EDITORIALS:

Kathy E. Sietsema and Francis X. McCormack

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Insights about, and from, a Rare Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1405-1406 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew D. Bersten

Noninvasive Ventilation for Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: Froth and Bubbles?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1406-1408 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georges Saumon

Pump and Circumstances

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1408-1409 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordon R. Bernard

Corticosteroids: The "Terminator" of All Untreatable Serious Pulmonary Illness

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1409-1410 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph P. Mizgerd

Competing Benefits of Tumor Necrosis Factor- for Bacteria and for Host Defense

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1410-1411 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Armstrong

In Celebration of Expectoration: Induced Sputum Indices as Outcome Measures in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1412-1413 [Full Text] [PDF]  

UPDATE IN NONPULMONARY CRITICAL CARE:

Jorge Marrero, Fernando J. Martinez, and Robert Hyzy

Advances in Critical Care Hepatology

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1421-1426 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Kennedy F. Shortridge

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Influenza: Virus Incursions from Southern China

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1416-1420 [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

Donald F. Tierney

Ventilator-induced Lung Injury Occurs in Rats, but Does It Occur in Humans?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1414-1415 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. LAM and Exercise:

Angelo M. Taveira-DaSilva, Mario P. Stylianou, Carolyn J. Hedin, Arnold S. Kristof, Nilo A. Avila, Antoinette Rabel, William D. Travis, and Joel Moss

Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Severity of Disease in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1427-1431. First published online September 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-593OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Noninvasive Ventilation in Pulmonary Edema:

Stefano Nava, Giorgio Carbone, Nicola DiBattista, Andrea Bellone, Paola Baiardi, Roberto Cosentini, Mauro Marenco, Fabrizio Giostra, Guido Borasi, and Paolo Groff

Noninvasive Ventilation in Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: A Multicenter Randomized Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1432-1437. First published online September 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1270OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Noninvasive Ventilation for Hypoxemia:

Miquel Ferrer, Antonio Esquinas, Miguel Leon, Gumersindo Gonzalez, Antonio Alarcon, and Antoni Torres

Noninvasive Ventilation in Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1438-1444. First published online September 18 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-072OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Ventilator-induced Injury:

Yochai Adir, Phillip Factor, Vidas Dumasius, Karen M. Ridge, and Jacob I. Sznajder

Na,K-ATPase Gene Transfer Increases Liquid Clearance during Ventilation-induced Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1445-1448. First published online August 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-702OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Steroids in SARS:

James C. Ho, Gaik C. Ooi, Thomas Y. Mok, Johnny W. Chan, Ivan Hung, Bing Lam, Poon C. Wong, Patrick C. Li, Pak L. Ho, Wah K. Lam, Chun K. Ng, Mary S. Ip, Kar N. Lai, Moira Chan-Yeung, and Kenneth W. Tsang

High–Dose Pulse Versus Nonpulse Corticosteroid Regimens in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1449-1456. First published online August 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-766OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Sedative Interruption in ICU:

John P. Kress, Brian Gehlbach, Maureen Lacy, Neil Pliskin, Anne S. Pohlman, and Jesse B. Hall

The Long-term Psychological Effects of Daily Sedative Interruption on Critically Ill Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1457-1461. First published online October 2 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-455OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Bacterial Growth and Tumor Necrosis Factor:

Jin-Hwa Lee, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, Aye Aye Khine, Joyce de Azavedo, Donald E. Low, David Bell, Stefan Uhlig, Arthur S. Slutsky, and Haibo Zhang

Modulation of Bacterial Growth by Tumor Necrosis Factor- In Vitro and In Vivo

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1462-1470. First published online September 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-303OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Induced Sputum Antibiotics and Cystic Fibrosis:

Claudia L. Ordoñez, Noreen R. Henig, Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, Frank J. Accurso, Jane L. Burns, James F. Chmiel, Cori L. Daines, Ronald L. Gibson, Sharon McNamara, George Z. Retsch-Bogart, Pamela L. Zeitlin, and Moira L. Aitken

Inflammatory and Microbiologic Markers in Induced Sputum after Intravenous Antibiotics in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1471-1475. First published online September 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-731OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Muscle Athletes and Cystic Fibrosis:

Hiran C. Selvadurai, Jane Allen, Toos Sachinwalla, James Macauley, Cameron J. Blimkie, and Peter P. Van Asperen

Muscle Function and Resting Energy Expenditure in Female Athletes with Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1476-1480. First published online September 18 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-363OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Catheters Ultrasound and Pulmonary Embolism:

Christopher E. Cox, Shannon S. Carson, and Andrea K. Biddle

Cost-effectiveness of Ultrasound in Preventing Femoral Venous Catheter–associated Pulmonary Embolism

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1481-1487. First published online July 31 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-367OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

K. Inhaled Steroids COPD and Outcome:

Vincent S. Fan, Chris L. Bryson, J. Randall Curtis, Stephan D. Fihn, Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux, Mary B. McDonell, and David H. Au

Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Risk of Death and Hospitalization: Time-dependent Analysis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1488-1494. First published online October 2 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-019OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Airway Vascularity in Asthma:

Hiroshi Tanaka, Gen Yamada, Toyohiro Saikai, Midori Hashimoto, Shintaro Tanaka, Kazuhiko Suzuki, Masaru Fujii, Hiroki Takahashi, and Shosaku Abe

Increased Airway Vascularity in Newly Diagnosed Asthma Using a High-magnification Bronchovideoscope

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1495-1499. First published online September 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-727OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

M. Exhaled Breath Condensate:

Richard M. Effros, Julie Biller, Bradley Foss, Kelly Hoagland, Marshall B. Dunning, Daniel Castillo, Mark Bosbous, Feng Sun, and Reza Shaker

A Simple Method for Estimating Respiratory Solute Dilution in Exhaled Breath Condensates

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1500-1505. First published online September 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-920OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. AutoCPAP in Sleep Apnea:

Oliver Senn, Thomas Brack, Felix Matthews, Erich W. Russi, and Konrad E. Bloch

Randomized Short-term Trial of Two AutoCPAP Devices versus Fixed Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for the Treatment of Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1506-1511. First published online October 2 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-542OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

O. Control Sleep and Gender:

Amy S. Jordan, Danny J. Eckert, Peter G. Catcheside, and R. Doug McEvoy

Ventilatory Response to Brief Arousal from Non–Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Is Greater in Men Than in Women

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1512-1519. First published online October 2 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-150OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

P. Sleep in Mice:

Arnon E. Rubin, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky, Alexander Balbir, Jerry A. Krishnan, Alan R. Schwartz, Philip L. Smith, Robert S. Fitzgerald, Clarke G. Tankersley, Machiko Shirahata, and Christopher P. O'Donnell

Differences in Sleep-induced Hypoxia between A/J and DBA/2J Mouse Strains

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1520-1527. First published online September 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-462OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Q. Sleep and Aortic Dissection:

Gabriel Sampol, Odile Romero, Armando Salas, José L. Tovar, Patricia Lloberes, Teresa Sagalés, and Arturo Evangelista

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Thoracic Aorta Dissection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1528-1531. First published online August 6 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-566OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

R. Fibroblasts Epithelium and Endothelium:

Faye E. Sirianni, Fanny S. F. Chu, and David C. Walker

Human Alveolar Wall Fibroblasts Directly Link Epithelial Type 2 Cells to Capillary Endothelium

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1532-1537. First published online October 9 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-371OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Neil J. Douglas and Jed Black

Modafinil and Sleepiness

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1538-1539 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeremy Road, Tian-Xi Jiang, W. Darlene Reid, Franco Laghi, and Martin J. Tobin

Weaning Failure, Muscle Injury, and Fatigue

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1539-1540 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manisha B. Witmans, Thomas G. Keens, Sally L. Davidson Ward, and Carole L. Marcus

Obstructive Hypopneas in Children and Adolescents: Normal Values

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1540 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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