社区获得性皮特不动杆菌（Acinetobacter pittii，A.pittii）肺炎临床罕见，进展迅猛，病死率高，临床表现无特异性，传统方法检出困难，极易误诊、漏诊，临床救治难度大[1]。本文报道1例社区获得性A.pittii爆发性肺炎致脓毒性休克、急性呼吸窘迫综合征（acute ...

Introduction Endotracheal suction (ETS) is a frequent and necessary airway intervention for the intubated child. The aim of ETS is to clear the endotracheal tube and airways of respiratory secretions; ...

Correspondence to Professor Siew C Ng, Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; siewchienng{at}cuhk.edu.hk Objective Although COVID-19 is primarily a ...

cFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Thriasio General Hospital of Eleusis, Athens, Greece dFirst Department of Internal Medicine, G. Gennimatas General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece eThird ...

Introduction Automated systems for ventilator management to date have been either fully heuristic rule-based systems or based on a combination of simple physiological models and rules. These have been ...

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 ...

Objective To determine if combining high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) with additional sigh breaths would improve end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) and oxygenation in preterm infants.