EDITORIALS:

Jonathan M. Samet

Measuring the Effectiveness of Inhaled Corticosteroids for COPD Is Not Easy!

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1-2 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benoit Nemery

Reactive Fallout of World Trade Center Dust

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 2-3 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria L. Jison and Mark T. Gladwin

Hemolytic Anemia–associated Pulmonary Hypertension of Sickle Cell Disease and the Nitric Oxide/Arginine Pathway

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 3-4 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Navalesi

Weaning and Noninvasive Ventilation: The Odd Couple

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 5-6 [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

Nan Shan Zhong and Guang Qiao Zeng

Our Strategies for Fighting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 7-9. First published online May 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-707OE [Full Text] [PDF]  

STATE OF THE ART:

Franco Laghi and Martin J. Tobin

Disorders of the Respiratory Muscles

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 10-48 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD:

Samy Suissa

Effectiveness of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Immortal Time Bias in Observational Studies

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 49-53. First published online March 27 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1231OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Reactive Airway Dysfunction:

Gisela I. Banauch, Dawn Alleyne, Raoul Sanchez, Kattia Olender, Hillel W. Cohen, Michael Weiden, Kerry J. Kelly, and David J. Prezant

Persistent Hyperreactivity and Reactive Airway Dysfunction in Firefighters at the World Trade Center

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 54-62. First published online February 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1329OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease:

Claudia R. Morris, Sidney M. Morris, Jr., Ward Hagar, Jane van Warmerdam, Susan Claster, Diane Kepka-Lenhart, Lorenzo Machado, Frans A. Kuypers, and Elliott P. Vichinsky

Arginine Therapy: A New Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 63-69. First published online March 5 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-967OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Weaning and Noninvasive Ventilation:

Miquel Ferrer, Antonio Esquinas, Francisco Arancibia, Torsten Thomas Bauer, Gumersindo Gonzalez, Andres Carrillo, Robert Rodriguez-Roisin, and Antoni Torres

Noninvasive Ventilation during Persistent Weaning Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 70-76. First published online April 10 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1074OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Sepsis:

Corinne Alberti, Christian Brun-Buisson, Sergey V. Goodman, Daniela Guidici, John Granton, Rui Moreno, Mark Smithies, Oliver Thomas, Antonio Artigas, and Jean Roger Le Gall

Influence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis on Outcome of Critically Ill Infected Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 77-84. First published online April 17 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-785OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Sepsis and Lung Edema:

Huei-Ping Tzeng, Feng-Ming Ho, Kuo-Fang Chao, Min-Liang Kuo, Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau, and Shing-Hwa Liu

ß-Lapachone Reduces Endotoxin-induced Macrophage Activation and Lung Edema and Mortality

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 85-91. First published online April 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1051OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Respiratory Control and Mechanical Ventilation:

Anthony J. Rice, Hideaki C. Nakayama, Hans C. Haverkamp, David F. Pegelow, James B. Skatrud, and Jerome A. Dempsey

Controlled versus Assisted Mechanical Ventilation Effects on Respiratory Motor Output in Sleeping Humans

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 92-101. First published online April 24 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-675OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Muscles and COPD:

M. Jeffery Mador, Omer Deniz, Ajay Aggarwal, and Thomas J. Kufel

Quadriceps Fatigability after Single Muscle Exercise in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 102-108. First published online April 10 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200202-080OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

I. Chest Wall and Hemiplegia:

Barbara Lanini, Roberto Bianchi, Isabella Romagnoli, Claudia Coli, Barbara Binazzi, Francesco Gigliotti, Assunta Pizzi, Antonello Grippo, and Giorgio Scano

Chest Wall Kinematics in Patients with Hemiplegia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 109-113. First published online April 24 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-745OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Nitric Oxide and Endothelium:

Rickard E. Malmström, Daniel C. Törnberg, Göran Settergren, Jan Liska, Monika Angdin, Jon O. Lundberg, and Eddie Weitzberg

Endogenous Nitric Oxide Release by Vasoactive Drugs Monitored in Exhaled Air

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 114-120. First published online April 2 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-159OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Lung Transplantation:

Susan G. Gerhardt, John F. McDyer, Reda E. Girgis, John V. Conte, Stephen C. Yang, and Jonathan B. Orens

Maintenance Azithromycin Therapy for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome: Results of a Pilot Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 121-125. First published online April 2 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1424BC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Don D. Sin, S. F. Paul Man, Jack V. Tu, Neil B. Pride, Jørgen Vestbo, Joan B. Soriano, and Victor A. Kiri

Inhaled glucocorticoids in COPD: Immortal time bias

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 126-127 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tjeerd P. van Staa, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Cyrus Cooper, Richard B. Hubbard, Tim W. Harrison, Anne E. Tattersfield, and Liam Smeeth

Inhaled corticosteroids and hip fracture: Disease or drugs?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 128-129 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ephraim Bar-Yishay, Ah-Fong Hoo, Janet Stocks, Tim Cole, Carol Dezateux, Rob Tepper, and Sarath Ranganathan

Prediction of maximum flow at functional residual capacity in infants: Normal range

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 129-132 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metin Ozkan

Erratum: Exhaled gas profile in asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 132 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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