In a keynote presentation at ATS 2024, Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, of Weill Cornell Medicine, delved into how the history of breathing support dating back to the 1700s has set the stage for ventilation ...

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) has established itself as a valuable technique in the management of neonatal respiratory distress. By utilising very small tidal volumes at rapid rates, ...

The need for reintubation after extubation and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation is not uncommon and is associated with increased mortality. Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation has been ...

Non-invasive ventilation can be used to treat acute or chronic respiratory failure. Delivered through a face mask, it provides positive pressure to increase a patientâ s lung volume, reduce the work ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

The care of immunocompromised adults with acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains one of the greatest challenges of intensive care medicine.1 Management of these patients is challenging because ...

Compared to ventilator care, nasal high flow therapy for seriously ill coronavirus patients has several benefits, including the ability to mobilize patients. Nasal high flow (NHF) therapy is a less ...

The rapid spread of coronavirus has sent states scrambling to buy ventilators to prepare for a coming apex of cases. But ventilators do not operate on their own. And while the ventilator shortage ...

Respiratory therapists are an essential part of the medical team. They work in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings, providing respiratory therapy to help people with respiratory problems ...

Non-invasive ventilation can be used to treat acute or chronic respiratory failure. Delivered through a face mask, it provides positive pressure to increase a patientâ s lung volume, reduce the work ...