ROCK SPRINGS — There are about 150,000 respiratory therapists in the United States, according to the American Association of Respiratory Care. If they’re anything like those who are part of the ...

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 ...

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) has established itself as a valuable technique in the management of neonatal respiratory distress. By utilising very small tidal volumes at rapid rates, ...

In the last few months, the term PPE — personal protective equipment — has entered everyone’s lexicon. And while face masks are self-explanatory, the purpose of and criteria for ventilator use is less ...

MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News on Sunday, April 12 spoke with a Milwaukee Area Technical College instructor headed to the coronavirus hotspot of New York to help treat COVID-19 patients, while, at the same ...

Non-invasive ventilation can be used to treat acute or chronic respiratory failure. Delivered through a face mask, it provides positive pressure to increase a patientâ s lung volume, reduce the work ...

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who require noninvasive ventilation had more severe impairments in respiratory function than those who do not, according to findings of a new study.

VOCSN seamlessly integrates five devices - a critical care ventilator, oxygen concentrator, cough assist, suction, and nebulizer - into one simple, mobile device BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS ...

A COVID-19 patient connected to a ventilator tube in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-Denis, near Paris. (REUTERS) During the early days of ...