AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (163 7)

Mark Schuyler: Are Polymorphisms the Answer in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1513-1514. [Full text]
Donald W. Cockcroft: How Best to Measure Airway Responsiveness; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1514-1515. [Full text]
William E. Trick and Robert A. Weinstein: Intravascular Catheter Use . How to Tell When the Medicine Is Worse Than the Malady; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1515-1516. [Full text]
Timothy S. Blackwell and John W. Christman: Defining the Lung's Response to Endotoxin; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1516-1517. [Full text]
Donald L. Bliwise: Is the Measurement of Sleepiness the Holy Grail of Sleep Medicine?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1517-1519. [Full text]

UPDATE IN NONPULMONARY CRITICAL CARE:

YORAM SHENKER and JAMES B. SKATRUD: Adrenal Insufficiency in Critically Ill Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1520-1523. [Full text]

CLINICAL COMMENTARY:

: Practice Expense Costs in Pulmonary and Critical Care Practices . Is Providing Patient Care Still Economically Feasible?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1524-1527. [Full text] [Related Link]

ARTICLES:

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

MAARTEN Van Den BERGE, RONALD J. MEIJER, HUIB A. M. KERSTJENS, DOROTHEA M. de REUS, GERARD H. KOËTER, HENK F. KAUFFMAN, and DIRKJE S. POSTMA: PC₂₀ Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Is More Closely Associated with Airway Inflammation in Asthma Than PC₂₀ Methacholine; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1546-1550. [Abstract] [Full text]
MONICA KRAFT, JUNO PAK, RICHARD J. MARTIN, DAVID KAMINSKY, and CHARLES G. IRVIN: Distal Lung Dysfunction at Night in Nocturnal Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1551-1556. [Abstract] [Full text]
LAURI LEHTIMÄKI, HANNU KANKAANRANTA, SEPPO SAARELAINEN, PAULA HAHTOLA, RITVA JÄRVENPÄÄ, TIMO KOIVULA, VÄINÖ TURJANMAA, and EEVA MOILANEN: Extended Exhaled NO Measurement Differentiates between Alveolar and Bronchial Inflammation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1557-1561. [Abstract] [Full text]
ARTHUR F. GELB, ROBERT J. McKENNA, Jr., MATTHEW BRENNER, JOEL D. EPSTEIN, and NOE ZAMEL: Lung Function 5 yr after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1562-1566. [Abstract] [Full text]
HENK F. van STEL, JAN M. BOGAARD, LOUS H. M. RIJSSENBEEK-NOUWENS, and VIVIAN T. COLLAND: Multivariable Assessment of the 6-min Walking Test in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1567-1571. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
JAN-PAUL ZOCK, JORDI SUNYER, MANOLIS KOGEVINAS, HANS KROMHOUT, PETER BURNEY, JOSEP MARIA ANTÓ, and The ECRHS Study Group: Occupation, Chronic Bronchitis, and Lung Function in Young Adults . An International Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1572-1577. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALFREDO PRIETO, EDUARDO REYES, ERICA D. BERNSTEIN, BELÉN MARTINEZ, JORGE MONSERRAT, JOSE LUIZ IZQUIERDO, LUIS CALLOL, PILAR de LUCAS, RUDOLFO ALVAREZ-SALA, JOSÉ LUIS ALVAREZ-SALA, VICENTE G. VILLARRUBIA, and MELCHOR ALVAREZ-MON: Defective Natural Killer and Phagocytic Activities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Are Restored by Glycophosphopeptical (Inmunoferón); Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1578-1583. [Abstract] [Full text]
CRAIG M. LILLY, HIDETOSHI NAKAMURA, OLGA I. BELOSTOTSKY, KATHLEEN J. HALEY, EDUARDO A. GARCIA-ZEPEDA, ANDREW D. LUSTER, and ELLIOT ISRAEL: Eotaxin Expression after Segmental Allergen Challenge in Subjects with Atopic Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1669-1675. [Abstract] [Full text]

Critical Care:

BERTRAND RENAUD and CHRISTIAN BRUN-BUISSON: Outcomes of Primary and Catheter-related Bacteremia . A Cohort and Case-Control Study in Critically Ill Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1584-1590. [Abstract] [Full text]
NAOMI P. O'GRADY, HUGH L. PREAS, II, JÉRÔME PUGIN, CARMEN FIUZA, MARGARET TROPEA, DEBRA REDA, STEVEN M. BANKS, and ANTHONY F. SUFFREDINI: Local Inflammatory Responses following Bronchial Endotoxin Instillation in Humans; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1591-1598. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
GRANT W. WATERER, MICHAEL W. QUASNEY, RITA M. CANTOR, and RICHARD G. WUNDERINK: Septic Shock and Respiratory Failure in Community-acquired Pneumonia Have Different TNF Polymorphism Associations; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1599-1604. [Abstract] [Full text]
PHILIPPE VAN der LINDEN, STEFAN DE HERT, SYLVAIN BÉLISLE, FRANÇOISE DE GROOTE, NATHALIE MATHIEU, SANDRINE D'EUGENIO, VALÉRIE JULIEN, CHIWAN HUYNH, and CHRISTIAN MÉLOT: Comparative Effects of Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Increasing Blood Flow on Tissue Oxygenation in Oxygen Supply-dependent Conditions; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1605-1608. [Abstract] [Full text]
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RICHARD, SALVATORE M. MAGGIORE, BJORN JONSON, JORDI MANCEBO, FRANCOIS LEMAIRE, and LAURENT BROCHARD: Influence of Tidal Volume on Alveolar Recruitment . Respective Role of PEEP and a Recruitment Maneuver; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1609-1613. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
MASSIMO GORINI, ANTONIO CORRADO, GIUSEPPE VILLELLA, ROBERTA GINANNI, ANNIKE AUGUSTYNEN, and DONATELLA TOZZI: Physiologic Effects of Negative Pressure Ventilation in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1614-1618. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
TETSU KOBAYASHI, ESTEBAN C. GABAZZA, SHINO SHIMIZU, HIROKI YASUI, HISAMICHI YUDA, OSAMU HATAJI, KAZUO MARUYAMA, TORU YAMAUCHI, KOJI SUZUKI, YUKIHIKO ADACHI, and OSAMU TAGUCHI: Long-term Inhalation of High-dose Nitric Oxide Increases Intraalveolar Activation of Coagulation System in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1676-1682. [Abstract] [Full text]

Interstitial Lung Disease:

ANGEL CAMARENA, ARMIDA JUÁREZ, MAYRA MEJÍA, ANDREA ESTRADA, GUILLERMO CARRILLO, RAMCÉS FALFÁN, JOAQUÍN ZUÑIGA, CARMEN NAVARRO, JULIO GRANADOS, and MOISÉS SELMAN: Major Histocompatibility Complex and Tumor Necrosis Factor- $alpha$ Polymorphisms in Pigeon Breeder's Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1528-1533. [Abstract] [Full text]
GABRIEL REBOUX, RENAUD PIARROUX, FRÉDÉRIC MAUNY, ANNE MADROSZYK, LAURENCE MILLON, KARINE BARDONNET, and JEAN-CHARLES DALPHIN: Role of Molds in Farmer's Lung Disease in Eastern France; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1534-1539. [Abstract] [Full text]
KIANOOSH KATCHAR, JAN WAHLSTRÖM, ANDERS EKLUND, and JOHAN GRUNEWALD: Highly Activated T-Cell Receptor AV2S3⁺ CD4⁺ Lung T-Cell Expansions in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1540-1545. [Abstract] [Full text]
GISELLA BORZONE, RODRIGO MORENO, RODRIGO URREA, MANUEL MENESES, MANUEL OYARZÚN, and CARMEN LISBOA: Bleomycin-Induced Chronic Lung Damage Does Not Resemble Human Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1648-1653. [Abstract] [Full text]
HIROKI YASUI, ESTEBAN C. GABAZZA, SHIGENORI TAMAKI, TETSU KOBAYASHI, OSAMU HATAJI, HISAMICHI YUDA, SHINO SHIMIZU, KOJI SUZUKI, YUKIHIKO ADACHI, and OSAMU TAGUCHI: Intratracheal Administration of Activated Protein C Inhibits Bleomycin-induced Lung Fibrosis in the Mouse; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1660-1668. [Abstract] [Full text]

Respiratory Muscles and Miscellaneous:

CHRISTER SINDERBY, JADRANKA SPAHIJA, JENNIFER BECK, DAREK KAMINSKI, SHENG YAN, NORMAN COMTOIS, and PAWEL SLIWINSKI: Diaphragm Activation during Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1637-1641. [Abstract] [Full text]
STEVEN C. HOFFMANN, MARK S. BLEIWEIS, DAVID R. JONES, HYO CHAE PAIK, PAOLA CIRIACO, and THOMAS M. EGAN: Maintenance of cAMP in Non-Heart-Beating Donor Lungs Reduces Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1642-1647. [Abstract] [Full text]
NORI A. MACGOWAN, KENNETH G. EVANS, JEREMY D. ROAD, and W. DARLENE REID: Diaphragm Injury in Individuals with Airflow Obstruction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1654-1659. [Abstract] [Full text]
J. P. CLANCY, ZSUZSA BEBÖK, FADEL RUIZ, CHRIS KING, JULIE JONES, LYNN WALKER, HEATHER GREER, JEONG HONG, LISA WING, MAURIZIO MACALUSO, RAYMOND LYRENE, ERIC J. SORSCHER, and DAVID M. BEDWELL: Evidence that Systemic Gentamicin Suppresses Premature Stop Mutations in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1683-1692. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep Disorders:

BENOIT PRIEST, COLETTE BRICHARD, GENEVIEVE AUBERT, GIUSEPPE LIISTRO, and DANIEL O. RODENSTEIN: Microsleep during a Simplified Maintenance of Wakefulness Test . A Validation Study of the OSLER Test; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1619-1625. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
NANCY ADAMS, MILTON STRAUSS, MARK SCHLUCHTER, and SUSAN REDLINE: Relation of Measures of Sleep-Disordered Breathing to Neuropsychological Functioning; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1626-1631. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
MITRA NIROUMAND, RAFFAEL KUPERSTEIN, ZION SASSON, and PATRICK J. HANLY: Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Left Ventricular Mass and Diastolic Function; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1632-1636. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]

STATE OF THE ART:

SERGEI A. KHARITONOV and PETER J. BARNES: Exhaled Markers of Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1693-1722. [Full text]

NICHD/NHLBI/ORD WORKSHOP SUMMARY:

ALAN H. JOBE and EDUARDO BANCALARI: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1723-1729. [Full text]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

Michael S. Niederman, Lionel A. Mandell, Antonio Anzueto, John B. Bass, William A. Broughton, G. Douglas Campbell, Nathan Dean, Thomas File, Michael J. Fine, Peter A. Gross, Fernando Martinez, Thomas J. Marrie, Joseph F. Plouffe, Julio Ramirez, George A. Sarosi, Antonio Torres, Robert Wilson, and Victor L. Yu: Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia . Diagnosis, Assessment of Severity, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Prevention; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1730-1754. [Full text]

CORRESPONDENCE:

David Feller-Kopman, Richard Schwartzstein, Tracey Robinson, and Iven Young: THE ROLE OF HYPOVENTILATION AND VENTILATION-PERFUSION REDISTRIBUTION IN OXYGEN-INDUCED HYPERCAPNIA DURING ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1755. [Full text]
F. Kapadia and Scott Epstein: EFFECT OF UNPLANNED EXTUBATION ON OUTCOME OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: a1755-1756. [Full text]
W. Alan C. Mutch, Gerald R. Lefevre, Mary S. Cheang, Brett A. Simon, Roy G. Brower, Henry E. Fessler, Charles A. Rohde, and Arthur J. Nam: BIOLOGIC VARIABILITY IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN A CANINE OLEIC ACID LUNG INJURY MODEL; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1756-1757. [Full text]
Gerard W. Frank, Alan M. Fein, and David E. Ost: COMPLICATIONS OF EVALUATING NODULES; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1757-1758. [Full text]
Brian J. Lipworth, Staffan Edsbäcker, Lars Peter Nielsen, and Ronald Dahl: THE PROBLEM OF DOSE-RESPONSE AND THERAPEUTIC RATIO OF INHALED STEROIDS; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1758-1759. [Full text]
Jan Brøgger, Geir E. Eide, Amund Gulsvik, Maureen P. Swanney, Lutz E. Beckert, Robert O. Crapo, and Robert L. Jensen: FEV₆ AS A SURROGATE FOR FVC: AUTHORS SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ROC-CURVE ANALYSES; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1759. [Full text]
Jean-Yves Fagon: ERRATUM: TREATMENT OF GRAM-POSITIVE NOSOCOMIAL PNEUMONIA: PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF QUINUPRISTIN/ DALFOPRISTIN VERSUS VANCOMYCIN; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: a1759-1760. [Full text]

LIST OF REVIEWERS:

: Reviewers–2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 163: 1765-1769. [Full text]