In critically ill patients, acceleration of liberation from mechanical ventilation is important in order to reduce the risk of complications and to improve long-term outcomes. Whether the use of pr ...

A ventilator suitable for use on a patient with an infectious disease has a number of design constraints, even before taking into account the need to use only domestically-sourced parts.

Significance Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a commonly fatal condition that is managed with mechanical ventilation, which can unfortunately lead to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) ...

These data call for exploration and investigation of competitive models evaluated thoroughly through a scientific process. Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) is one of the most studied yet ...

A medical ventilator is a machine that helps your lungs work. It can be a lifesaving machine if you have a condition that makes it hard for you to breathe properly.

New research from the Additive Manufacturing Lab at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is using origami to help the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on 3D-printed origami technology ...

For the ventilator in particular, we worry about two big complications: pneumonia—for example, with COVID-19 we worry that bacteria could cause a second pneumonia in addition to the virus—and weakness ...

The coronavirus is straining the global health care system, and one piece of lifesaving medical equipment is in particularly scarce supply: mechanical ventilators. A ventilator helps patients who ...

Keywords: ventilator-associated pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, nosocomial infection, risk factor, intensive care unit, prevention Citation: Wu D, Wu C, Zhang S and Zhong Y (2019) Risk Factors of ...