Patient-ventilator asynchrony refers to the mismatch between the respiratory demands of a patient and the cycling and support provided by a mechanical ventilator. This phenomenon encompasses a range ...

Patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19 pneumonia had similar mortality rates to patients with other forms of severe pneumonia, but those with COVID tended to be kept on ventilation ...

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days (VFDs).

In a recent study posted to Research Square*, researchers reported that plasma interleukin (IL)-6 levels in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus disease 2019 ...

Prolonged mechanical ventilation is a patient safety issue. According to one epidemiological study, approximately 310 people per 100,000 adults in the United States require invasive mechanical ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. An early hallmark of pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 is severe refractory respiratory failure. Many ...

And few of the nation's nursing homes have specialized units dedicated to people on ventil ...

At hospitals facing a flood of people infected with the new coronavirus and a shortage of equipment to treat them, an unspoken question looms over every medical interaction: Will this COVID-19 patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher proportion of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients discharged alive achieved successful vs.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A new scoring system can predict whether COVID-19 patients will require invasive mechanical ...