Background Acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF) and mostly acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) are critical conditions. AHRF results from several systemic …

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. PC HALIBURTON Drowning is defined as
death by suffocation after submersion in a liquid medium. Near drowning is a term used …

Integrating basic and clinical research on the biophysical and physiological functions of
pulmonary surfactants, this practical reference presents thorough, cutting-edge coverage on …

PURPOSE: To determine the interobserver variability of prenatal magnetic resonance (MR)
lung volumetry and to assess the value of MR lung volumetric findings as predictors of …

Measurements and Main Results Ventilator parameters, arterial blood gases, and derived
oxygenation and ventilation indices were recorded before and at intervals after surfactant …

We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials examining inhaled nitric oxide
(INO) for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome or acute lung injury in children …

The effects of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubing and membrane oxygenator (MO) on the
concentrations of lorazepam and morphine in the neonatal extracorporeal membrane …

The purpose of the present study was to determine the ability of lung‐to‐head ratio to predict
survival and need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in fetuses with left …

Objective. Intra-uterine tracheal occlusion has been proposed to reverse pulmonary
hypoplasia, an important prognostic factor in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We aimed to …

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the predictive value of the ventilation
index (VI) in children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We performed a 10 …