Comment:

AB Thompson

Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema: answers are beginning to accumulate
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1771-1772. [PDF]  

AC Miller

Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: back to the future
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1773-1774. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

C Picado

Classification of severe asthma exacerbations: a proposal
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1775-1778. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Teschler, G Stamatis, AA el-Raouf Farhat, FJ Meyer, U Costabel, and N Konietzko

Effect of surgical lung volume reduction on respiratory muscle function in pulmonary emphysema
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1779-1784. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HA Tiddens, JM Bogaard, JC de Jongste, WC Hop, HO Coxson, and PD Pare

Physiological and morphological determinants of maximal expiratory flow in chronic obstructive lung disease
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1785-1794. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Mayer, JL Pepin, G Bettega, D Veale, G Ferretti, C Deschaux, and P Levy

Relationship between body mass index, age and upper airway measurements in snorers and sleep apnoea patients
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1801-1809. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Kirjavainen, O Polo, S McNamara, K Vaahtoranta, and CE Sullivan

Respiratory challenge induces high frequency spiking on the static charge sensitive bed (SCSB)
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1810-1815. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FM Schramel, TG Sutedja, JC Braber, JC van Mourik, and PE Postmus

Cost-effectiveness of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus conservative treatment for first time or recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1821-1825. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LM Pedersen and N Milman

Prognostic significance of thrombocytosis in patients with primary lung cancer
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1826-1830. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Melis, M Spatafora, A Melodia, E Pace, M Gjomarkaj, AM Merendino, and G Bonsignore

ICAM-1 expression by lung cancer cell lines: effects of upregulation by cytokines on the interaction with LAK cells
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1831-1838. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Zhang, Q Mohammed, A Burbidge, CM Morland, and WR Roche

Cell cultures from bronchial subepithelial myofibroblasts enhance eosinophil survival in vitro
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1839-1846. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RE Lucchini, DR Springall, P Chitano, LM Fabbri, JM Polak, and CE Mapp

In vivo exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) induces a decrease in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and tachykinin immunoreactivity in guinea-pig peripheral airways
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1847-1851. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Schutte, J Lohmeyer, S Rosseau, S Ziegler, C Siebert, H Kielisch, H Pralle, F Grimminger, H Morr, and W Seeger

Bronchoalveolar and systemic cytokine profiles in patients with ARDS, severe pneumonia and cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1858-1867. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Bouachour, MP Guiraud, JP Gouello, PM Roy, and P Alquier

Gastric intramucosal pH: an indicator of weaning outcome from mechanical ventilation in COPD patients
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1868-1873. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Sunyer, JM Anto, J Castellsague, JB Soriano, and J Roca

Total serum IgE is associated with asthma independently of specific IgE levels. The Spanish Group of the European Study of Asthma
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1880-1884. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Kano, T Hirose, and S Nishima

Change in osmolarity of disodium cromoglycate solution and protection against exercise-induced bronchospasm in children with asthma
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1891-1895. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ Cook, B Yuksel, AP Sampson, A Greenough, and JF Price

Cysteinyl leukotriene involvement in chronic lung disease in premature infants
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1907-1912. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OA Khair, RJ Davies, and JL Devalia

Bacterial-induced release of inflammatory mediators by bronchial epithelial cells
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1913-1922. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Mancebo

Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1923-1931. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JH Wildhaber, SG Devadason, MJ Hayden, R James, AP Dufty, RA Fox, QA Summers, and PN LeSouef

Electrostatic charge on a plastic spacer device influences the delivery of salbutamol
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1943-1946. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

F Lofaso, AM Lorino, D Duizabo, H Najafi Zadeh, D Theret, F Goldenberg, and A Harf

Evaluation of an auto-nCPAP device based on snoring detection
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1795-1800. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Schonhofer and D Kohler

Benzodiazepine receptor antagonist (flumazenil) does not affect sleep-related breathing disorders
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1816-1820. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Vagaggini, PL Paggiaro, D Giannini, AD Franco, S Cianchetti, S Carnevali, M Taccola, E Bacci, L Bancalari, FL Dente, and C Giuntini

Effect of short-term NO2 exposure on induced sputum in normal, asthmatic and COPD subjects
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1852-1857. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Faurschou, I Steffensen, and L Jacques

Effect of addition of inhaled salmeterol to the treatment of moderate-to-severe asthmatics uncontrolled on high-dose inhaled steroids. European Respiratory Study Group
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1885-1890. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Wojnarowski, K Storm Van's Gravesande, J Riedler, I Eichler, C Gartner, and T Frischer

Comparison of bronchial challenge with ultrasonic nebulized distilled water and hypertonic saline in children with mild-to-moderate asthma
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1896-1901. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Sette, G Del Col, A Comis, J Milic-Emili, A Rossi, and AL Boner

Effect of pattern of preceding inspiration on FEV1 in asthmatic children
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1902-1906. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

C Voisin, F Fisekci, B Buclez, A Didier, B Couste, F Bastien, P Brochard, and JC Pairon

Mineralogical analysis of the respiratory tract in aluminium oxide-exposed workers
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1874-1879. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Droma, T Hayano, Y Takabayashi, T Koizumi, K Kubo, T Kobayashi, and M Sekiguchi

Endothelin-1 and interleukin-8 in high altitude pulmonary oedema
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1947-1949. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Mukae, N Matsumoto, J Ashitani, H Mashimoto, J Kadota, M Nakazato, S Kohno, and S Matsukura

Neutrophil-related cytokines and neutrophil products in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of a patient with ANCA negative Wegener's granulomatosis
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1950-1954. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JW van Putten, EH van Haren, and JW Lammers

Association between Wegener's granulomatosis and Staphylococcus aureus infection?
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1955-1957. [Abstract] [PDF]  

O Sacco, B Fregonese, P Picco, M Faraci, P Facchetti, V Pistoia, and GA Rossi

Common variable immunodeficiency presenting in a girl as lung infiltrates and mediastinal adenopathies leading to severe "superior vena caval" syndrome
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1958-1961. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Pogorzelski, K Modelska, J Zebrak, and B Skuza

A boy with chest deformity
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1962-1964. [PDF]  

Historical Article:

JC McDonald and AD McDonald

The epidemiology of mesothelioma in historical context
Eur Respir J 1996 9: 1932-1942. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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