AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (October 15 2002, 166 [8])

EDITORIALS:

Martin J. Tobin: Rigor of Peer Review and the Standing of a Journal; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1013-1014 [Full Text] [PDF]

Mary-Anne Aarts and John C. Marshall: In Defense of Evidence: The Continuing Saga of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1014-1015 [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephen Weis: Contact Investigations: How Do They Need to Be Designed for the 21st Century?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1016-1017 [Full Text] [PDF]

Catherine S. H. Sassoon: Ventilator-associated Diaphragmatic Dysfunction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1017-1018 [Full Text] [PDF]

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

Frederic G. Hoppin, Jr.: How I Review an Original Scientific Article; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1019-1023. First published online August 1 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-324OE [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL COMMENTARY:

John P. Kress, Anne S. Pohlman, and Jesse B. Hall: Sedation and Analgesia in the Intensive Care Unit; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1024-1028 [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Vanja Lazarevic and JoAnne Flynn: CD8⁺ T Cells in Tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1116-1121 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Critical Care:

Wolfgang A. Krueger, Franz-Peter Lenhart, Gertraud Neeser, Gotthart Ruckdeschel, Heidi Schreckhase, Hans-Joachim Eissner, Helmuth Forst, Joachim Eckart, Klaus Peter, and Klaus E. Unertl: Influence of Combined Intravenous and Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis on the Incidence of Infections, Organ Dysfunctions, and Mortality in Critically Ill Surgical Patients: A Prospective, Stratified, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1029-1037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Ali A. El-Solh, Alan T. Aquilina, Rajwinder S. Dhillon, Fadi Ramadan, Patricia Nowak, and Joan Davies: Impact of Invasive Strategy on Management of Antimicrobial Treatment Failure in Institutionalized Older People with Severe Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1038-1043. First published online July 19 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200202-123OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

B. Ventilation and Muscles:

Liying Yang, Jun Luo, Johanne Bourdon, Meng-Chi Lin, Stewart B. Gottfried, and Basil J. Petrof: Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Leads to Remodeling of the Rat Diaphragm; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1135-1140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

C. Tuberculosis:

Lynn B. Gerald, Shenghui Tang, Frank Bruce, David Redden, Michael E. Kimerling, Nancy Brook, Nancy Dunlap, and William C. Bailey: A Decision Tree for Tuberculosis Contact Investigation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1122-1127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

D. Asthma:

Anne L. Fuhlbrigge, Robert J. Adams, Theresa W. Guilbert, Evie Grant, Paula Lozano, Susan L. Janson, Fernando Martinez, Kevin B. Weiss, and Scott T. Weiss: The Burden of Asthma in the United States: Level and Distribution Are Dependent on Interpretation of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1044-1049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Hiroyuki Matsuda, Takafumi Suda, Hideo Hashizume, Koushi Yokomura, Kazuhiro Asada, Kenichiro Suzuki, Kingo Chida, and Hirotoshi Nakamura: Alteration of Balance between Myeloid Dendritic Cells and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1050-1054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E. Rand Sutherland, Richard J. Martin, Misoo C. Ellison, and Monica Kraft: Immunomodulatory Effects of Melatonin in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1055-1061. First published online August 8 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-356OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Tjard R. Schermer, Bart P. Thoonen, Guido van den Boom, Reinier P. Akkermans, Richard P. Grol, Hans T. Folgering, Chris van Weel, and Constant P. van Schayck: Randomized Controlled Economic Evaluation of Asthma Self-Management in Primary Health Care; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1062-1072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Barbara Vagaggini, Mauro Taccola, Silvana Cianchetti, Stefano Carnevali, Maria Laura Bartoli, Elena Bacci, Federico L. Dente, Antonella Di Franco, Daniele Giannini, and Pier Luigi Paggiaro: Ozone Exposure Increases Eosinophilic Airway Response Induced by Previous Allergen Challenge; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1073-1077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E. Airway Biology:

Nele J. Vanacker, Els Palmans, Romain A. Pauwels, and Johan C. Kips: Effect of Combining Salmeterol and Fluticasone on the Progression of Airway Remodeling; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1128-1134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

F. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Surinder S. Birring, Christopher E. Brightling, Peter Bradding, James J. Entwisle, Dhiraj D. Vara, Jonathan Grigg, Andrew J. Wardlaw, and Ian D. Pavord: Clinical, Radiologic, and Induced Sputum Features of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Nonsmokers: A Descriptive Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1078-1083. First published online July 25 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200203-245OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Donald A. Mahler, Patrick Wire, Donald Horstman, Chai-Ni Chang, Julie Yates, Tracy Fischer, and Tushar Shah: Effectiveness of Fluticasone Propionate and Salmeterol Combination Delivered via the Diskus Device in the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1084-1091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

G. Pediatric Asthma:

Michael Brauer, Gerard Hoek, Patricia Van Vliet, Kees Meliefste, Paul H. Fischer, Alet Wijga, Laurens P. Koopman, Herman J. Neijens, Jorrit Gerritsen, Marjan Kerkhof, Joachim Heinrich, Tom Bellander, and Bert Brunekreef: Air Pollution from Traffic and the Development of Respiratory Infections and Asthmatic and Allergic Symptoms in Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1092-1098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

H. Cystic Fibrosis:

Nicole Beydon, Francis Amsallem, Mireille Bellet, Michèle Boulé, Michèle Chaussain, André Denjean, Régis Matran, Isabelle Pin, Corinne Alberti, and Claude Gaultier: Pulmonary Function Tests in Preschool Children with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1099-1104. First published online August 1 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200205-421OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

I. Pollution and Infants:

Elizabeth W. Triche, Kathleen Belanger, William Beckett, Michael B. Bracken, Theodore R. Holford, Janneane Gent, Thomas Jankun, Jean-ellen McSharry, and Brian P. Leaderer: Infant Respiratory Symptoms Associated with Indoor Heating Sources; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1105-1111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

J. Sleep-disordered Breathing:

Indu Ayappa, Kenneth I. Berger, Robert G. Norman, Beno W. Oppenheimer, David M. Rapoport, and Roberta M. Goldring: Hypercapnia and Ventilatory Periodicity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1112-1115 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

CORRESPONDENCE:

François Jardin: Alveolar derecruitment at decremental positive end-expiratory pressure levels in acute lung injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1141 [Full Text] [PDF]

Laurent Brochard and Salvatore Maggiore: From the Authors:; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1141 [Full Text]

George W. Comstock: Tuberculosis transmission—rogue pathogen, rogue patient, or the vagaries of change?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1141-1142 [Full Text]

Maria Pia Villa, Jacopo Pagani, Rosa Ambrosio, Roberto Ronchetti, and Edoardo Bernkopf: Mid-face hypoplasia after long-term nasal ventilation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1142-1143 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jan-Bas Prins: Erratum: Airway inflammation is present during clinical remission of atopic asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1143 [Full Text] [PDF]