Nature

High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure During High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Improves Oxygenation and Ventilation in Preterm Lambs

High-frequency ventilation (HFV) is advocated as a lung protective ventilation strategy for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm newborn infants. HFV has proven particularly ...
Medical Dialogues

High PEEP versus Low PEEP: Major Trial Finds No Benefit in Preventing Postoperative Lung Complications

Netherlands: A new international trial published in JAMA has found that using individualized high positive end-expiratory ...
Healio

Oral positive expiratory pressure device may aid in COPD breathlessness, desaturation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In more than 70% of patients with COPD, a positive expiratory pressure device improved exertional dyspnea. The ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Positive Expiratory Pressure Device Shows Some Results for Patients With COPD

Adjunctive therapy with a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device may possibly decrease the length of hospital stays for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Healio

Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure device may preserve lung function in children

Use of an oscillatory positive expiratory pressure device alone or with additional airway clearance improved lung function among children with cystic fibrosis, according to data presented at the North ...