Q. Do you consider the use of mechanical ventilation in ALS patients an extraordinary or disproportionate means to prolong life? Would the discontinuation of mechanical ventilation in ALS patients be ...

Invasive mechanical ventilation improved 30-day survival in patients with advanced dementia hospitalized with pneumonia compared with noninvasive ventilation, despite lack of 1-year survival benefit ...

A well-designed single center randomized controlled study of prophylactic NIV in hypoxemic immunocompromized patients (including 30 hematology patients) demonstrated highly significant benefit from ...

More than 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation during intensive care per year in the United States, even though the hospital mortality rate for ventilated patients can approach 50 percent.

Lung damage has been observed in some patients with COVID-19 on invasive mechanical ventilation, according to a new study. In a series of 601 patients, 24% experienced barotrauma events (including ...

For patients with acute respiratory failure, a computer-driven system can significantly reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the intensive care unit, as compared with ...

Purpose. The evidence evaluating daily interruption of sedation (DIS) in mechanically ventilated patients, the benefits of this intervention, and the barriers to its incorporation into clinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment with baricitinib reduced mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving invasive ...

HealthDay News — Acetazolamide does not differ from placebo in effect on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to ...

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) ...

Noninvasive ventilation might be an alternative to endotracheal intubation in patients with acquired myasthenia gravis who require ventilatory support because of acute respiratory failure (myasthenic ...