Robert A. Balk

Changing Pattern of Ventilator Settings in Patients Without Acute Lung Injury: Changes Over 11 Years in a Single InstitutionWongsurakiat P, Pierson DJ, Rubenfeld GD (Univ of Washington, Seattle) Ches 126:1281–1291, 2004§

Effect of Standardized Orders and Provider Education on Head-of-Bed Positioning in Mechanically Ventilated PatientsHelman DL Jr, Sherner JH III, Fitzpatrick TM, et al (Walter Reed Army Med Ctr, Washington, DC) Crit Care Med 31:2285–2290, 2003§

Lower Tidal Volume Ventilation and Plasma Cytokine Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Acute Lung InjuryParsons PE, Eisner MD, Thompson BT, et al (Univ of Vermont; Univ of California San Francisco; Harvard Med School; et al) Crit Care Med 33:1–6, 2005§

One-Year Outcome After Severe Pulmonary Exacerbation in Adults With Cystic FibrosisEllaffi M, Vinsonneau C, Coste J, et al (Universite Paris 5) Am J Respir Crit Care Mad 171:158–164, 2005§

Influence of Old Age on Survival After Prolonged Mechanical VentilationEndeman H, Heeffer L, Holleman F, et al (St Antonius Hosp, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Diakonessenhuis, Zeist, The Netherlands; Academic Med Ctr, Amsterdam; et al) Eur J Intern Med 16:116–119, 2005§

Safety and Tolerability of Nonbronchoscopic Lavage in ARDSPerkins GD, Chatterjee S, Giles S, et al (Birmingham Heartlands Hosp, Bordesley Green East, England; Univ of Birmingham, England) Chest 127:1358–1363, 2005§

Pulmonary Function and Exercise Capacity in Survivors of Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeOng K-C, Ng AW-K, Lee LS-U, et al (Tan Tock Seng Hosp, Singapore) Eur Respir J 24:436–442, 2004§

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Train-of-Four Monitoring and Clinical Assessment During Continuous ICU Cisatracurium ParalysisBaumann MH, McAlpin BW, Brown K, et al (Univ of Mississippi, Jackson) Chest 126:1267–1273, 2004§

Outcomes of Patients With Do-Not Intubate Orders Treated With Noninvasive VentilationLevy M, Tanios MA, Nelson D, et al (Rhode Island Hosp; Tufts-New England Med Ctr) Crit Care Med 32:2002–2007, 2004§

Outcomes up to 5 Years After Severe, Acute Respiratory FailureGarland A, for the SUPPORT Investigators (Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, Ohio; et al) Chest 126:1897–1904, 2004§