Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease is a chronic respiratory infection
associated with declining lung function, radiological deterioration and significantly increased …

Background Clinical practice of aerosol delivery in conjunction with respiratory support
devices for critically ill adult patients remains a topic of controversy due to the complexity of …

Background: Considering the global burden of pulmonary infections, there is an urgent need
for optimal empirical antimicrobial therapy strategies for pulmonary infections, which should …

Successful aerosol therapy in mechanically ventilated patients depends on multiple factors.
Among these, position of nebulizer in ventilator circuit and humidification of inhaled gases …

Inhaled drugs are routinely used for the treatment of respiratory-supported patients. To date,
pressurized metered dose inhalers and nebulizers are the two platforms routinely employed …

Background: Ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infectious complications in critically
ill patients cover a wide spectrum of one disease process (respiratory infection), initiating …

Physical examination begins outside the stall and involves determination of the respiratory
rate at rest and evaluation of the general attitude, demeanor, movement, and spontaneous …

Pneumonia is a common syndrome in sick neonatal foals, resulting from a variety of insults
[1]. Gram-negative bacteria are most commonly involved in neonatal bacterial pneumonia …

Introducción: La neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica es la infección respiratoria
hospitalaria más frecuente, es un problema grave de salud por el aumento de …

More than five million patients are admitted annually to US Intensive Care Units (ICUs)(1).
Many patients admitted to ICUs require intensive or invasive monitoring, support of airway …