperresponsiveness; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S97-102. [Abstract] [Full text]
NICHOLAS J. SCHORK: Genetics of Complex Disease . Approaches, Problems, and Solutions; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S103-109. [Abstract] [Full text]
MIRIAM F. MOFFATT and WILLIAM O. C. M. COOKSON: Linkage and Candidate Gene Studies in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S110-112. [Full text]
EUGENE R. BLEECKER, DIRKJE S. POSTMA, and DEBORAH A. MEYERS: Evidence for Multiple Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S113-116. [Abstract] [Full text]
FERNANDO D. MARTINEZ: Complexities of the Genetics of Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S117-122. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRANCINE KAUFFMANN, MARIE-HÉLÈNE DIZIER, ISABELLE PIN, EVELYNE PATY, FRÉDÉRIC GORMAND, DANIEL VERVLOET, JEAN BOUSQUET, FRANÇOISE NEUKIRCH, ISABELLA ANNESI, MARIE-PIERRE ORYSZCZYN, MARK LATHROP, FLORENCE DEMENAIS, ALAIN LOCKHART, and JOSUÉ FEINGOLD: Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy . Phenotype Issues; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S123-129. [Abstract] [Full text]
A. S. SLUTSKY, N. ZAMEL, and the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO GENETICS of ASTHMA RESEARCH GROUP: Genetics of Asthma . The University of Toronto Program; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S130-132. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAVID G. MARSH: Approaches toward the Genetic Analysis of Complex Traits . Asthma and Atopy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S133-138. [Abstract] [Full text]
C. E. MAPP, A. BALBONI, R. BARICORDI, and L. M. FABBRI: Human Leukocyte Antigen Associations in Occupational Asthma Induced by Isocyanates; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S139-143. [Abstract] [Full text]
N. S. THOMAS, J. WILKINSON, and S. T. HOLGATE: The Candidate Region Approach to the Genetics of Asthma and Allergy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S144-151. [Abstract] [Full text]
LANNY J. ROSENWASSER and LARRY BORISH: Genetics of Atopy and Asthma: The Rationale behind Promoter-based Candidate Gene Studies (IL-4 and IL-10); Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S152-155. [Abstract] [Full text]
STEPHEN B. LIGGETT: Polymorphisms of the $beta$ ₂-Adrenergic Receptor and Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: S156-162. [Abstract] [Full text]