Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV) has headed the development of a new mechanical ventilator, which is ready to be manufactured on an industrial level, in turn helping supply these devices to ...

Mechanical ventilation saves lives, but the airflow it produces inside an intubated airway can also shape conditions linked to complications during long-term support. In a recent study, SUNY ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A new study highlighted an increase in adult and ...

Patient-ventilator asynchrony refers to the mismatch between the respiratory demands of a patient and the cycling and support provided by a mechanical ventilator. This phenomenon encompasses a range ...

The German government just placed an order for 10,000 mechanical ventilators. What’s the U.S. government doing about a potential shortage here? Not much, it seems. President Trump alluded to the ...

Patients with ABI require prolonged mechanical ventilation and have a substantially higher risk for VAP due to impaired airway protection and injury-related immune dysfunction. However, routine use of ...

Silver Lake Hospital provides specialized high-acuity care for patients requiring extended recovery, advanced interventions, and continuous medical oversight. NEWARK, NJ, UNITED STATES, January 5, ...

Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. Scott Mahoney is a respiratory therapist, in a Seattle area hospital. Part of his job is to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. These machines are not only complicated to build and procure, ...

At hospitals facing a flood of people infected with the new coronavirus and a shortage of equipment to treat them, an unspoken question looms over every medical interaction: Will this COVID-19 patient ...