Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula and bilevel positive airway pressure each reduced the odds for extubation failure ...

A high rate (10-50%) of preterm infant, intubated shortly after birth need reintubation with associated complications (longer mechanical ventilation, hospital stay, higher mortality rate). Objectives: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stopping enteral nutrition hours before an attempt at extubation didn't reduce risk of failure of extubation, a randomized trial showed. Continued enteral nutrition until extubation ...

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 ...

Readiness for extubation implies that weaning is completed, the patient is sufficiently awake with intact airway reflexes, is hemodynamically stable, and has manageable secretions. Extubation failure ...

Postextubation use of certain modes of noninvasive respiratory support was associated with fewer incidents of extubation failure in critically ill children, a meta-analysis found. Compared with ...

Management of the difficult airway is one of the most relevant issues for practicing emergency physicians, intensivists, and anesthesiologists, since airway loss in an unconscious patient can lead to ...