EDITORIALS:

Nicholas J. White

The Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 673-674 [Full Text]  

Samuel T. Kuna

Can Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Be Self-Titrated?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 674-675 [Full Text]  

Dick Menzies

Sputum Induction: Simpler, Cheaper, and Safer—But Is It Better?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 676-677 [Full Text]  

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]  

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] [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]  

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]  

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] [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] [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] [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]  

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]  

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]  

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]  

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] [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]  

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]  

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] [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]  

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]  

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] [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]  

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]  

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]  

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]  

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]  

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