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Contents: Volume 114/Number 3/September, 1998 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

What Constitutes Success in Cancer Surgery?: Measuring the Value of Specialist Care
Leslie J. Kohman Chest Sep 1998: 663–664. [PDF]

Tuberculosis Control Is a Team Sport
David E. Griffith Chest Sep 1998: 664–666. [PDF]

Diagnosing Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Alvin S. Teirstein Chest Sep 1998: 666–667. [PDF]

Tissue Capnometry as a Monitoring Strategy for Critically III Patients: Just About Ready for Prime Time
Mitchell P. Fink Chest Sep 1998: 667–670. [PDF]

Methodologic Standards for the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests: The Need to Evaluate the Standards
Michael S. Schechter Chest Sep 1998: 670–672. [PDF]

Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation: What Have We Learned and What Do We Still Need to Know?
M. Jeffery Mador Chest Sep 1998: 672–674. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Specialists Achieve Better Outcomes Than Generalists for Lung Cancer Surgery
Gerard A. Silvestri, John Handy, Daniel Lackland, Elizabeth Corley, and Carolyn E. Reed Chest Sep 1998: 675–680. [Abstract] [PDF]

Screening by Specialists To Reduce Unnecessary Test Ordering in Patients Evaluated for Tuberculosis
Ruth M. Divinagracia, Timothy J. Harkin, Stanley Bonk, and Neil W. Schluger Chest Sep 1998: 681–684. [Abstract] [PDF]

Relative Occurrence of Flow Limitation and Snoring During Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Titration
Indu Ayappa, Robert G. Norman, Jean-Jacques Hosselet, Roger A. Gruenke, Joyce A. Walsleben, and David M. Rapoport Chest Sep 1998: 685–690. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Respiratory Parameters of Upper Airway Patency in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Hideo Kita, Motoharu Ohi, Kazuo Chin, Tetsuo Noguchi, Naoki Otsuka, Tomomasa Tsuboi, and Kenshi Kuno Chest Sep 1998: 691–696. [Abstract] [PDF]

Psychiatric Symptoms in Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Effects of Gender and Respiratory Disturbance Index
Giora Pillar and Peretz Lavie Chest Sep 1998: 697–703. [Abstract] [PDF]

Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Aspiration Biopsy: A Comprehensive Review of Its Current Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Tumors
Ryan C. Larscheid, Patricia E. Thorpe, and Walter J. Scott Chest Sep 1998: 704–709. [Abstract] [PDF]

Primary Peripheral Lung Carcinoma Smaller Than 1 cm in Diameter
Junji Yoshida, Kanji Nagai, Tomoyuki Yokose, Kenro Takahashi, Mitsuyo Nishimura, Koichi Goto, and Yutaka Nishiwaki Chest Sep 1998: 710–712. [Abstract] [PDF]

Metabolic Imaging of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography
François Bénard, Daniel Sterman, Robin J. Smith, Larry R. Kaiser, Steven M. Albelda, and Abass Alavi Chest Sep 1998: 713–722. [Abstract] [PDF]

Complement Components and Their Activation Products in Pleural Fluid
Eija-Riitta Salomaa, Markku Viander, Tarja Saaresranta, and Erkki O. Terho Chest Sep 1998: 723–730. [Abstract] [PDF]

Medical Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis for Chylothorax Due to Lymphoma: A Case Series
David C. Mares and Praveen N. Mathur Chest Sep 1998: 731–735. [Abstract] [PDF]

Response to Symptom-Limited Exercise in Patients With the Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Scott K. Epstein, Marya D. Zilberberg, Cindy Jacoby, Ronald L. Ciubotaru, and Linda M. Kaplan Chest Sep 1998: 736–741. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Long-term Aerosol Pentamidine for Pneumocystis carinii Prophylaxis on Pulmonary Function
Charles C. Y. Wei, Leslie Lee Pack, and Charles K. Chan Chest Sep 1998: 742–747. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Safety of Brachial Artery Puncture for Arterial Blood Sampling
Gyman C. Okeson and Pauline H. Wulbrecht Chest Sep 1998: 748–751. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effect of Exposure to Low Levels of Ozone on the Response to Inhaled Allergen in Allergic Asthmatic Patients
Nicola A. Hanania, Susan M. Tarlo, Frances Silverman, Bruce Urch, Niranja Senathirajah, Noe Zamel, and Paul Corey Chest Sep 1998: 752–756. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Comparison of Triamcinolone Acetonide MDI With a Built-in Tube Extender and Beclomethasone Dipropionate MDI in Adult Asthmatics
Robert Berkowitz, Gary Rachelefsky, Alan G. Harris, and Rongdean Chen Chest Sep 1998: 757–765. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparison of the Maxair Autohaler to Wet Nebulizer in Patients With Acute Asthma
Robert Silverman, Judith Sellers, Sharon Greene, Edith Flaster, and Gene Colice Chest Sep 1998: 766–770. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary and Aortic Blood Flow Measurements in Normal Subjects and Patients After Single Lung Transplantation at 0.5 T Using Velocity Encoded Cine MRI
Christine B. Henk, Bernhard Schlechta, Stephan Grampp, Gregor Gomischek, Walter Klepetko, and Gerhard H. Mostbeck Chest Sep 1998: 771–779. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparison of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Inhaled Aerosolized Prostacyclin in the Evaluation of Heart Transplant Candidates With Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
Åsa Haraldsson, Niels Kieler-Jensen, Ulla Nathorst-Westfelt, Claes-Håkan Bergh, and Sven-Erik Ricksten Chest Sep 1998: 780–786. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Short-term Effects of Digoxin in Patients With Right Ventricular Dysfunction From Pulmonary Hypertension
Stuart Rich, Mary Seidlitz, Emad Dodin, Daniel Osimani, Diane Judd, Diane Genthner, Vallerie McLaughlin, and Gary Francis Chest Sep 1998: 787–792. [Abstract] [PDF]

Quality of History Taking in Patients With Aortic Dissection
Howard S. Rosman, Sarine Patel, Steven Borzak, Gaetano Paone, and Kenneth Retter Chest Sep 1998: 793–795. [Abstract] [PDF]

Long-term Results of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopic Balloon Dilation in the Management of Benign Tracheobronchial Stenosis
Francis D. Sheski and Praveen N. Mathur Chest Sep 1998: 796–800. [Abstract] [PDF]

African-American Race and Antibodies to Topoisomerase I Are Associated With Increased Severity of Scleroderma Lung Disease
Eric L. Greidinger, Keith T. Flaherty, Barbara White, Antony Rosen, Fredrick M. Wigley, and Robert A. Wise Chest Sep 1998: 801–807. [Abstract] [PDF]

Acute Q Fever Pneumonia: A Review of 80 Hospitalized Patients
Fabrice Caron, Jean Claude Meurice, Pierre Ingrand, Anne Bourgoin, Philippe Masson, Pascal Roblot, and Françoise Patte Chest Sep 1998: 808–813. [Abstract] [PDF]

Increased Iron and Ferritin Content of Sputum From Patients With Cystic Fibrosis or Chronic Bronchitis
Steve W. Stites, Brian Walters, Amy R. O'Brien-Ladner, Kirstin Bailey, and Lewis J. Wesselius Chest Sep 1998: 814–819. [Abstract] [PDF]

MRI of Central Venous Anatomy: Implications for Central Venous Catheter Insertion
Zaki Aslamy, Christian L. Dewald, and John E. Heffner Chest Sep 1998: 820–826. [Abstract] [PDF]

Efficacy of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Children With ARDS
Kazufumi Okamoto, Masamichi Hamaguchi, Ichiro Kukita, Koichi Kikuta, and Toshihide Sato Chest Sep 1998: 827–833. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Physiologic Effects of Inverse Ratio Ventilation
John Yanos, Sharon M. Watling, and Jeffrey Verhey Chest Sep 1998: 834–838. [Abstract] [PDF]

Regulation of Integrin-Mediated Adhesion by Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Protein Kinase C in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Robert L. Quigley, Shulamith H. Shafer, and Carol L. Williams Chest Sep 1998: 839–846. [Abstract] [PDF]

Four Hours of Continuous Albuterol Nebulization
Ariel Berlinski and J. Clifford Waldrep Chest Sep 1998: 847–853. [Abstract] [PDF]

Methodologic Standards for Diagnostic Test Research in Pulmonary Medicine
John E. Heffner, David Feinstein, and Celia Barbieri Chest Sep 1998: 877–885. [Abstract] [PDF]

Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation: A Decade of Progress
Constantine A. Manthous, Gregory A. Schmidt, and Jesse B. Hall Chest Sep 1998: 886–901. [Abstract] [PDF]

Safety of Medically Supervised Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Therapy: A 16-Year Follow-up
Barry A. Franklin, Kimberly Bonzheim, Seymour Gordon, and Gerald C. Timmis Chest Sep 1998: 902–906. [PDF]

Correction of Single-Breath Helium Lung Volumes in Patients With Airflow Obstruction
Naresh M. Punjabi, David Shade, and Robert A. Wise Chest Sep 1998: 907–918. [Abstract] [PDF]

Recurrent ARDS in a 39-Year-Old Woman With Migraine Headaches
Ernesto R. Gonzolez, Timothy Cole, Margaret M. Grimes, Randy A. Fink, and Alpha A. Fowler, III Chest Sep 1998: 919–922. [PDF]

Nonresolving Pneumonia
Carlos E. Picone, Andrea Gonzalez, Timothy J. Cole, and Curtis Sessler Chest Sep 1998: 923–927. [PDF]

Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Edema: Can It Be Predicted Preoperatively?
William E. Caras Chest Sep 1998: 928–931. [Abstract] [PDF]

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Due to Humidifier Disease: Seek and Ye Shall Find
Roy Patterson, Nili Mazur, Mary Roberts, Dante Scarpelli, Ronald Semerdjian, and Kathleen E. Harris Chest Sep 1998: 931–933. [Abstract] [PDF]

Paradoxical Reactions in HIV and Pulmonary TB
Jason W. Chien and John L. Johnson Chest Sep 1998: 933–936. [Abstract] [PDF]

Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration With Three Aberrant Arteries in a 75-Year-Old Patient
Yoshio Tsunezuka and Hideo Sato Chest Sep 1998: 936–938. [Abstract] [PDF]

Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Mediastinum With Unknown Primary Tumor
Neri Blanco, Daniel M. Kirgan, and Alex G. Little Chest Sep 1998: 938–940. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

The Hemodynamic Derangements in Sepsis: Implications for Treatment Strategies
Paul E. Marik and Joseph Varon Chest Sep 1998: 854–860. [Abstract] [PDF]

Utility of Peak Expiratory Flow Monitoring
Prasoon Jain, Mani S. Kavuru, Charles L. Emerman, and Muzaffar Ahmad Chest Sep 1998: 861–876. [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Scoring Organ Dysfunction
Philip S. Barie and Lynn Hydo Chest Sep 1998: 941–942. [PDF]

Scoring Organ Dysfunction
Thomas Ryan and Mohamed Y. Rady Chest Sep 1998: 942. [PDF]

Theoretical Basis for Usefulness of Dyspnea Ratings for Prescription of Exercise in COPD Patients
Shinji Teramoto Chest Sep 1998: 942–943. [PDF]

Theoretical Basis for Usefulness of Dyspnea Ratings for Prescription of Exercise in COPD Patients
Donald A. Mahler and Mitchell B. Horowitz Chest Sep 1998: 943. [PDF]

MIDCAB vs Conventional Surgery: Is It Worth the Risk?
Kevin D. Murray Chest Sep 1998: 943–944. [PDF]

MIDCAB vs Conventional Surgery: Is It Worth the Risk?
Alan S. Coulson Chest Sep 1998: 944. [PDF]

Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Pneumonia
Burke A. Cunha Chest Sep 1998: 945. [PDF]

Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Pneumonia
David Schlossberg, Jose Miguel Torres, Omar Cardenas, and Andres Vasquez Chest Sep 1998: 945–946. [PDF]

Improper Use of MDIs: Education is the Key
Kenneth W. Tsang Chest Sep 1998: 946. [PDF]

Using the Kappa Coefficient as a Measure of Reliability or Reproducibility
Ina Sleimann Petersen and Henrik Wachmann Chest Sep 1998: 946–947. [PDF]

Share the Research, Not Taxpayers' Income
Jordan S. Weingarten Chest Sep 1998: 947. [PDF]

Share the Research, Not Taxpayers' Income
J. L. Mehta Chest Sep 1998: 947. [PDF]

Tuberculin Responsiveness in Hemodialysis Patients
Alaattin Yildiz, Vakur Akkaya, Süleyman Türk, Mehmet $Scedil$ ükrü Sever, Ergin Ark, and Pinar Yildiz Chest Sep 1998: 947–948. [PDF]

Lack of HHV-8 DNA Sequences in Sarcoid Tissues of French Patients
Laurent Bélec, Ali Si Mohamed, Emanuele Lechapt-Zalcman, François-Jérôme Authier, Françoise Lange, and Romain K Gherardi Chest Sep 1998: 948–949. [PDF]

Anticoagulating Elderly Patients in Atrial Fibrillation
Gordon L. Maurice Chest Sep 1998: 949. [PDF]

Respiratory Effects of the Dead Sea: A Historical Note
V. Theodore Barnett Chest Sep 1998: 949. [PDF]

Levels of Soluble L-Selectin and E-Selectin in Heatstroke and Heatstress
Muhammad M. Hammami, Abderrezak Bouchama, and Sultan Al Sedairy Chest Sep 1998: 949–950. [PDF]

Effective Implementation of Practice Guidelines
Barry J. Make Chest Sep 1998: 950. [PDF]