Patients experiencing respiratory failure need help fast. One of the most common therapies involves use of positive pressure via a breathing tube and ventilator to push air into the lungs. “The ...

Some patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exhibit clear contraindications to noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV); such contraindications include impending ...

A new negative pressure ventilator which could provide additional treatment options for patients with respiratory failure, including those with COVID-19 - and whose design can be easily adapted to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel negative-pressure ventilator supported spontaneous ventilation in conscious, healthy adults and allowed ...

In a keynote presentation at ATS 2024, Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, of Weill Cornell Medicine, delved into how the history of breathing support dating back to the 1700s has set the stage for ventilation ...