The proportion of patients with postoperative pulmonary complications in the first 5 days after thoracic surgery did not ...

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 ...

A new study in the May issue of Anesthesiology examined the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome, a receptor in the inflammatory pathway, and whether it impacts ventilator-induced lung injury. Findings ...

Supporting patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), remains a critical challenge in intensive care units ...

For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs. In a new study, using a ventilator-on-a-chip model ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

The FDA approval also includes the introduction of new Xenoview dose delivery bag sizes for smaller lungs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Xenoview ® (xenon Xe 129 ...

Background The relationship of social determinants of health (SDOH), environmental exposures and medical history to lung function trajectories is underexplored. A better understanding of these ...