Background The increasing number of patients treated by long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) challenges the capacity of ...

Most of the available reviews in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) do not mention separately the modes of NIPPV and the ventilators used. Therefore, what are the modes and what are the ...

Complex airway surgery, particularly tracheal/carinal resection and reconstruction, is still considered as the “crown jewel” of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Notably, during these ...

A seven-year international, multi-centre clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and St. Michael's Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has found that a ...

Drs. Ahmed Abdelaal and Aarthi Sekaran recently published a paper in a special issue of MDPI's Fluids, which shows that endotracheal tube cuff design and ventilator mode significantly alter airflow ...

A ventilator is a device that supports or takes over the breathing process. People with severe COVID-19 symptoms may require a ventilator. Before COVID-19 became a pandemic, a need for ventilation was ...