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 ...

WHEN a patient is unable to breathe by himself, the single most important responsibility of the physician is to provide adequate ventilation of the lungs. Artificial respiration during anesthesia may ...

BETHESDA, MD (August 12, 2004) – As if new parents don't have enough to worry about getting in synch with their infants, many of them wonder "what's with these sighs?" Of course adults sigh; not as ...

This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board of Children's Hospital, Boston. All patients aged <19 yrs who were admitted to the 29-bed medical– surgical pediatric intensive ...

We assess the performance of the respiratory system by measuring how much air is inspired or expired each minute. This is called minute ventilation. To calculate minute ventilation, we also need to ...

This recent survey published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that most physicians agree about the benefits of LTVV. They see few barriers to use. Data from their hospitals, ...

Some COVID-19 patients who experience acute respiratory failure respond by significantly increasing their respiratory effort -- breathing faster and more deeply. There is concern among some doctors ...