The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global crisis, challenging
healthcare systems worldwide. Many patients present with a remarkable disconnect in rest …

Neural respiratory drive, ie, the activity of respiratory centres controlling breathing, is an
overlooked physiologic variable which affects the pathophysiology and the clinical outcome …

Respiratory drive, the intensity of the respiratory center's output, determines the effort
exerted in each breath. The increasing awareness of the adverse effects of both strong and …

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and
Emergency Medicine 2020. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www …

Advanced respiratory monitoring involves several mini-or noninvasive tools, applicable at
bedside, focused on assessing lung aeration and morphology, lung recruitment and …

During flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) the arterial partial pressure of oxygen can
drop, increasing the risk for respiratory failure. To avoid desaturation episodes during the …

Introduction High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) provides benefits to patients undergoing
flexible bronchoscopy (FOB). We compared the effects of HFNC versus standard therapy …

Introduction: Mechanical ventilation is required to support respiratory function in the acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but it may promote lung damage, a phenomenon …

The intensity of the neural stimulus to breathe is called “respiratory drive”[1] and plays a
major role in acute respiratory failure before, during, and after mechanical ventilation …

Background Patients undergoing bronchoscopic procedures may develop hypoxemia and
severe complications. High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may prevent hypoxemic events …