Before the invention of the polio vaccine, the iron lung supported patients whose lungs were weakened or paralyzed by polio.

Background: PSV is a patient triggered, pressure limited, flow cycled mode of ventilation. Synchrony during inspiration and expiration, and flow dynamics of PSV might facilitate weaning from ...

In PARDS, bilevel ventilation that provides an increased level of support during inspiration will provide a superior level of support than continuous positive pressure alone. Sedation may be ...

The government has said it will buy thousands of ventilators to help ease the pressure on hospitals caused by the coronavirus crisis. For patients with the worst effects of the infection ...

Their oxygen needs decrease, as do pressure and volume requirements ... gaining popularity in hospitals to support the ventilation. One such method, called Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS ...

Having a computer to control the ventilator is critical ... be properly tested to see if it can deliver the oxygen and pressure support," said Dr Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer for the ...

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation is not indicated ... University of Southern California Section 7, Noninvasive support and ventilation: Christopher L. Carroll, University of Connecticut ...