The subdivisions of the lung volume, pulmonary mechanics, and resting steady state pulmonary transfer factor were measured in 31 patients with bronchographically proven bronchiectasis. In seven ...

Newly released Medicare national coverage determinations are set to reshape the home ventilation landscape for chronic ...

Many parents said they were afraid of noninvasive ventilation, with some citing inaccurate concerns about ventilation devices.

Perfusion distribution was assessed by intravenous bolus injection of 133 Xe and distribution of ventilation to volume ratios by washouts after inhalation and intravenous injection. No consistent ...

Meanwhile, prone ventilation and bronchoscopy alveolar lavage were performed to promote the clearance of pulmonary hemorrhage, along with anti-infection treatment. The diagnosis of leptospirosis was ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a coverage policy for at-home ventilation for patients with chronic respiratory failure. The amended policy also establishes a series of ...

Under Patient Ventilation: The authors state that “When a rate of 1,500–2,500 counts/s in the posterior position is achieved, release the delivery knob and allow the patient to take 1–3 breaths ...

garjons.demon.co.uk AIMS To make non-invasive measurements of right to left (R-L) shunt and reduced ventilation/perfusion ratio (V A /Q) in neonates with pulmonary failure and to examine sequential ...

Pulmonary embolisms are more common among children than previous literature has indicated, according to an abstract presented ...

Background Non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is an established ... Patients were excluded from analysis if they had a history of symptomatic pulmonary disease unrelated to ALS or any ...

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition where there is abnormally high pressure in the blood vessels between the lungs and the heart. When the blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries gets too ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) describes heterogeneous population of patients with a mean pulmonary arterial pressure >20 mm Hg. Rarely, PH presents as a primary disorder but is more commonly part of a ...