ALLMedicine Mechanical Ventilation Center

May 26th, 2020 - To determine, In children born preterm, the association of mechanical ventilation duration with brainstem development, white matter maturation, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at preschool age. This prospective cohort study included 144 neonates b...

May 26th, 2020 - Ventilator graphic monitoring is common in ICUs. The graphic information provides clinicians with immediate clues regarding patient-ventilator interaction and ventilator function. These display tools are aimed at reducing complications associated ...

May 26th, 2020 - Lung volume measurement performed during invasive mechanical ventilation can be used to determine functional residual capacity, changes in end-expiratory lung volume with the application of PEEP, and lung strain. However, many bedside measurements...

May 26th, 2020 - The estimation of pleural pressure with esophageal manometry has been used for decades, and it has been a fertile area of physiology research in healthy subject as well as during mechanical ventilation in patients with lung injury. However, its sc...

May 26th, 2020 - The diaphragm is vulnerable to injury during mechanical ventilation, and diaphragm dysfunction is both a marker of severity of illness and a predictor of poor patient outcome in the ICU. A combination of factors can result in diaphragm weakness. B...

Apr 20th, 2020 - Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated viral infection (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) is a virulent, contagious viral pandemic that is affecting populations worldwide. As with any airborne viral r...

Sep 15th, 2019 - BACKGROUND: Donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine are popular cholinesterase inhibitors used to manage the symptoms of Alzheimer disease and other dementias; regulatory agencies in several countries warn about a possible risk of rhabdomyolysis w...

Sep 10th, 2019 - For patients with acute respiratory insufficiency, mechanical ("invasive") ventilation is a fundamental therapeutic measure to ensure sufficient gas exchange. Despite decades of strong research efforts, central questions on mechanical ventilation ...

Jun 26th, 2018 - Today, invasive and non-invasive home mechanical ventilation have become a well-established treatment option. Consequently, in 2010, the German Respiratory Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, DGP) has leadingly pub...

Jun 26th, 2018 - Today, invasive and non-invasive home mechanical ventilation have become a well-established treatment option. Consequently, in 2010, the German Respiratory Society (DGP) has leadingly published the guidelines on "Non-Invasive and Invasive Mechanic...

May 26th, 2020 - To determine, In children born preterm, the association of mechanical ventilation duration with brainstem development, white matter maturation, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at preschool age. This prospective cohort study included 144 neonates b...

May 26th, 2020 - Ventilator graphic monitoring is common in ICUs. The graphic information provides clinicians with immediate clues regarding patient-ventilator interaction and ventilator function. These display tools are aimed at reducing complications associated ...

May 26th, 2020 - Lung volume measurement performed during invasive mechanical ventilation can be used to determine functional residual capacity, changes in end-expiratory lung volume with the application of PEEP, and lung strain. However, many bedside measurements...

May 26th, 2020 - The estimation of pleural pressure with esophageal manometry has been used for decades, and it has been a fertile area of physiology research in healthy subject as well as during mechanical ventilation in patients with lung injury. However, its sc...

May 26th, 2020 - The diaphragm is vulnerable to injury during mechanical ventilation, and diaphragm dysfunction is both a marker of severity of illness and a predictor of poor patient outcome in the ICU. A combination of factors can result in diaphragm weakness. B...

May 21st, 2020 - (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday said that data from its trial of Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir show that the drug offers the most benefit for COVID-19 patients who need extra oxygen but do not require mechanic...

May 7th, 2020 - (Reuters) - The malaria treatment repeatedly championed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a "game changer" in the fight against the novel coronavirus has again failed to show a benefit in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study r...

May 6th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Use of systemic anticoagulation may improve the chance of survival in patients hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus, a large study from the epicen...

May 4th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the VentFree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator in order to potent...

Apr 29th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's  Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape's editors around the globe think you need to know about today:  How Many Hospitalized Patients With COV...