Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As doctors face a shortage of ventilators that are crucial for treating coronavirus patients with ...

• CPAP machines, which are used by people with sleep apnea, have some superficial similarities with ventilators, raising the question of whether they could be adapted to ease the coronavirus-driven ...

New York City-based Northwell Health said it has developed a protocol to transform a BiPAP machine into a functional ventilator and that it plans to share the design online so other hospitals facing ...

If you are paying close attention to how the novel coronavirus is taking its toll around the world, you know about the shortage of ventilators. The main cause of death for COVID-19 patients is ...

Are there any weaning protocols for patients (with tracheostomies) who have come off mechanical (intermittent positive-pressure ventilation; IPPV) ventilation, but are still requiring almost ...

With the rapid increase in the number of patients associated with the spread of new coronavirus infections, medical devices are in short supply in various places, and a large amount of ventilator is ...

MORRISVILLE – As the world grapples with a shortage of ventilators during the coronavirus crisis, a group of physicians are advocating for a “bridging opton” that could potentially delay or remove the ...

Phillips Respironics has updated its usage instructions for three of its BiPAP ventilator models after reports of therapy interruptions and device failures that could result in serious injury or death ...

The available noninvasive oxygenation strategies varied in their effectiveness in treating acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), according to a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Helmet ...