A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were ...

A large-scale study of more than 31,000 patients found pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were removed than ...

New postoperative risk: Researchers identified post-extubation pneumonia as a distinct condition, more common than ventilator-associated pneumonia after surgery. Key risk factors: Older patients, men, ...

Unplanned extubation, the inadvertent or premature removal of an endotracheal tube in patients receiving mechanical ventilation, represents a key adverse event in critical care. It may lead to airway ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is becoming an essential component of care for critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, particularly those at high ...

Objective To determine the accuracy of pre-extubation lung ultrasound (LUS) to predict reintubation in preterm infants born <32 weeks’ gestation. Design Prospective diagnostic accuracy study. Setting ...