A mechanical ventilator itself can damage the lungs, he says.

If you really don't like face masks, you're really going to hate a mechanical ventilator.

One example is the mechanical ventilator, or breathing machine, the trademark tool of intensive care medicine.

Medical device company OneBreath is developing an innovative low-cost mechanical ventilator intended to improve acute ICU care.

An ambulance took her to a local hospital, where she was hooked up to a mechanical ventilator.

He did not require a mechanical ventilator.

Methods: An adult mechanical ventilator was attached to a test lung configured to separate inspired and expired gases.

At birth, Grace was breathing without major difficulty and did not need to be put on a mechanical ventilator.

A mechanical ventilator is a machine that's used to support patients with severe respiratory conditions that impact the lungs, including pneumonia.

The tube helped to control the airway and allowed the doctor or anesthetist to place the patient on a mechanical ventilator.

This can be difficult to understand, especially when the patient is maintained on a mechanical ventilator, still looks pink and feels warm.

Respiratory failure requiring support with a mechanical ventilator is common in patients with severe COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

If failure of the lungs is severe enough, physicians may put the patient on a mechanical ventilator or high quantities of oxygen.

Its use also correlated with longer time spent in the hospital and a higher likelihood of having to go on a mechanical ventilator.

The top team of medical professionals suggests that an IV administration of dexamethasone should be considered for patients needing the assistance of a mechanical ventilator.

At peak, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome may outnumber mechanical ventilators.