ALLMedicine Mechanical Ventilation Center

Jul 3rd, 2020 - The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 is becoming a worldwide pandemic. Mechanical ventilation is lifesaving for respiratory distress, this study was designed to delineate the clinical features of the coronavirus disease 2019 patients with mech...

Jul 2nd, 2020 - Differential effects of energy and protein inadequacies of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in first 72 hours are unknown. We included all adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) > 72 hours between August 2012 and December 2014. Ene...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) is lifesaving for the critically ill neonates. Limiting the duration of MV support is crucial. Lung ultrasonography is a bedside technique useful to predict weaning success in adult, but few data are available ...

Jul 1st, 2020 - A 51-yr-old man underwent a respiratory rehabilitation program (RRP), after being tracheostomized and ventilated due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. Respiratory care, early mobiliza...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Extubation failure is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay, and mortality. An elevated dead-space-to-tidal-volume ratio (VD/VT) has been proposed as a predictor of successful extubation in children....

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...

Jul 3rd, 2020 - The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 is becoming a worldwide pandemic. Mechanical ventilation is lifesaving for respiratory distress, this study was designed to delineate the clinical features of the coronavirus disease 2019 patients with mech...

Jul 2nd, 2020 - Differential effects of energy and protein inadequacies of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in first 72 hours are unknown. We included all adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) > 72 hours between August 2012 and December 2014. Ene...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) is lifesaving for the critically ill neonates. Limiting the duration of MV support is crucial. Lung ultrasonography is a bedside technique useful to predict weaning success in adult, but few data are available ...

Jul 1st, 2020 - A 51-yr-old man underwent a respiratory rehabilitation program (RRP), after being tracheostomized and ventilated due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. Respiratory care, early mobiliza...

Jul 1st, 2020 - Extubation failure is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay, and mortality. An elevated dead-space-to-tidal-volume ratio (VD/VT) has been proposed as a predictor of successful extubation in children....

Jun 24th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Pregnant women may be at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness, according to a new report published online today in Morbidity and Mortality W...

Jun 14th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients hospitalized for moderate or severe COVID-19, an early, short course of methylprednisolone appears to reduce the risks of death and the need for intensive care and mechanical ventilation, a new quasi-experim...

Jun 14th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An emergency department-based palliative-care intervention focused on clarifying COVID-19 patients' goals of care (GOC) may help reduce unwanted use of life-sustaining treatment, according to new findings. After palliat...

Jun 10th, 2020 - A junior doctor has given a harrowing account of how he became a COVID-19 patient at the height of the pandemic. Dr Shanath Ramachandran went from a busy week of clinical work at Leighton Hospital, Crewe, to eventually requiring intensive care and...

Jun 8th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's  Coronavirus Resource Center. Psychological trauma that may result from feelings of severe breathlessness in COVID-19 patients receiving lung protective ventilation is an "urg...