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Mechanical ventilation

Known as: Mechanical ventilation NOS, Mechanical Ventilations, Ventilation, Mechanical 
A method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing in patients by use of a powered device that forces oxygenated air into the lungs.
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Abstract Background Since December 2019, when coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread… 
Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
This case series study evaluates the association of underlying cardiovascular disease and myocardial injury on fatal outcomes in… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Weaning covers the entire process of liberating the patient from mechanical support and from the endotracheal tube. Many… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
CONTEXT The outcome of patients receiving mechanical ventilation for particular indications has been studied, but the outcome in… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
BACKGROUND Traditional approaches to mechanical ventilation use tidal volumes of 10 to 15 ml per kilogram of body weight and may… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
BACKGROUND Conous infusions of sedative drugs in the intensive care unit may prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
CONTEXT Studies have shown that an inflammatory response may be elicited by mechanical ventilation used for recruitment or… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
BACKGROUND In patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome, massive alveolar collapse and cyclic lung reopening and… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
BACKGROUND Prompt recognition of the reversal of respiratory failure may permit earlier discontinuation of mechanical ventilation…