Despite the advent of new strategies to prevent and treat respiratory distress such as prenatal steroids and surfactant therapy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a major complication in ...

Approximately 8 to 19% of all term deliveries occur through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) and MAS develops in 5 to 33% of these infants. 3 Respiratory complications of MAS are often the ...

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation is a type of mechanical ventilation that does not require an artificial airway. Studies published in the 1990s that evaluated the efficacy of this technique ...

NIPPV is a treatment where a machine is used to help the person breathe. During NIPPV therapy, the person breathes using a mask that forces the air into the lungs, keeping the airways open and ...

They have just published the results of their study in the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. During normal breathing, the diaphragm descends below the lungs with each breath. This ...

The investigational AeroNova® System delivers continual diaphragm neurostimulation in synchrony with mechanical ventilation and is designed to reduce injurious pressures from mechanical ventilation to ...

Mortality rates in adults with cystic fibrosis treated with invasive mechanical ventilation have decreased over time, suggesting mechanical ventilation in these patients is not futile. “Other studies ...

Endotracheal extubation refers to the removal of an endotracheal tube from the trachea. This procedure is commonly performed in operating rooms, postanesthesia care units, and intensive care units.

In October, the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences hosted a conference on negative pressure ventilation, a less common but useful breathing therapy alternative.

EXTON, Pa., Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lungpacer Medical, a neurostimulation company dedicated to developing innovative interventional therapies to free patients from mechanical ventilation (MV ...