Aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation represents a critical intersection between respiratory therapy and advanced engineering. This integration facilitates the administration of drugs ...
The chief reason that patients are admitted to an intensive care unit is to receive ventilatory support. In this article, I update the basic principles of mechanical ventilation, which I reviewed in ...
In critically ill patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation, the factors associated with physicians' decisions to withdraw ventilation in anticipation of death are unclear. The objective of ...