There is no difference in ventilator use or protocol between pediatric and adult patients, Dalabih said. The machines are the same size as those used for adults. "The difference is if we have a ...

Ventilator use atrophies the diaphragm, the muscle we use for breathing. The Lungpacer is designed to help coax it back to work, to enhance recovery. Through a catheter (on the right), the Lungpacer ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – As COVID-19-related hospitalizations start to decrease at Lakeland Regional Health, dozens of patients remain on ventilators. Those patients got sick and were hospitalized at ...

After setting records the previous two days, the number of covid-19 patients on ventilators in Arkansas fell by 31 on Wednesday. The Arkansas Department of Health also reported that the number of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study in New York showed that Candida auris colonization was associated with ventilator use, recent exposure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a hospital patient has a breathing problem, the services of a respiratory therapist are needed. Recently we had a visitor who ...

Among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the use of high-flow oxygen through a nasal cannula reduced the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and sped up recovery compared to conventional oxygen ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Another key number is spiking because of the COVID-19 delta variant: The count of hospitalized coronavirus patients who are on ventilators. Hospitals across the state have had a ...

At first glance, veteran ventilator technician and self-professed hoarder Robin Whittle looks like any other homeowner tinkering away in his two-car garage on a sunny afternoon in Durban – surrounded ...