An unconventional method of delivering oxygen rectally, known as "enteral ventilation," is advancing through human clinical trials, according to a study. U.S. and Japanese scientists suggest that a ...

A study has shown how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age. Until now, it was thought that lung function increased until it peaked at around 20-25 years of age, after which it stabilized.

A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

I have always thought that if a patient had unilateral lung disease, ie, unilateral pulmonary edema, lobar pneumonia, or pneumothorax, that to improve oxygenation urgently, the patient could be placed ...