AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (March 1 2003, 167 [5])

EDITORIALS:

Nicholas J. White: The Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 673-674 [Full Text] [PDF]

Samuel T. Kuna: Can Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Be Self-Titrated?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 674-675 [Full Text] [PDF]

Dick Menzies: Sputum Induction: Simpler, Cheaper, and Safer—But Is It Better?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 676-677 [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Gordon L. Snider: Nosology for Our Day: Its Application to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 678-683 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Malaria and Intensive Care:

Fabrice Bruneel, Laurent Hocqueloux, Corinne Alberti, Michel Wolff, Sylvie Chevret, Jean-Pierre Bédos, Rémy Durand, Jacques Le Bras, Bernard Régnier, and François Vachon: The Clinical Spectrum of Severe Imported Falciparum Malaria in the Intensive Care Unit: Report of 188 Cases in Adults; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 684-689. First published online October 31 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-631OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

B. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome:

James Orme, Jr., Joshua S. Romney, Ramona O. Hopkins, Donna Pope, Karen J. Chan, George Thomsen, Robert O. Crapo, and Lindell K. Weaver: Pulmonary Function and Health-related Quality of Life in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 690-694. First published online December 18 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-542OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C. Sepsis in Infants and Children:

R. Scott Watson, Joseph A. Carcillo, Walter T. Linde-Zwirble, Gilles Clermont, Jeffrey Lidicker, and Derek C. Angus: The Epidemiology of Severe Sepsis in Children in the United States; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 695-701. First published online November 14 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-682OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D. Mechanical Ventilation:

Cyrus Edibam, Albert J. Rutten, Daniel V. Collins, and Andrew D. Bersten: Effect of Inspiratory Flow Pattern and Inspiratory to Expiratory Ratio on Nonlinear Elastic Behavior in Patients with Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 702-707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

E. Sleep in the ICU:

Jonathan Y. Gabor, Andrew B. Cooper, Shelley A. Crombach, Bert Lee, Nisha Kadikar, Harald E. Bettger, and Patrick J. Hanly: Contribution of the Intensive Care Unit Environment to Sleep Disruption in Mechanically Ventilated Patients and Healthy Subjects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 708-715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Sleep Disordered Breathing:

Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Christi E. D. Alloway, Tracy M. Wakeford, Alistair W. MacLean, Peter W. Munt, and Andrew G. Day: Can Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Titrate Their Own Continuous Positive Airway Pressure?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 716-722 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

G. Tuberculosis:

Marcus B. Conde, Angela Chindamo Loivos, Valeria M. Rezende, Sergio L. M. Soares, Fernanda C. Q. Mello, Arthur L. Reingold, Charles L. Daley, and Afranio L. Kritski: Yield of Sputum Induction in the Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 723-725 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

H. Hemoptysis and Leptospirosis:

Laurent Pea, Laurent Roda, Véronique Boussaud, and Bernard Lonjon: Desmopressin Therapy for Massive Hemoptysis Associated with Severe Leptospirosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 726-728 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

I. Pulmonary Embolism:

Patrick Haage, Werner Piroth, Gabriele Krombach, Süleyman Karaagac, Tobias Schäffter, Rolf W. Günther, and Arno Bücker: Pulmonary Embolism: Comparison of Angiography with Spiral Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, and Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 729-734. First published online November 21 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-899OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J. Pulmonary Hypertension:

Selim M. Arcasoy, Jason D. Christie, Victor A. Ferrari, Martin St. John Sutton, David A. Zisman, Nancy P. Blumenthal, Alberto Pochettino, and Robert M. Kotloff: Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Advanced Lung Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 735-740. First published online December 12 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1130OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

K. Pre-Operative Lung Function:

Finlay A. McAlister, Nadia A. Khan, Sharon E. Straus, Miltiadis Papaioakim, Bruce W. Fisher, Sumit R. Majumdar, Ognjen Gajic, Malcolm Daniel, and George Tomlinson: Accuracy of the Preoperative Assessment in Predicting Pulmonary Risk after Nonthoracic Surgery; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 741-744. First published online December 4 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-985BC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

L. Asthma:

Siobhán O'Sullivan, Martijn Akveld, Conor M. Burke, and Leonard W. Poulter: Effect of the Addition of Montelukast to Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate on Airway Inflammation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 745-750. First published online December 12 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-783OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alfredo Chetta, Andrea Zanini, Antonio Foresi, Mario Del Donno, Antonio Castagnaro, Raffaele D'Ippolito, Simonetta Baraldo, Renato Testi, Marina Saetta, and Dario Olivieri: Vascular Component of Airway Remodeling in Asthma Is Reduced by High Dose of Fluticasone; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 751-757. First published online December 4 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-710OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. Airway Biology:

Akira Koarai, Masakazu Ichinose, Satsuki Ishigaki-Suzuki, Shunsuke Yamagata, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Eiko Sakurai, Yoko Makabe-Kobayashi, Atsuo Kuramasu, Takehiko Watanabe, Kunio Shirato, Toshio Hattori, and Hiroshi Ohtsu: Disruption of L-Histidine Decarboxylase Reduces Airway Eosinophilia but not Hyperresponsiveness; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 758-763. First published online December 12 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-619OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

N. Pneumonia in Experimental Emphysema:

Sumito Inoue, Hidenori Nakamura, Kazuhisa Otake, Hiroshi Saito, Kyoko Terashita, Jun Sato, Hiroaki Takeda, and Hitonobu Tomoike: Impaired Pulmonary Inflammatory Responses Are a Prominent Feature of Streptococcal Pneumonia in Mice with Experimental Emphysema; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 764-770 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

O. Volume Reduction by Bronchoscopy:

Edward P. Ingenito, Robert L. Berger, A. Cortney Henderson, John J. Reilly, Larry Tsai, and Andrew Hoffman: Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Using Tissue Engineering Principles; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 771-778. First published online October 11 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-842OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

P. Intra-Amniotic Endotoxin:

Suhas G. Kallapur, Alan H. Jobe, Machiko Ikegami, and Cindy J. Bachurski: Increased IP-10 and MIG Expression after Intra-amniotic Endotoxin in Preterm Lamb Lung; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 779-786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

: American Thoracic Society Statement: Occupational Contribution to the Burden of Airway Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 787-797 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Christopher Parshuram, Brian Kavanagh, Peter Q. Eichacker, Steven M. Banks, and Charles Natanson: Meta-analysis of tidal volumes in ards; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 798-800 [Full Text] [PDF]

John Widdicombe, John F. Hunt, Benjamin Gaston, Konstantinos Kostikas, and Stelios Loukides: "Acidopnea" and the dictionary; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 800-801 [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephan Lanes, Wolfgang Golisch, Jaromir Mikl, Nicholas R. Anthonisen, Jure Manfreda, John E. Connett, and Paul L. Enright: Ipratropium and lung health study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 801-802 [Full Text] [PDF]

Angela Zacharasiewicz, Nicola Wilson, Andrew Bush, and Richard M. Effros: Dilution of respiratory solutes in exhaled condensates; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 802 [Full Text] [PDF]