Wasted efforts and dyssynchrony: Is the patient-ventilator battle back? A. RossiL. Appendini Editorial Pages: 867 - 870
Respiratory response and inspiratory effort during pressure support ventilation in COPD patients S. NavaC. BruschiA. Braschi Original Pages: 871 - 879
Effects of breathing patterns on mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dynamic hyperinflation D. GeorgopoulosI. MitrouskaN. R. Anthonisen Original Pages: 880 - 886
Effect of low-level PEEP on inspiratory work of breathing in intubated patients, both with healthy lungs and with COPD M. SydowW. GolischH. Burchardi Original Pages: 887 - 895
Inspiratory effort and measurement of dynamic intrinsic PEEP in COPD patients: Effects of ventilator triggering systems V. M. RanieriL. MasciaR. Guiliani Original Pages: 896 - 903
Respiratory effects of tracheal gas insufflation in spontaneously breathing COPD patients G. NakosA. LachanaH. Tsagaris Original Pages: 904 - 912
Comparison of the effects of pressure support ventilation delivered by three different ventilators during weaning from mechanical ventilation L. BrochardJ. ManceboF. Lemaire Original Pages: 913 - 919
Topical upper airway anaesthesia with lidocaine increases airway resistance by impairing glottic function L. BeydonA. -M. LorinoF. Bonnet Original Pages: 920 - 926
Improved bronchial cleansing in intensive care patients with a new double-lumen catheter Ch. SchmidtR. DüsingA. Savramis Original Pages: 927 - 932
The impact of HIV testing on blood utilization in the intensive care unit in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding M. R. RavryH. L. Paz Original Pages: 933 - 936
Systemic lithium reabsorption from lithium-chloride-coated heat and moisture exchangers R. RosiA. BuscalferriA. Stanca Original Pages: 937 - 940
Inhaled cigarette smoke selectively reverses human hypoxic vasoconstriction P. M. DupuyJ. -P. LançonC. G. Frostell Rapid Publication Pages: 941 - 944
The delivery of aerosolized steroids from MDIs with nozzle extensions: Quantitative laboratory evaluation of a method to improve aerosol delivery to intubated patients D. HessD. FisherR. M. Kacmarek Technique Pages: 945 - 951
The economics and cost-effectiveness of critical care medicine D. B. ChalfinI. L. CohenJ. Lambrinos Review Article Pages: 952 - 961
