There is no evidence that pressure control ventilation is superior to volume ventilation in patients with ARDS. This statement assumes that the tidal volumes being used are in line with the recent ...

Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) synchronizes spontaneous respiratory effort with mechanical ventilation. Electrodes detect the electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi) and transmit this ...

Eighty patients with severe COPD from the pulmonary clinics of two hospitals in the Canary Islands (Hospital Clinico and Hospital Nuestra Sen~ ora de La Candelaria, Canary Islands, Spain) were asked ...

GE has warned users of the Carestation platform not to use the “volume control ventilation mode” until the device is corrected. When in VCV mode, certain devices may fail to provide effective ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) require mechanical ventilation to maintain arterial oxygenation, but this treatment may produce secondary lung injury. High-frequency ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I Medical Device Recall for GE Healthcare’s Aisys and Avance Anesthesia Systems. The recall notice stated that a specific lot of GE Healthcare ...