We investigated the effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and tidal volume (V T) on lung aeration, pulmonary mechanics, and the distribution of ventilation immediately after birth using a ...

Low-tidal-volume lung-protective ventilation during major abdominal surgery may reduce postoperative complications, according to a multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial ...

Ventilator-induced injury in the lungs is responsible for a vast number of deaths in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Even healthy surgical patients, who require temporary mechanical ventilation, ...

Expiratory reserve volume is the amount of extra air above normal that you exhale during a forceful breath out. ERV is part of the data gathered in pulmonary function tests used to diagnose ...

Background: In anesthetized patients undergoing surgery, the role of lung-protective ventilation with lower tidal volumes is unclear. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs ...

BETHESDA, MD (August 12, 2004) – As if new parents don't have enough to worry about getting in synch with their infants, many of them wonder "what's with these sighs?" Of course adults sigh; not as ...

According to researchers at the University of Vermont it was found that artificial ventilation should maintain a balance between over inflation and under inflation of the lungs. According to ...

The Amount of Air Moved In and Out While Breathing srdjan111 / iStock / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Tidal volume (Vt or TV) is the amount of air you move through your lungs each ...

Research suggests automated alerts to anesthesiologists’ pagers may increase their use of lung-protective ventilation strategies for patients with suspected acute lung injury, according to an ...

Tidal volume is the amount of air breathed in with each normal breath. The average tidal volume is 0.5 litres (500 ml). Inspiratory reserve volume is the maximum amount of additional air that can be ...

Vital capacity is the maximum amount of air that can be breathed out after breathing in as much air as possible. Taking part in regular aerobic exercise has been shown to increase a person's vital ...