Library of Articles

The following journal and medical articles are written by Bethesda physicians and staff, or reference the work going on at Bethesda.

• The Medically Complex Patient
  Ken Britton, DO
  Minnesota Physician, February 2007
  
  
• Post-ICU Mechanical Ventilation at 23 Long-term Care Hospitals:
  A Multicenter Outcomes Study
  David J. Scheinhorn, MD, FCCP; Meg Stearn Hassenpflug, MS, RD;
  John J. Votto, DO, FCCP; David C. Chao, MD, FCCP;
  Scott K. Epstein, MD, FCCP; Gordon S. Doig, PhD; E. Bert Knight, MD, FCCP; and Richard A. Petrak, MD; for the Ventilation Outcomes Study Group
  Chest, January 2007
  
  
• Know Your Long-term Care Hospital
  Shannon S. Carson
  Chest, 2007
  
  
• The Outcomes of an Inpatient Treatment Program for Geriatric Patients with Dementia and Dysfunctional Behaviors
  Alvin Hom, MD, FACP, Matthew Michel, BS, Greg A. Stern, BS, Tsui-min Hung, MHS, Theresa Klein, OTR, Linda Flaherty, PhD, Sara Michel, LSW and Gabe Maletta, MD, PhD
  The Gerontologist, 1999
  
  
• A Randomized Control Study to Determine the Effects of Unlimited Oral Intake of Water in Patients with Identified Aspiration
  Bernard R. Garon, MS, CCC/SLP, Molly Engle, PhD, and Charles Ormiston, MD
  Journal of Neuro Rehab, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1997
  
  
• Silent Aspiration: Results of 1,000 Videofluoroscopic Swallow Evaluations
  Bernard R. Garon, MS, CCC, Molly Engle, PhD and
  Charles Ormiston, MD
  Journal of Neuro Rehab, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1996
  
  
• Reliability of the 3-Oz Water Swallow Test Utilizing Cough Reflex As Sole Indicator of Aspiration
  Bernard R. Garon, M.S., CCC/SF, Molly Engle, PhD, and
  Charles Ormiston, MD
  Journal of Neuro Rehab, Vol. 9, No. 3, 1995
  
  
• Preliminary Evaluation of High-Frequency Chest Compression for Secretion Clearance in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
  Judy Whitman RRT, Ron Van Beusekom RRT, Suzanne Olson CRTT,
  Mary Worm CRTT, and Frank Indihar, MD
  Respiratory Care, Vol. 38, No. 10, October 1993
  
  
• Ventilator-Dependent Survivors of Catastrophic Illness Transferred to 23 Long-term Care Hospitals for Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
  David J. Scheinhorn, MD, FCCP; Meg Stearn Hassenpflug, MS, RD;
  John J. Votto, DO, FCCP; David C. Chao, MD, FCCP; Scott K. Epstein, MD, FCCP; Gordon S. Doig, PhD; E. Bert Knight, MD, FCCP; and
  Richard A. Petrak, MD; for the Ventilation Outcomes Study Group
  
  
• Infection Control in the Ventilator-Dependent Patient
  By Michael Koronkowski, PharmD
  Excerpted from Care of the Chronically Ill Patient by
  Frank J. Indihar, MD, FACP
  
  
• A 10-Year Report of Patients in a Prolonged Respiratory Care Unit
  Frank J. Indihar, MD, FACP
  
  
• HealthEast Bethesda: Redefining and Redesigning for the Time to Come
  Rich Smith
  Rehab Management