Credit: Getty Images A 65-year-old White man is brought in by EMS for worsening shortness of breath over the previous 2 days, cough producing purulent sputum, and fever of 103°F. A 65-year-old White ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global health crisis. The condition COVID-19 develops as a result of infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and can ...

Despite being a common occurrence in intensive care units, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure requires quick decision-making by medical staff. Today, various non-invasive respiratory support options ...

THE need to lessen hypoxemia during acute episodes of worsened respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease is generally accepted. This situation poses a special problem in ...

Three main methods of noninvasive support are used in the acute care setting: a high flow of gas delivered through a large-bore nonocclusive nasal cannula (i.e., high-flow nasal cannula), continuous ...

A well-designed single center randomized controlled study of prophylactic NIV in hypoxemic immunocompromized patients (including 30 hematology patients) demonstrated highly significant benefit from ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Hyperbaric oxygen was safe and effective for treating ...