Within 6 hours of passing a spontaneous breathing trial, nearly 40% of adults receiving mechanical ventilation did not undergo extubation, according to results published in Annals of the American ...

Does the mechanical ventilation provided to ALS patients promise reasonable hope of benefit? And: Is the procedure likely to impose grave burdens on the patient?

Extubation refers to the removal of the endotracheal tube from your lungs. It's done when mechanical ventilation is no longer needed because you can breathe on your own.

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is indicated in the treatment of acute respiratory failure (ARF) when conservative treatment fails. Invasive MV is associated with several complications which may be ...

The first published protocol summarized to fit on the front and back sides of an index card ...

Certain factors observed on thoracic CT preoperatively are predictive of the need for postoperative mechanical ventilation, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology ...