Background The increasing number of patients treated by long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) challenges the capacity of ...

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 ...

Most of the available reviews in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) do not mention separately the modes of NIPPV and the ventilators used. Therefore, what are the modes and what are the ...

Complex airway surgery, particularly tracheal/carinal resection and reconstruction, is still considered as the “crown jewel” of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Notably, during these ...

A seven-year international, multi-centre clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and St. Michael's Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has found that a ...

In just six weeks, from March 19 to May 1, an international team of physicists and engineers led by Princeton’s Cristian Galbiati brought a ventilator from concept to FDA approval. The U.S. Food and ...

A doctor may replace a person’s ventilator with a tracheostomy if they require ventilation for an extended time. They may also use a tracheostomy to wean a person off respiratory support. A mechanical ...