A lung-protective ventilation strategy requires optimal PEEP and tidal volume settings. Finding and maintaining these crucial settings during the course of therapy is challenging - even for ...

The following is a summary of “Changes in pulse pressure variation induced by passive leg raising test to predict preload ...

Mechanical ventilation Patients who receive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) often develop contractile weakness of the diaphragm muscle.

The pNeuton model A is a transport ventilator with built-in CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) for critical care patient support in hospital environments. With simple-to-use controls ...

Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPM, VTS (Anesthesia), discusses the upcoming VMX workshop on mechanical ventilation, which she will co-present with Tami Lind, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC), and Darci Palmer, LVT, VTS ...

Objectives: The aim of this survey was to determine North American and European pediatric intensivists' knowledge and stated practice in the management of children with acute respiratory distress ...

The purpose of this PI project was to (a) define oral care policies at Summa Health System and (b) compare rates of VAP in patients on ventilators whose teeth were brushed three times a day (i.e ...