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Contents: Volume 104/Number 6/December, 1993 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

Living wills are overrated
AJ Block Chest Dec 1993: 1645–1646. [PDF]

Withholding and withdrawing nutrition and hydration: surrogates can make this decision for incompetent patients
DE Clarke, MK Goldstein, and TA Raffin Chest Dec 1993: 1646–1647. [PDF]

Correct aerosol medication use and the health professions. Who will teach the teachers?
HW Kelly Chest Dec 1993: 1648–1649. [PDF]

Corticosteroids and respiratory muscles. Does it matter?
GT Ferguson Chest Dec 1993: 1649–1650. [PDF]

The pendulum and the arterial line
MF Tenholder Chest Dec 1993: 1650–1651. [PDF]

Palliation of central airway stenoses with the Dumon silicone stent
JB Putnam, Jr Chest Dec 1993: 1651–1652. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Silicone stents in the management of inoperable tracheobronchial stenoses. Indications and limitations
CT Bolliger, R Probst, K Tschopp, M Soler, and AP Perruchoud Chest Dec 1993: 1653–1659. [Abstract] [PDF]

Amrinone in cardiac surgical patients with left-ventricular dysfunction. A prospective, randomized placebo-controlled trial
JF Butterworth, 4th, RL Royster, RC Prielipp, ST Lawless, and SL Wallenhaupt Chest Dec 1993: 1660–1667. [Abstract] [PDF]

Anergic response to delayed hypersensitivity skin testing. A predictor of early mortality in heart transplant recipients
AY Liu, WO Wagner, MR Piedmonte, and RW Stewart Chest Dec 1993: 1668–1672. [Abstract] [PDF]

The prevalence and significance of a patent foramen ovale in pulmonary hypertension
MT Nootens, LA Berarducci, E Kaufmann, S Devries, and S Rich Chest Dec 1993: 1673–1675. [Abstract] [PDF]

Myocardial thickening in children with acute myocarditis
M Nakagawa and K Hamaoka Chest Dec 1993: 1676–1678. [Abstract] [PDF]

D-dimer in patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism
JS Ginsberg, PA Brill-Edwards, C Demers, D Donovan, and A Panju Chest Dec 1993: 1679–1684. [Abstract] [PDF]

Neural network in the clinical diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism
S Patil, JW Henry, M Rubenfire, and PD Stein Chest Dec 1993: 1685–1689. [Abstract] [PDF]

Platelet activation and fibrinopeptide formation in pulmonary hypertension
LL Schulman, BA Grossman, and J Owen Chest Dec 1993: 1690–1693. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure in patients with COPD in acute respiratory failure. A study of the immediate effects
P de Lucas, C Tarancon, L Puente, C Rodriguez, E Tatay, and JM Monturiol Chest Dec 1993: 1694–1697. [Abstract] [PDF]

External high-frequency ventilation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
SA Spitzer, G Fink, and M Mittelman Chest Dec 1993: 1698–1701. [Abstract] [PDF]

A comparison of long-term ventilatory support alternatives from the perspective of the patient and care giver
JR Bach Chest Dec 1993: 1702–1706. [Abstract] [PDF]

Attended home titration of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea
RE Waldhorn and K Wood Chest Dec 1993: 1707–1710. [Abstract] [PDF]

Reduction of blood loss from diagnostic sampling in critically ill patients using a blood-conserving arterial line system
MJ Silver, YH Li, LA Gragg, F Jubran, and JK Stoller Chest Dec 1993: 1711–1715. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nonphysician placement of arterial catheters. Experience with 500 insertions
C Gronbeck, 3d and EL Miller Chest Dec 1993: 1716–1717. [Abstract] [PDF]

Female asthmatics have increased hypercapnic chemosensitivity during the luteal phase which is not associated with decline in airway function
M Munakata, H Yamamoto, Y Akiyama, S Inaba, and Y Kawakami Chest Dec 1993: 1718–1722. [Abstract] [PDF]

Inhaled furosemide prevents ultrasonically nebulized water bronchoconstriction in children with both atopic and nonatopic asthma
T Shimizu, H Mochizuki, A Morikawa, and T Kuroume Chest Dec 1993: 1723–1726. [Abstract] [PDF]

Variations in the use of medication for the treatment of childhood asthma in the Michigan Medicaid population, 1980 to 1986
LA Bosco, BB Gerstman, and DK Tomita Chest Dec 1993: 1727–1732. [Abstract] [PDF]

Gastric asthma? No change in respiratory impedance during intraesophageal acidification in adult asthmatics
G Wesseling, RJ Brummer, EF Wouters, and GP ten Velde Chest Dec 1993: 1733–1736. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pharmacist knowledge and ability to use inhaled medication delivery systems
S Kesten, K Zive, and KR Chapman Chest Dec 1993: 1737–1742. [Abstract] [PDF]

A comparison of the bronchodilating effects of oxitropium bromide and fenoterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
H Koyama, K Nishimura, A Ikeda, and T Izumi Chest Dec 1993: 1743–1747. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prediction of maximal exercise capacity in obstructive and restrictive pulmonary disease
TJ LoRusso, MJ Belman, JD Elashoff, and SK Koerner Chest Dec 1993: 1748–1754. [Abstract] [PDF]

Modification of exercise performance by sharp reduction of blood pressure. A study in patients with uncomplicated hypertension
PG Agostoni, E Doria, M Alimento, S Riva, M Muratori, and G Tamborini Chest Dec 1993: 1755–1758. [Abstract] [PDF]

Hyperoxic training increases work capacity after maximal training at moderate altitude
TW Chick, DM Stark, and GH Murata Chest Dec 1993: 1759–1762. [Abstract] [PDF]

A comparison of rotation and nonrotation in tetracycline pleurodesis
SR Dryzer, ML Allen, C Strange, and SA Sahn Chest Dec 1993: 1763–1766. [Abstract] [PDF]

Resection of pulmonary blebs and pleurodesis for spontaneous pneumothorax
DM Donahue, CD Wright, G Viale, and DJ Mathisen Chest Dec 1993: 1767–1769. [Abstract] [PDF]

Evaluation of conventional chest tube therapy for iatrogenic pneumothorax
RA Schoenenberger, WE Haefeli, P Weiss, and R Ritz Chest Dec 1993: 1770–1772. [Abstract] [PDF]

Alveolar macrophage subpopulations in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis
HP Kuo and CT Yu Chest Dec 1993: 1773–1778. [Abstract] [PDF]

Mycobacterium gordonae: a treatable disease in HIV-positive patients
KD Lessnau, S Milanese, and W Talavera Chest Dec 1993: 1779–1785. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory failure complicating rubeola
JD Swift, MC Barruga, RM Perkin, and D van Stralen Chest Dec 1993: 1786–1787. [Abstract] [PDF]

The effect of corticosteroids on inspiratory muscle performance in humans
P Weiner, Y Azgad, and M Weiner Chest Dec 1993: 1788–1791. [Abstract] [PDF]

Hemorrhagic rhinitis. An immunologic disease due to hexahydrophthalic anhydride
LC Grammer, MA Shaughnessy, and M Lowenthal Chest Dec 1993: 1792–1794. [Abstract] [PDF]

Radiologic abnormalities of the sternum in Turner's syndrome
AV Mehta, B Chidambaram, AA Suchedina, and AR Garrett Chest Dec 1993: 1795–1799. [Abstract] [PDF]

Humidification in the intensive care unit. Prospective study of a new protocol utilizing heated humidification and a hygroscopic condenser humidifier
RD Branson, K Davis, Jr, RS Campbell, DJ Johnson, and DT Porembka Chest Dec 1993: 1800–1805. [Abstract] [PDF]

Analysis of indications for intensive care unit admission. Clinical efficacy assessment project: American College of Physicians
RC Bone, NE McElwee, DH Eubanks, and EH Gluck Chest Dec 1993: 1806–1811. [Abstract] [PDF]

Analysis of indications for early discharge from the intensive care unit. Clinical efficacy assessment project: American College of Physicians
RC Bone, NE McElwee, DH Eubanks, and EH Gluck Chest Dec 1993: 1812–1817. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prevalence and severity of neurologic dysfunction in critically ill patients. Influence on need for continued mechanical ventilation
BJ Kelly and MA Matthay Chest Dec 1993: 1818–1824. [Abstract] [PDF]

Transvascular transport of 67Ga in the lungs after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
PG Raijmakers, AB Groeneveld, AJ Schneider, GJ Teule, A van Lingen, L Eijsman, and LG Thijs Chest Dec 1993: 1825–1832. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of thoracotomy on respiratory system, lung, and chest wall mechanics
AC Rodrigues, LF Moreira, CL de Souza, PC Pettersen, PH Saldiva, and WA Zin Chest Dec 1993: 1882–1886. [Abstract] [PDF]

Interstitial infiltrates in a patient with small cell lung carcinoma
SE Gentry Chest Dec 1993: 1887–1888. [PDF]

Reversible hypotension following pulmonary embolism in a 33-year-old woman with hypothyroidism and vitiligo
MH Kollef Chest Dec 1993: 1889–1891. [PDF]

Why nutrition and hydration should not be withheld from patients
F Rosner Chest Dec 1993: 1892–1896. [PDF]

Delayed perforation of the esophagus by a closed thoracostomy tube
OM Shapira, GS Aldea, J Kupferschmid, and RJ Shemin Chest Dec 1993: 1897–1898. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Diagnosis by transbronchial biopsy
ZS Azzam, L Bentur, AH Rubin, O Ben-Izhak, and G Alroy Chest Dec 1993: 1899–1901. [Abstract] [PDF]

Persistent bronchopleural fistula in a patient with adult respiratory distress syndrome. Treatment with pressure-controlled ventilation
M Litmanovitch, GM Joynt, PJ Cooper, and P Kraus Chest Dec 1993: 1901–1902. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prolonged survival after heart-lung transplantation in systemic lupus erythematosus
RD Levy, AJ Guerraty, MH Yacoub, and R Loertscher Chest Dec 1993: 1903–1905. [Abstract] [PDF]

Severe respiratory failure caused by recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage in Takayasu's arteritis
S Koyabu, N Isaka, T Yada, T Konishi, and T Nakano Chest Dec 1993: 1905–1906. [Abstract] [PDF]

Circulating immune complexes with pulmonary hemorrhage during pregnancy in idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
S Louie, LA Russell, RB Richeson, 3d, and CE Cross Chest Dec 1993: 1907–1909. [Abstract] [PDF]

Esophageal obstruction in a tracheostomized infant
BM Schnapf, J Favrot, and S Dodson Chest Dec 1993: 1909–1910. [Abstract] [PDF]

Mitral prosthetic dehiscence with laminar regurgitant flow signals assessed by transesophageal echocardiography
S Akamatsu, N Ueda, E Terazawa, H Hirose, and S Dohi Chest Dec 1993: 1911–1913. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chronic tension pneumothorax mimicking tension bullae. Use of video- assisted thoracoscopy for diagnosis
JP Kupferschmid, T Carr, JD Fonger, GS Aldea, and E Vosburgh Chest Dec 1993: 1913–1914. [Abstract] [PDF]

Central venous catheter migration to the popliteal artery during total cavopulmonary shunt
M Kawamata, K Omote, S Fujita, and A Namiki Chest Dec 1993: 1914–1916. [Abstract] [PDF]

Beguiled by the gallium. Thymic rebound in an adult after chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease
DE Burns and FJ Schiffman Chest Dec 1993: 1916–1919. [Abstract] [PDF]

Left lung asthma
M DiFrancia, D Barbier, and J Orehek Chest Dec 1993: 1919–1920. [Abstract] [PDF]

Adult T-cell leukemia involving the central nervous system after remission of adult respiratory distress syndrome
I Hara, K Yoshioka, A Hori, A Ohsawa, and S Yokoo Chest Dec 1993: 1921–1923. [Abstract] [PDF]

Gaucher's disease. An unusual cause of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis
IY Ch'en, DA Lynch, KR Shroyer, and MI Schwarz Chest Dec 1993: 1923–1924. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia associated with massive L- tryptophan ingestion
KE Mar, P Sen, K Tan, R Krishnan, and K Ratkalkar Chest Dec 1993: 1924–1926. [Abstract] [PDF]

Septic pulmonary embolism due to periodontal disease
PJ Christensen, K Kutty, RT Adlam, TA Taft, and BH Kampschroer Chest Dec 1993: 1927–1929. [Abstract] [PDF]

Simultaneous legionellosis and invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient newly treated with corticosteroids
TM Jiva, MC Kallay, MG Marin, and RH Poe Chest Dec 1993: 1929–1931. [Abstract] [PDF]

Resolution of coronary ischemic syndrome due to dislodgement of intraluminal thrombus during diagnostic cardiac catheterization
AE Moreyra, CR Lacy, and T Kovacs Chest Dec 1993: 1931–1933. [Abstract] [PDF]

Erratum
Chest Dec 1993: 1940. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Mechanical ventilation. American College of Chest Physicians' Consensus Conference [published erratum appears in Chest 1994 Aug;106(2):656]
AS Slutsky Chest Dec 1993: 1833–1859. [PDF]

Adenosine: diagnostic and therapeutic uses in cardiovascular medicine
BD Bertolet and JA Hill Chest Dec 1993: 1860–1871. [PDF]

Endotoxin in human disease. Part 2: Biologic effects and clinical evaluations of anti-endotoxin therapies
CA Manthous, JB Hall, and RW Samsel Chest Dec 1993: 1872–1881. [PDF]

Pulmonary metastatic disease in ameloblastoma
BC Sheppard, BK Temeck, JK Taubenberger, and HI Pass Chest Dec 1993: 1933–1935. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
NL Kao and GW Richmond Chest Dec 1993: 1936a. [PDF]

Pectin-induced occupational asthma
JL Baldwin and AC Shah Chest Dec 1993: 1936b–1937. [PDF]

Pectin-induced Occupational Asthma
Zhikeng Pang, Allen Kraut, Allan B. Becker, and C. Peter W. Warren Chest Dec 1993: 1937. [PDF]

Rib Biopsy
Philippe Collard and Robert Ponlot Chest Dec 1993: 1937–1938. [PDF]

Rib Biopsy
Robert W. Ikard Chest Dec 1993: 1938. [PDF]

Diffusion Capacity in Heart Transplant Recipients
James J. Egan, Sanja Kalra, and Ashley A. Woodcock Chest Dec 1993: 1938. [PDF]

Diffusion Capacity in Heart Transplant Recipients
Harry J. M. Groen, Jan M. Bogaard, Aggie H. M. M. Balk, Siang G. Kho, Wim C. J. Hop, and Chris Hilvering Chest Dec 1993: 1938–1939. [PDF]

Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation
Donald Venes Chest Dec 1993: 1939. [PDF]

Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation
Marvin I. Dunn and Steven K. Starr Chest Dec 1993: 1939–1940. [PDF]

IgG Subclass Deficiency
Shaun O'Keeffe and Patrick Finnegan Chest Dec 1993: 1940. [PDF]