Mechanical ventilation (MV) is indicated in the treatment of acute respiratory failure (ARF) when conservative treatment fails. Invasive MV is associated with several complications which may be ...

At the time of its invention, the iron lung was widely regarded as a cutting-edge mechanical ventilator ... far less effective in treating acute or respiratory conditions that require high ...

Ethnographic approaches will 'follow' such technologies from respiratory clinics (Northern General Hospital, Sheffield) to the home to explore clinicians' and patients' understandings, expectations ...

[201] HFNC oxygen therapy can decrease the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation in patients with early acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Use of HFNC oxygen therapy in patients with ...

The findings from the landmark REGARD-VAP trial, published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, and the accompanying economic analyses published in Lancet Global Health, highlight how prudent ...