Military pilots risk their lives during training and operations. Advancements in aerospace
engineering, flight profiles, and mission demands may require the pilot to test the safe limits …

Benefits and harms of increased inspiratory oxygen concentra... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Benefits and harms of increased inspiratory oxygen concentrations : Current …

Abstract World Health Organization and the United States Center for Disease Control have
recently recommended the use of 0.8 FIO 2 in all adult surgical patients undergoing general …

Background and Objectives: The use of closed-circuit rebreathers (CCRs) in recreational
diving is gaining interest. However, data regarding its physiological effects are still scarce …

Key points Extreme aviation is accompanied by ever‐present risks of hypobaric hypoxia and
decompression sickness. Neuroprotection against those hazards is conferred through …

Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) are the leading cause of mortality in
developed countries. They ensue from the sum of modern anthropogenic risk factors …

Background: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a bedside monitoring technique of
the respiratory system that measures impedance changes within the thorax. The close …

Onboard oxygen-generating systems (OBOGSs) provide increased inspired oxygen (FiO2)
to mitigate the risk of neurologic injury in high altitude aviators. OBOGSs can deliver highly …

BACKGROUND: A growing number of symptom reports suggestive of acceleration
atelectasis in fast jet aircrew have raised the question as to whether traditional guidelines on …

BACKGROUND: Transcutaneous measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been
proposed for physiological monitoring of tactical jet aircrew because in some clinical settings …