Effects of Exercise Training on Pulmonary Mechanics and Functional Status in Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Yen-Huey Chen MSc PT, Hui-Ling Lin MSc RRT RN, Hsiu-Feng Hsiao MBA RT, Lan-Ti Chou MSc RT, Kuo-Chin Kao MD, Chung-Chi Huang MD, and Ying-Huang Tsai MD
A Comprehensive Review of Prone Position in ARDS
Richard H Kallet MSc RRT FAARC
Should Early Mobilization Be Routine in Mechanically Ventilated Patients?
Ulrich H Schmidt MD PhD MBA, Lauren Knecht MD, and Neil R MacIntyre MD FAARC
Coexistence of Bronchiectasis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Revisited
Maria M Wilczynska MRCP, Alison M Condliffe PhD FRCP and Damian J McKeon
Predictors of Exercise-Induced Oxygen Desaturation in Systemic Sclerosis Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease
Fujiko Someya MD, Naoki Mugii OTR, Minoru Hasegawa MD, Tetsutarou Yahata MD, and Takao Nakagawa MD
Efficacy and Safety of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Sarcoidosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Ritesh Agarwal MD DM, Ashutosh N Aggarwal MD DM, and Dheeraj Gupta MD DM
Diaphragmatic Dysfunction Is Characterized by Increased Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Subjects With Prolonged Weaning
Zhihua Lu MD, Qiuping Xu MD, Yuehua Yuan, Ge Zhang MD, Feng Guo MD, and Huiqing Ge MSc
The Critical Illness Polyneuropathy in Septic Patients With Prolonged Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation: Is the Diaphragm Also Affected? A Pilot Study
Patrícia dos Santos MD, Cassiano Teixeira MD PhD, Augusto Savi PT, Juçara Gasparetto Maccari MD, Fernanda Santos Neres MD, Andre’ SantAna Machado MD, Roselaine Pinheiro de Oliveira MD MSc PhD, Marlise Ribeiro MD PhD, and Francisco T Rotta MD
Different Tracheotomy Tube Diameters Influence Diaphragmatic Effort and Indices of Weanability in Difficult to Wean Patients
Ilaria Valentini MD, Eva Tonveronachi MD, Cesare Gregoretti MD, Chiara Mega MD, Luca Fasano MD, Lara Pisani MD, and Stefano Nava MD
Distractive Auditory Stimuli Alleviate the Perception of Dyspnea Induced by Low-Intensity Exercise in Elderly Subjects With COPD
Kazuya Shingai PT MSc, Masashi Kanezaki PT PhD, and Hideaki Senjyu PT PhD
Correlations Between Gait Speed, 6-Minute Walk Distance, Physical Activity, and Self-Efficacy in Patients With Severe Chronic Lung Disease
Zachary S DePew MD, Craig Karpman MD, Paul J Novotny, and Roberto P Benzo MD
Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure Due to Kyphoscoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pilar Cejudo MD PhD, Isabel López-Márquez MD PhD, José Luis López-Campos MD PhD, Eduardo Márquez MD PhD, Francisco de la Vega MD PhD, Emilia Barrot MD PhD, and Francisco Ortega MD PhD
Exercising Your Patient: Which Test(s) and When?
Bohdan M Pichurko MD
Acute Effects of Volume-Oriented Incentive Spirometry on Chest Wall Volumes in Patients After a Stroke
ĺllia NDF Lima MSc, Guilherme AF Fregonezi PhD, Rodrigo Melo, Elis EA Cabral MSc, Andrea Aliverti PhD, Tânia F Campos PhD, and Gardênia MH Ferreira PhD
Training of Respiratory Muscles in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review
Rocio Martín-Valero PhD, Noelia Zamora-Pascual, and Juan Antonio Armenta-Peinado PhD
Clinical and Pulmonary Function Markers of Respiratory Exacerbation Risk in Subjects With Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy
Andrea Vianello MD, Elena Carraro MD, Emanuela Pipitone PhD, Rosario Marchese-Ragona MD, Giovanna Arcaro MD, Marco Ferraro MD, Luciana Paladini MD, and Andrea Martinuzzi MD
Sequential Application of Oxygen Therapy Via High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure:An Observational Pilot Study
Jean-Pierre Frat MD, Benjamin Brugiere MD, Stéphanie Ragot PharmD PhD, Delphine Chatellier MD, Anne Veinstein MD, Véronique Goudet MD, Rémi Coudroy MD, Franck Petitpas MD, René Robert MD PhD, Arnaud W Thille MD PhD, and Christophe Girault MD PhD
Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Body Position on End-Expiratory Lung Volume: A Cohort Study Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
Jordi Riera MD, Purificaciòn Pérez MD, Jordi Cortés, Oriol Roca MD PhD, Joan Ramon Masclans MD PhD, and Jordi Rello MD PhD
Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Thoraco-Abdominal Synchrony in Adult Critically Ill Patients
Taiga Itagaki MD, Nao Okuda MD, Yumiko Tsunano MD, Hisakazu Kohata MD, Emiko Nakataki MD PhD, Mutsuo Onodera MD, Hideaki Imanaka MD PhD and Masaji Nishimura MD PhD
Aerosol Delivery Devices in the Treatment of Asthma
Dean R Hess PhD RRT FAARC
Aerosol Delivery Device Selection for Spontaneously Breathing Patients: 2012
Arzu Ari PhD RRT PT CPFT FAARC and Ruben D Restrepo MD RRT FAARC
Handling of Inhaler Devices in Actual Pulmonary Practice: Metered-Dose Inhaler Versus Dry Powder Inhalers
Basheer Y Khassawneh MD, Musa K Al-Ali FRCP, Karem H Alzoubi PhD, Morad Z Batarseh MPharm MSc, Saafan A Al-Safi PhD, Abdelmonem M Sharara MD MRCP, and Hatem M Alnasr MD
Back to the Future: Using Inhalers Correctly
Bernard J Roth MD MC USA
The Pathogenesis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Its Relevance to Developing Effective Strategies for Prevention
Nasia Safdar MD MSc, Christopher J Crnich MD MSc, and Dennis G Maki MD
Conference Proceedings: Patient Positioning and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Dean R Hess PhD RRT FAARC
Lateral-Horizontal Patient Position and Horizontal Orientation of the Endotracheal Tube to Prevent Aspiration in Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Feasibility Study
Tommaso Mauri MD, Lorenzo Berra MD, Kanya Kumwilaisak MD, Silvia Pivi MD, Jacob W Ufberg MD, Friedrich Kueppers MD, Antonio Pesenti MD, and Luca M Bigatello MD
What Is the Best Position for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Rachael A Callcut MD
Tobacco Treatment and Prevention: What Works and Why
Lynda T Goodfellow EdD RRT AE-C FAARC and Jonathan B Waugh PhD RRT RPFT CTTS FAARC
Smoking Cessation Interventions for COPD: A Review of the Literature
Renata Pires-Yfantouda CPsychol AFBPsS DClinPsy DHeath Psy, Gareth Absalom CPsychol DHealthPsy, and Felicity Clemens MSc
Respiratory Therapists’ Smoking Cessation Counseling Practices: A Comparison Between 2005 and 2010
Michèle Tremblay MD, Jennifer O’Loughlin PhD, and Dominic Comtois
Congestive Heart Failure:Diagnosis, Pathophysiology,Therapy and Implications for Respiratory Care
Michael S Figueroa MD and Jay I Peters MD FAARC
Conference Proceedings: Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
Sangeeta Mehta MD FRCPC, Abdul Hakeem Al-Hashim MD FRCPC, and Sean P Keenan MD FRCPC MSc
Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disorders
Rohit Budhiraja MD, Pooja Budhiraja MD, and Stuart F Quan MD