Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

Low-tidal-volume lung-protective ventilation during major abdominal surgery may reduce postoperative complications, according to a multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial ...

March 27, 2012 — Reducing breath size and pressure settings for mechanical ventilators used in intensive care units can substantially improve long-term survival in patients with acute lung injury (ACI ...

Research exploring protective mechanical ventilation strategies for acute respiratory distress syndrome was presented at the ERS Congress by Luca Menga, MD, University of Toronto. Preclinical data ...

Upgrading a building's ventilation system can improve the delivery of clean air while maintaining energy efficiency and low costs, according to the CDC. Improving a building’s ventilation system can ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can arise from a variety of causes, and manifests clinically as acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, characterized by acute, diffuse, inflammatory lung ...