The objective of this study is to compare the effects of back-up ventilation rates (BURs) on triggered inflations and patient cardiorespiratory stability during assist-control/volume guarantee ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Liberation time and mortality in the proportional-assist ventilation group did not differ from the ...

Despite a shift to noninvasive respiratory support, mechanical ventilation remains an essential tool in the care of critically ill neonates. The availability of a variety of technologically advanced ...

I've always thought the debate between airway pressure-release ventilation (APRV) and more conventional modes (mainly variations of assist-control) was focused on 2 questions. First, are you more ...

A literature search was carried out for this briefing in accordance with the interim process and methods statement. This briefing includes the most relevant or best available published evidence ...

When I first read the preamble to the then new OSHA confined space standard, I was struck by an interesting paradox that appeared on page 4,487 of the Jan. 14, 1993, Federal Register. In one breath, ...

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a byproduct of combustion, as well as a result of the metabolic process in living organisms. Because carbon dioxide is a result of human metabolism, concentrations within a ...