Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A meta-analysis recently published in JAMA suggests that home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or ...

Some patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exhibit clear contraindications to noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV); such contraindications include impending ...

Study objectives: To determine the 1-year efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) added to long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in patients with stable severe COPD. Patient selection ...

Research exploring protective mechanical ventilation strategies for acute respiratory distress syndrome was presented at the ...

Lyons, IL, Fire Department (LFD) Fire Chief Gordon Nord Jr. is a proponent of the implementation of positive pressure ventilation (PPV) on the fireground. “The days of old, when you’d break every ...

CPAP machines help people with trouble breathing, but they aren't made to replace ventilators. Here's how they compare.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers recently released a two-disk DVD set that demonstrates how Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV), a technique in which powerful fans force ...

Part of the overall tactical plan at a structure fire requires some form of ventilation as crews conduct primary searches and work toward fire control. This includes controlling air flow-paths while ...

In patients with COPD and hypercapnia, the use of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation compared with no device was significantly associated with improved clinical outcomes but no significant ...