When patients with a tracheostomy tube reach a stage in their care at which decannulation appears to be possible, it is common practice to cap the tracheostomy tube for 24 hours to see whether they ...

Increased respiratory patient illness, COVID-19, and product recalls have created a critical need for ventilators in the United States, said David Shockley, Movair’s CEO, in a recent company press ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children aged 1 to 4 years with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure did not experience shorter hospital stays on ...

Hypoxemia is the most common complication of emergency endotracheal intubation of children, with an incidence of up to 50%. In this randomized trial of children under 16 years, nasal high-flow oxygen ...

A nasal cannula is a medical device that provides supplemental oxygen therapy to people who have lower oxygen levels. There are two types of nasal cannulas: low flow and high flow. The device has two ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 patients with severe disease were significantly less likely to require mechanical ...