Before the invention of the polio vaccine, the iron lung supported patients whose lungs were weakened or paralyzed by polio.

The pNeuton model A is a transport ventilator with built-in CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) for critical care patient support in hospital environments. With simple-to-use controls ...

Background: PSV is a patient triggered, pressure limited, flow cycled mode of ventilation. Synchrony during inspiration and expiration, and flow dynamics of PSV might facilitate weaning from ...

In PARDS, bilevel ventilation that provides an increased level of support during inspiration will provide a superior level of support than continuous positive pressure alone. Sedation may be ...

With 17 people ending up on ventilator support, and over 100 hospitalised after contracting Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in ...

Their oxygen needs decrease, as do pressure and volume requirements ... gaining popularity in hospitals to support the ventilation. One such method, called Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS ...

ultimately leading to the development of positive pressure ventilators and other life-support systems used in intensive care units today,” says Mendez. Whereas the iron lung used NPV to ...

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation is not indicated ... University of Southern California Section 7, Noninvasive support and ventilation: Christopher L. Carroll, University of Connecticut ...