Keenan Research Centre at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada. Zhangh@smh.toronto.on.ca
Original research contributions published in Critical Care in 2008 in the fields of respirology and critical care medicine are summarized. Eighteen articles were grouped into the following categories: acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury, and tracheotomy decannulation and non-invasive ventilation.