Proportional modes of ventilation assist the patient by adapting to his/her effort, which
contrasts with all other modes. The two proportional modes are referred to as neurally …

Mechanical ventilation is one of the most commonly applied interventions in intensive care
units. Despite its life-saving role, it can be a risky procedure for the patient if not applied …

The use of ventilatory assistance can be traced back to biblical times. However, mechanical
ventilators, in the form of negative-pressure ventilation, first appeared in the early 1800s …

FORMATION of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema has been observed after a variety of
inciting events, including upper airway obstruction (negative pressure pulmonary edema …

Abstract Purpose IntelliVent-ASV® is a development of adaptive support ventilation (ASV)
that automatically adjusts ventilation and oxygenation parameters. This study assessed the …

Purpose Discrepancies between the demand and availability of clinicians to care for
mechanically ventilated patients can be anticipated due to an aging population and to …

Background: An interesting clinical case of viral pneumonia in a 16-year-old patient is
considered in the article. This case deserves attention of anesthesiologists, especially today …

This dissertation has addressed the broad hypothesis as to whether building mathematical
models is useful as a tool for translating physiological knowledge into clinical practice. In …

Mechanical ventilation is a sophisticated technique with very narrow therapeutic ranges ie
highly efficient and able to keep alive the most severe patients, but with considerable side …

Background and objective Low tidal volume ventilation has been shown to improve survival
in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Adaptive support ventilation (ASV), a closed …