Prolonged mechanical ventilation is a patient safety issue. According to one epidemiological study, approximately 310 people per 100,000 adults in the United States require invasive mechanical ...

Reduction in the number of days seriously ill coronavirus patients are on mechanical ventilation can reduce respiratory complications. Dexamethasone treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...

Mechanical ventilation is the most common intervention for patients admitted to ICUs to allow them to breathe sufficiently on their own. However, prolonged mechanical ventilation can lead to a host of ...

More active efforts to reduce patients' time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free up intensive care resources, a thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows. Mechanical ...

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days (VFDs).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher proportion of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients discharged alive achieved successful vs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ventilators may unintentionally harm patients; research is lacking in children. A new study will test how well ...

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, an ...

Fisher-Titus is celebrating 10 years without any cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia. “Being VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) free for 10 years is such an accomplishment,” said Nichole Hance ...

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, Mo., doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, ...