Despite a current suggestion that patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome be positioned lying face down while receiving mechanical ventilation, study results indicate that this positioning ...

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

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio New data from the PHARLAP trial indicated ...

There is no evidence that pressure control ventilation is superior to volume ventilation in patients with ARDS. This statement assumes that the tidal volumes being used are in line with the recent ...

A total of 1,366 of 17,493 patients admitted between 2001 and 2005 required mechanical ventilation for > 48 h in the ICU and had no record of CHF during their stay. The average age of these patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality among those undergoing mechanical ventilation was more likely with obesity vs. a normal BMI. The group ...

—These investigators identified predictors of 60-day survival in patients with influenza pneumonia-related ARDS receiving prone positioning during mechanical ventilation. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD ...

Preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) face heightened risks of death, critical illness, and prolonged hospitalization, particularly if they progress to develop acute respiratory ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents a severe pulmonary condition in which widespread alveolar inflammation and pulmonary oedema severely compromise gas exchange. The clinical ...

Lungs, obese male In patients with sepsis admitted to the ICU who were classified as obese experienced longer durations of ventilator use and had a higher risk for ARDS compared with patients with a ...

Despite a current suggestion that patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome be positioned lying face down while receiving mechanical ventilation, research results indicate that this ...