European Respiratory Topic

Volume 6 Number 1

April 2000

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EDITORIAL

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TOPICS

Asthma

Montelukast versus salmeterol in patients with asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

2

Airway inflammation in hyperresponsiveness

3

The role of mucosa in severe asthma

4

Exacerbation of asthma during pregnancy

5

Severe asthma: are there different pathophysiologic types?

6

Clinic

Broncholithiaisis

7

Fibrinolytic therapy in empyema

8

COPD

Emphysema: is there a role for eosinophils?

9

Budesonide in COPD: answers to all our questions?

10

Infection

Doxycycline is a cost-effective therapy for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

11

Can once-weekly rifapentine-isoniazid replace thrice-weekly rifampicin-isoniazid in the continuation phase of a 6-month regimen

12

Epidemiology of ventilator-acquired pneumonia based on protected bronchoscopic sampling

75

Genetics of tuberculosis susceptibility

14

Prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia

15

Intensive care

Sign in acute respiratory distress syndrome

16

Noninvasive ventilation during weaning from mechanical ventilation

17

Proportional assist ventilation a new took for the ICU

18

Reduced tidal volume ventilation

19

Life support for the elderlies: should we restrict mechanical ventilation in the group?

20

Noninvasive ventilation in community-acquired pneumonia

21

Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit: clinical indication and outcome

22

Interstitial

Immunotherapy for pulmonary fibrosis: a light in the dark?

23

Oncology

The value of preoperative chemotherapy in lung cancer

24

Gemcitabine for non small cell lung cancer: a new option?

25

Prophylactic cranial irradiation in SCLC

26

Surgery

What is the standard duration of nicotine patch replacement in heavy smokers who have decided to quit?

27

Thromboembolism

Evaluation of a new, rapid and quantitative D-dimer test in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

28

Clinical assessment of pulmonary embolism

29

HOW TO USE THIS ISSUE

Members of the editorial board have selected papers for their topicality from a wide range of journals and prepared the editorial comment. To read quickly through the issue, read the editorial comments highlighted on each page, assisted by the important messages. For a complete appraisal of individual papers then of course read the whole page.

Volumes

Asthma	Montelukast versus salmeterol in patients with asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction	2
	Airway inflammation in hyperresponsiveness	3
	The role of mucosa in severe asthma	4
	Exacerbation of asthma during pregnancy	5
	Severe asthma: are there different pathophysiologic types?	6
Clinic	Broncholithiaisis	7
	Fibrinolytic therapy in empyema	8
COPD	Emphysema: is there a role for eosinophils?	9
	Budesonide in COPD: answers to all our questions?	10
Infection	Doxycycline is a cost-effective therapy for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia	11
	Can once-weekly rifapentine-isoniazid replace thrice-weekly rifampicin-isoniazid in the continuation phase of a 6-month regimen	12
	Epidemiology of ventilator-acquired pneumonia based on protected bronchoscopic sampling	75
	Genetics of tuberculosis susceptibility	14
	Prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia	15
Intensive care	Sign in acute respiratory distress syndrome	16
	Noninvasive ventilation during weaning from mechanical ventilation	17
	Proportional assist ventilation a new took for the ICU	18
	Reduced tidal volume ventilation	19
	Life support for the elderlies: should we restrict mechanical ventilation in the group?	20
	Noninvasive ventilation in community-acquired pneumonia	21
	Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit: clinical indication and outcome	22
Interstitial	Immunotherapy for pulmonary fibrosis: a light in the dark?	23
Oncology	The value of preoperative chemotherapy in lung cancer	24
	Gemcitabine for non small cell lung cancer: a new option?	25
	Prophylactic cranial irradiation in SCLC	26
Surgery	What is the standard duration of nicotine patch replacement in heavy smokers who have decided to quit?	27
Thromboembolism	Evaluation of a new, rapid and quantitative D-dimer test in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism	28
	Clinical assessment of pulmonary embolism	29

European Respiratory Topic Volume 6 Number 1 April 2000 CONTENTS

EDITORIAL Instead of an Editorial 1

HOW TO USE THIS ISSUE

European Respiratory Topic

Volume 6 Number 1

April 2000

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Instead of an Editorial

1