Respiratory failure is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity in newborn infants. The lung assist device (LAD) is a novel gas exchange device that supplements mechanical ventilation. The ...

A non-rebreather mask is a special medical device that provides you with oxygen in emergencies. These masks help people who can still breathe on their own but need extra oxygen. Non-rebreather masks ...

aDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, United States bCenter for Resuscitation Medicine, University of Minnesota School of ...

Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA Objective To determine whether right-to-left ...

Background Venturi masks are commonly used in the hospital setting to deliver controlled percentages of oxygen. This is important for those at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure and to accurately ...

4 Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Paediatrics, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden Objective To investigate the relationship between the fraction of fetal haemoglobin (HbF(% ...

agDivision of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescents Medicine, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, ...

Background/aims Fetal haemoglobin (HbF) has an oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve that may affect systemic oxygenation and the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The study aim is to ...

Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London EC1A 7BE, UK Correspondence to: Professor J A Wedzicha, Academic Unit of Respiratory ...