Volume 1, Number 2 Fall 2001

Table of Contents

CLINICAL STUDIES

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Improves Oxygenation Acutely But Not Chronically in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Sangeeta Mehta, H. Hank Simms, Mitchell M. Levy, Nicholas S. Hill, William Schwartz, David Nelson, Kathy Short, and James R. Klinger

Inspiratory Muscle Training: An Exploration of a Home-Based Intervention
Cynthia A. Padula and Evelyn Yeaw

Subvastus Versus Medial Parapatellar Arthrotomy in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Scott E. Cameron and Thomas E. Nelson

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Cromolyn Sodium in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis in Young Children
Paul H. Ratner, Eli O. Meltzer, Linda Byas, and Edward M. Block

Remifentanil Prevents the Hemodynamic Response to Orotracheal Intubation
Ratan Alexander, Robert Hill, Habib E. El-Moalem, and Tong J. Gan

A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled, Single Dose Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Extra Strength Bayer Aspirin™, Tylenol™ with Codeine #3, and Placebo in Subjects with Dental Pain
Laurean MacEachern, James Fricke, James Sorrentino, John Quirins, Stephen Garreffa, Diana Plaza, Randy Koslo

Vascularity of the Fasciocutaneous Flap; Further Delineation of Anatomy: Blood Supply to the Skin
X. Wang, J.L. Xia, D.M. Wang, Wyatt G. Payne, and Martin C. Robson, MD†

The Effect of Dosing Time on Efficacy and Safety of an Extended-Release Formulation of Lovastatin in Patients with Primary Hypercholesterolemia
Michael H. Davidson, Peter Lukacsko, Jim X. Sun, Gale Phillips, Ed Walter, Arnold Sterman, and Lawrence Friedhoff

Comparison of CK-MB Subforms and Troponin I in the Evaluation of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dulam Vikramaditya, Simon Chakko, Andrew Quartin, Jose A. Gueton, Raphael Valenzuela, and Robert J. Myerburg

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Therapy: Protected Specimen Brushing Versus Tracheal Aspirate Data
Curtis Peery, Akella Chendrasekhar, Donald W. Moorman, and Gregory A Timberlake

PRECLINICAL STUDIES

b-Blocker Improves Cardiac Function by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Metalloproteinase Activity After Myocardial Infarction*
Mauricio Bernstein and Suresh C. Tyagi

The Effect of Peritoneal Contamination of the Tensile Strength of Small and Large
Bowel Anastomosis
D. Cottam, A. Chendrasekhar, F. Raymond, E.T. Burt, D.W. Moorman, and G.A. Timberlake

Modulation of Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity in the Hamster by L-Carnitine
Linda Nici, Barbara Monfils, and Paul Calabresi