This slim volume is offered as a single source for the viewpoints, rules, and recommended
practices of the three organizations usually cited in asbestos hazard abatement: the …

Achieving large-scale, cost-effective, and reproducible manufacturing of stem cells with the
existing devices is challenging. Traditional single-use cell-bag bioreactors, limited by their …

Background Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have a deficiency of
surfactant. Surfactant replacement improves physiologic function in such patients, and …

Rationale: Angiogenesis is a defining pathologic feature of airway remodeling and contributes
to asthma severity. Women experience changes in asthma control over the menstrual …

Rationale: Despite recent clinical trials demonstrating improved outcome in acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS), mortality remains high. Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) using …

… Wiedemann and Matthay described the pathophysiology of such acute circulatory collapse
as the "vicious cycle" of acute right failure (Fig. [4]).[24] Increasing right ventricular volume (…

… Wiedemann received support for this research from the NIH and the NHBLI. His institution
received grant support and support for travel from the NHBLI and NIH (contracts, NO1-HR-…

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by the
presence of autoantibodies against various nuclear antigens. These autoantibodies and …

Background In patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumothorax and other
air leaks — any extrusion of air outside the tracheobronchial tree — have been attributed …

ObjectiveThe efficacy and safety of the pulmonary artery catheter are under scrutiny
because of its association with increased morbidity and mortality in observational studies. In …