AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (February 15 2002, 165 [4])

EDITORIALS:

John E. Heffner and Gerard Silvestri: CT Screening for Lung Cancer . Is Smaller Better?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 433-434 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael C. Hartlieb and William J. Sibbald: Simple Interventions $-$ Significant Impact; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 434-435 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jesse Hall: "Routine" Supportive Care in the ICU . Filtering Out the Bad News; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 435-437 [Full Text] [PDF]

STEPHEN J. SWENSEN, JAMES R. JETT, JEFF A. SLOAN, DAVID E. MIDTHUN, THOMAS E. HARTMAN, ANNE-MARIE SYKES, GREGORY L. AUGHENBAUGH, FRANK E. ZINK, SHAUNA L. HILLMAN, GAYLE R. NOETZEL, RANDOLPH S. MARKS, AMY C. CLAYTON, and PETER C. PAIROLERO: Screening for Lung Cancer with Low-Dose Spiral Computed Tomography; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 508-513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ELIE AZOULAY, FRÉDÉRIC POCHARD, SYLVIE CHEVRET, MERCÉ JOURDAIN, CAROLINE BORNSTAIN, ANNE WERNET, ISABELLE CATTANEO, DJILALI ANNANE, FRÉDÉRIC BRUN, PIERRE-EDOUARD BOLLAERT, JEAN-RALPH ZAHAR, DANY GOLDGRAN-TOLEDANO, CHRISTOPHE ADRIE, LUC-MARIE JOLY, JEROME TAYORO, THIBAUT DESMETTRE, ETIENNE PIGNE, ANTOINE PARROT, OLIVIER SANCHEZ, CATHERINE POISSON, JEAN-ROGER LE GALL, BENOÎT SCHLEMMER, and FRANÇOIS LEMAIRE: Impact of a Family Information Leaflet on Effectiveness of Information Provided to Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients . A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 438-442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

ANDREW D. BERSTEN, CYRUS EDIBAM, TAMARA HUNT, JOHN MORAN, and THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND INTENSIVE CARE SOCIETY CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP: Incidence and Mortality of Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Three Australian States; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 443-448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

HAROLD FAUVEL, PHILIPPE MARCHETTI, GUILLAUME OBERT, OLIVIER JOULAIN, CLAUDE CHOPIN, PIERRE FORMSTECHER, and RÉMI NEVIÈRE: Protective Effects of Cyclosporin A from Endotoxin-induced Myocardial Dysfunction and Apoptosis in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 449-455 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

HANS-ANTON LEHR, JOACHIM BRUNNER, RAMZAN RANGOONWALA, and C. JAMES KIRKPATRICK: Particulate Matter Contamination of Intravenous Antibiotics Aggravates Loss of Functional Capillary Density in Postischemic Striated Muscle; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 514-520 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PHILLIP FACTOR, MICHAEL MENDEZ, GÖKHAN M. MUTLU, and VIDAS DUMASIUS: Acute Hyperoxic Lung Injury Does Not Impede Adenoviral-mediated Alveolar Gene Transfer; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 521-526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

ABDULAZIZ BOKER, M. RUTH GRAHAM, KEITH R. WALLEY, BRUCE M. MCMANUS, LINDA G. GIRLING, ELIZABETH WALKER, GERALD R. LEFEVRE, and W.ALAN C. MUTCH: Improved Arterial Oxygenation with Biologically Variable or Fractal Ventilation Using Low Tidal Volumes in a Porcine Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 456-462 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

BORIS W. KRAMER, MACHIKO IKEGAMI, and ALAN H. JOBE: Intratracheal Endotoxin Causes Systemic Inflammation in Ventilated Preterm Lambs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 463-469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

REINHOLD SCHMIDT, WOLFRAM STEINHILBER, CLEMENS RUPPERT, CHRISTINA DAUM, FRIEDRICH GRIMMINGER, WERNER SEEGER, and ANDREAS GÜNTHER: An ELISA Technique for Quantification of Surfactant Apoprotein (SP)-C in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 470-474 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

HOLLY CAMPBELL, KAREN BOSMA, ANGELA BRACKENBURY, LYNDA MCCAIG, LI-JUAN YAO, RUUD VELDHUIZEN, and JAMES LEWIS: Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Attenuates Exogenous Surfactant in Lung-injured Adult Rabbits; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 475-480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

BRANKO S. KESLER, STUART B. MAZZONE, and BRENDAN J. CANNING: Nitric Oxide-dependent Modulation of Smooth-Muscle Tone by Airway Parasympathetic Nerves; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 481-488 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TOMMASO C. MINEO, EUGENIO POMPEO, PAOLA ROGLIANI, MARIO DAURI, FRANCO TURANI, PATRIZIO BOLLERO, and NATALIA MAGLIOCCHETTI: Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Severe Emphysema on Right Ventricular Function; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 489-494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ALINA A. IONESCU, LISETTE S. NIXON, STEPHEN LUZIO, VANESSA LEWIS-JENKINS, WILLIAM D. EVANS, MICHAEL D. STONE, DAVID R. OWENS, PHILIP A. ROUTLEDGE, and DENNIS J. SHALE: Pulmonary Function, Body Composition, and Protein Catabolism in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 495-500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

KAMAL D. SRIVASTAVA, WILLIAM N. ROM, JAISHREE JAGIRDAR, TING-AN YIE, TERRY GORDON, and KAM-MENG TCHOU-WONG: Crucial Role of Interleukin-1 $beta$ and Nitric Oxide Synthase in Silica-induced Inflammation and Apoptosis in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 527-533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PETER DORFMÜLLER, VÉRONIQUE ZARKA, INGRID DURAND-GASSELIN, GIANPAOLA MONTI, KARL BALABANIAN, GILLES GARCIA, FRÉDÉRIQUE CAPRON, AURORE COULOMB-LHERMINÉ, ANNE MARFAING-KOKA, GÉRALD SIMONNEAU, DOMINIQUE EMILIE, and MARC HUMBERT: Chemokine RANTES in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 534-539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIRK-JAN SLEBOS, JANNY SCHOLMA, H. MARIKE BOEZEN, GERARD H. KOËTER, WIM VAN DER BIJ, DIRKJE S. POSTMA, and HENK F. KAUFFMAN: Longitudinal Profile of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cell Characteristics in Patients with a Good Outcome after Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 501-507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

: Understanding Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Critical Care . Report from the Second American Thoracic Society Workshop on Outcomes Research; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 540-550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

François Jardin: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT OF POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE-INDUCED ALVEOLAR RECRUITMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 551 [Full Text] [PDF]

Takashi Kusunoki, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Takeshi Miyanomae, and Yasuhiro Inoue: POSSIBLE DUAL EFFECT OF CD14 MOLECULE ON ATOPY; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 551-552 [Full Text] [PDF]

D. Ahmad, W. K. C. Morgan, N. Leroy Lapp, Robert Reger, and Joseph J. Renn, III: MERETRICIOUS EFFECTS OF COAL DUST; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 552-553 [Full Text] [PDF]