Noninvasive ventilation reduces the need for intubation compared to standard medical care in adults with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Lancet. 2000;355:1931-1935; ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

Modified endotracheal tubes designed to reduce patient pneumonia risk failed to improve outcomes compared to standard ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Across several subgroups, preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation lowered hypoxemia more than an oxygen mask ...

October 11, 2012 (Denver, Colorado) — Patients experiencing acute respiratory distress who are treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on the way to the hospital might be less likely ...

Recent research suggests three post-intubation practices can decrease rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. The researchers ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new safety tool is available to front-line healthcare workers thanks to a request by one nurse. For Emily Wallace, COVID-19 can be overwhelming. "It's just scary because it's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- By now you have heard about the huge demand for ventilators to help patients infected with COVID-19. But why are they needed and how are they used? That's the question we posed ...

In a randomized trial of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), bag-mask ventilation (BMV) was associated with the same rate of 28-day functional survival as seen with endotracheal ...

Gilbert Torres sat in his hospital bed, sheets wrapped around his legs, clutching his phone with trembling hands. Three weeks before, he was working his shift at a truck wash on South Alameda Street, ...

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