An unconventional method of delivering oxygen rectally, known as "enteral ventilation," is advancing through human clinical ...

Japanese and US researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for people who can't breathe through their lungs by ...

As more people are diagnosed with H1N1 influenza infection, some will be admitted to hospital. The most severely affected may be treated in the intensive care unit and placed on a mechanical ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress is that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is likely to cause ...

In Germany, about ten per cent of all children are born before the 37th week of pregnancy and are thus considered premature. Many of these premature babies require help with breathing due to their ...

The lungs were homogenized and collagen was solubilized in 0.5 M acetic acid. The protein extracts were incubated with Sirius red dye and levels of collagen in lung tissues was determined at ...

Lung damage has been observed in some patients with COVID-19 on invasive mechanical ventilation, according to a new study. In a series of 601 patients, 24% experienced barotrauma events (including ...

Respiratory failure is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity in newborn infants. The lung assist device (LAD) is a novel gas exchange device that supplements mechanical ventilation. The ...

Mechanical ventilation, the use of a machine to help a person breathe, was not something many people thought about all that often—until the COVID pandemic struck. Stories of patients being put on ...

When hospital patients need assistance breathing and are placed on a mechanical ventilator for days at a time, their lungs react to the pressure generated by the ventilator with an out-of-control ...

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 ...

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, ...