Too much respiratory effort can injure both the lung and the diaphragm, whereas too much ventilator support with unduly high ...

A group of Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers found that ventilation managed by a computerized decision support (CDS ...

Initial use of high mechanical power IMV was linked to increased mortality in ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF).

ETT indicates endotracheal tube; IMV, intermittent mandatory ventilation; MV, mechanical ventilation; NI-PPV, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; SBT, spontaneous breathing test; and VAP, ...

Solfrid Indrekvam, specialist in pulmonary diseases and senior consultant at the Thoracic Department, Haukeland University Hospital, and head of the Norwegian Register for Long-term Mechanical ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...

PPCs include pneumonia, atelectasis, hypoxaemia, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, aspiration pneumonia, prolonged mechanical ventilation, unplanned reintubation, pleural ...

7 Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK ...