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 ...

Patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19 pneumonia had similar mortality rates to patients with other forms of severe pneumonia, but those with COVID tended to be kept on ventilation ...

Background: Low tidal volume (VT) ventilation for ARDS is a well-accepted concept. However, controversy persists regarding the optimal ventilator settings for patients without ARDS receiving ...

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.

BOSTON -- Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida auris were common among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in both acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities, particularly the latter, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Invasive mechanical ventilation improved 30-day survival in patients with advanced dementia hospitalized with ...

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 ...

Study finds no statistically significant duration in the use of mechanical ventilation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who took acetazolamide, but there was a clinically ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The findings, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, ...

A total of 1,366 of 17,493 patients admitted between 2001 and 2005 required mechanical ventilation for > 48 h in the ICU and had no record of CHF during their stay. The average age of these patients ...