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Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care

Published in Association with Mary Ann Liebert
Published in Association with American Association for Respiratory Care

eISSN: 19433654 | ISSN: 19433654
The official science journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) deals with the subject area of the same name, and thus publishes articles pertaining to disorders affecting the cardiorespiratory system, including their pathogenesis, pathophysiology, manifestations, diagnostic assessment, monitoring, prevention, and management. Because the practice of respiratory care prominently involves equipment and devices, the development, evaluation, and use of these things feature prominently in what the journal publishes. The journal emphasizes the patient and improving all aspects of the care of individuals affected by respiratory disease.

Respiratory Care is the official science journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). It deals with the subject area of the same name, and thus publishes articles pertaining to disorders affecting the cardiorespiratory system, including their pathogenesis, pathophysiology, manifestations, diagnostic assessment, monitoring, prevention, and management. Because the practice of respiratory care prominently involves equipment and devices, the development, evaluation, and use of these things feature prominently in what the Journal publishes. However, as indicated by the word “care” in its name, the Journal also emphasizes the patient, and on improving all aspects of the care of individuals affected by respiratory disease.

The Journal sponsors the OPEN FORUM, held each year as part of the AARC Congress. Abstracts of research studies accepted for presentation are published as an online supplement to the October issue of the Journal. At the OPEN FORUM, these abstracts are presented as posters, grouped by subject, and discussed in a symposia setting. Authors of abstracts presented at the OPEN FORUM are encouraged to submit full-length manuscripts to Respiratory Care.

For more than 40 years, the Journal has convened annual state-of-the-art Journal Conferences. These Journal Conferences bring together experts in a given topic, and the resulting papers are published in a special issue of Respiratory Care.

The Editor relies on evaluations by members of the Editorial Board and outside experts in deciding whether submitted manuscripts should be accepted for publication, revised for further peer review, or rejected. To become a reviewer, create an account in Manuscript Central and select the topics in which you are comfortable reviewing. Respiratory Care has partnered with Publons (now Web of Science) to allow reviewers to conveniently track reviews.

Only manuscripts fitting the categories of articles the Journal publishes are considered. These categories are:
• Original Research
• Reviews (Narrative and Systematic)
• Short Reports
• Correspondence
• Editorials (by invitation only)

Audience: Respiratory therapists, pulmonologists, intensivists, physiologists, nurses, physical therapists, and others practicing respiratory care.

Editor-in-Chief
Richard D Branson, MSC, RRT, FAARC University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Section Editors
Jie Li, PhD Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Andrew G Miller, MSC, RRT-ACCC, RRT-NPS, FAARC, FCCM Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Denise Willis, MSC, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC Arkansas Childrens Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA
Editorial Board
Rodrigo Sebastian Adasme Jeria, PT, CRT, MEP, PT, CRT, MEP Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
Tiina Andersen, PhD Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Paul Austin, PhD, CRNA Texas Wesleyan University, Boyds, MD, USA
Joyce A Baker, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC Childrens Hospital Of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Ariel Berlinski, MD University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Thomas C Blakeman, MSC, RRT, FAARC University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Lluis Blanch, MD, PhD Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, Sabadell, Spain
Dave Burnett, PhD, RRT University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Robert Chatburn, MHHS, RRT, RRT-NPS, FAARC Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, USA
Ira M Cheifetz, MD, FAARC Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
Gustavo A Cortes-Puentes, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Felipe Damiani, PT, MSC, PhD Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile, Macul, Chile
Michael D Davis, RRT, PhD, FAARC Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Steven Deem, MD Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Martin Dres, MD, PhD Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Gail S Drescher, MA, RRT, RRT-ACCS MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Mohamed El-Katib, PhD, MB, RRT American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Daniel F Fisher, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC Umass Memorial Health - Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford, MA, USA
Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Umur S Hatipoglu, MD, MBA Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Nicholas S. Hill, MD Tufts Medical Center, USA
Robert Jr L Joyner, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC Tidalhealth, Salisbury, MD, USA
Judith Ju Ming Wong Kk Womens And Childrens Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
David W Kaczka, MD, PhD University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
David Kaminsky, MD University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Michael Klompas, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Marin H Kollef, BS, MD Washington University School Of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
Francois Lellouche, MD, PhD Laval University, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
Chin-Jung Liu, PhD China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Roc)
Jian Luo, MD University Of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Neil Macintyre, MD Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Mary P Martinasek, MPH, PhD, RRT, FAARC University Of Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
Thomas Piraino, RRT, FCSRT, FAARC Mcmaster University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Kyle J Rehder, MD Duke Children’S Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
Brian J Ring, PhD, MSC, RRT University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Brady Scott, PhD Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
James K Stoller, MD, MS Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Sarah M Varekojis, PhD Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Marcia S Volpe, PhD University Federal Of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Teresa A Volsko, MBA, MHHS, RRT, LSSBB, FAARC The Centers, Cleveland, OH, USA
Marco Zaccagnini University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Managing Editor
Dean R Hess, PhD, RRT, FAARC Massachusetts General Hospital, Danvers, MA, USA
Assistant Editor
Sara Moore Aarc, Irving, TX, USA
Director of CPG Development
Lynda T Goodfellow, BS, MBA, EDD American Association For Respiratory Care, Irving, TX, USA
Editor Emeriti
Ray Masferrer, RRT, FAARC Holly Lake Ranch, TX, USA
David J Pierson, MD, FAARC University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

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