Mechanical ventilation saves lives, but the airflow it produces inside an intubated airway can also shape conditions linked ...

Endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are indispensable in the management of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation. However, their use is invariably linked with ventilator-associated pneumonia ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ventilator tubes treated with silver to reduce infections cut the risk of pneumonia in gravely ill patients by 36 percent compared with similar, untreated tubes, researchers ...

A mechanical ventilator is a machine that helps your lungs work when it’s hard for you to breathe on your own. This can happen during surgery or due to a critical illness. Ventilators are typically ...