The studies done on lung protective strategies in medical ventilators have shown that tidal
volume of 6-ml/kg predicted body weight protects the lungs of a patient during the invasive …

Mechanical ventilation is an effective treatment in the ICU but can have significant adverse
effects. Approaches from adult research have been adopted in pediatric critical care despite …

Motivated by a desire to understand pulmonary physiology, scientists have developed
physiological lung models of varying complexity. However, pathophysiology and interactions …

Background Institutions struggle with successful use of sepsis alerts within electronic health
records. Objective Test the association of sepsis screening measurement criteria in …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome patients largely need a mechanical ventilator
intervention. There are procedures that have been developed to guide the physicians during …

Diabetes, a complex heterogeneous disease, characterized mainly by hyperglycemia due to
defects in the pancreatic β-cells. The treatment necessities and individualization of care of a …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by the acute development
of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) resulting in increased vascular permeability and …

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is the first of two on closed-loop ventilation and takes the" pro"
position in an AARC Times" debate." Part 2 (written by Tony Ruppert, MS, RRT-ACCS …