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]  

Michael C. Hartlieb and William J. Sibbald

Simple InterventionsSignificant Impact

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 434-435. [Full Text]  

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]  

ARTICLES:

A. Lung Cancer:

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]  

B. Critical Care:

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] [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] [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] [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]  

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] [Online Data Supplement]  

C. Mechanical Ventilation:

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] [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]  

D. Surfactant:

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] [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] [Online Data Supplement]  

E. Airway Biology:

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]  

F. Emphysema:

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]  

G. Cystic Fibrosis:

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]  

H. Murine Silicosis:

KAMAL D. SRIVASTAVA, WILLIAM N. ROM, JAISHREE JAGIRDAR, TING-AN YIE, TERRY GORDON, and KAM-MENG TCHOU-WONG

Crucial Role of Interleukin-1 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]  

I. Pulmonary Hypertension:

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]  

J. Transplantation:

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]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

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]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

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]  

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: 551a-552. [Full Text]  

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]  

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