RESPIRATORY CARE September Journal Features 5 Updated CPGs

For Immediate Release
IRVING, Tex. (September 14, 2004) – With the publication of five updated Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), the September issue of Respiratory Care journal is equipping respiratory care professionals with the tools they need to deliver high quality, cost effective care.

The newly published CPGs are:

• Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring for Neonatal & Pediatric Patients
• Metabolic Measurement Using Indirect Calorimetry During Mechanical Ventilation
• Nasotracheal Suctioning
• Resuscitation and Defibrillation in the Health Care Setting
• Application of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure to Neonates Via Nasal Prongs, or Nasopharyngeal Tube, or Nasal Mask

The updated CPGs represent the American Association for Respiratory Care’s (AARC) ongoing commitment to producing state-of-the-art practice guidelines for the profession of respiratory care. Since the AARC’s CPG project began in the early 1990s, the Association has produced and published 53 CPGs since 1991.

The new published guidelines are available on the Journal’s website and the website for the federal government’s National Guideline Clearinghouse.

RESPIRATORY CARE is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) and listed in Index Medicus. The AARC is a professional membership organization of respiratory therapists dedicated to respiratory therapy education and research. Among its goals are to advocate on behalf of pulmonary patients for appropriate access to respiratory services provided by qualified professionals and to benefit respiratory health care providers.

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Contact:        
Kris Williams
AARC Communications Manager
(972) 406-4690, Williams@aarc.org