2020年6月2日 · The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on ventilators—but few know much about what they do or how they work. A ventilator pumps air—usually with extra oxygen—into patients' airways when they are unable to breathe adequately on their own.

2023年12月13日 · The coronavirus can cause a severe respiratory illness that needs a ventilator. Here's how they work and when you might need one.

2021年10月1日 · What really happens when you go on a ventilator for COVID-19? Critical care experts from Atrium Health weigh in on the physical and emotional effects of intubation and recovery. Plus, they share practical tips for protecting your health and avoiding the ICU.

These documents provide targeted design constraints to enable rapid development of devices to deliver mechanical ventilatory support to keep pace with clinical need and provide FDA with …

2021年3月15日 · A ventilator can help save the lives of some people with COVID-19 by supporting their lungs until their bodies can fight off the virus.

2020年4月13日 · A ventilator, or breathing machine is a potentially life-saving treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients who cannot breathe on their own. Learn when doctors use a ventilator, how it works, potential risks, and what to expect during and after ventilator treatment.

This Viewpoint describes a framework for rationing ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic should intensive care units find themselves with more patients

In this uncontrolled case series of seven critically ill patients with COVID-19 and under mechanical ventilation, the use of ventilators designed for support of patients with sleep apnoea and/or chronic respiratory insufficiency was safe and did not …

Certain ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors, and ventilator accessories that meet certain criteria for safety, performance, and labeling have been authorized under an Emergency Use...

2020年4月16日 · For patients with the worst effects of the infection, a ventilator can offer the best chance of survival. What is a ventilator and what does it do? Simply put, a ventilator takes over …