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 ...

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

Medical ventilators are advanced air circulation systems engineered to facilitate breathing for a patient unable to do so independently. A variety of medical ventilators are available for use in ...

The unprecedented demand for thousands upon thousands of life-saving ventilators appears to be among the biggest challenges facing medical electronics OEMs today due to the coronavirus pandemic. News ...

Bound Tree Medical, a leading nationwide distributor of emergency medical equipment, services, supplies and pharmaceuticals for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) market, today announced a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

While medical teams in hospitals across India are striving to keep people alive during the pandemic, engineers are bringing their expertise to health care, working to find solutions that make ...

A ventilator is a device that supports or takes over the breathing process. People with severe COVID-19 symptoms may require a ventilator. Before COVID-19 became a pandemic, a need for ventilation was ...

U.S. hospitals bracing for a possible onslaught of coronavirus patients with pneumonia and other breathing difficulties could face a critical shortage of mechanical ventilators and health care workers ...