Too much respiratory effort can injure both the lung and the diaphragm, whereas too much ventilator support with unduly high ...

Initial use of high mechanical power IMV was linked to increased mortality in ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF).

High intensity interval training may improve oxygen consumption as much as traditional endurance training. Oxygen consumption is your muscles’ ability to use oxygen. Endurance training typically ...

Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have an increasing prevalence of noncardiovascular comorbidities and multisystem organ dysfunction. However, little guidance exists to support the ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...

7 Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK ...