The sound speed through the lungs is influenced by the lungs' material properties and density. Probing the lungs of intubated infants with sound may provide a means to identify changes in lung ...

An infant born prematurely stretches out at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota's Minneapolis Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters ...

With all the equipment off and the hood down, the SPL was 53 dB(A) inside the incubator and 58 dB(A) outside the incubator (Fig. 1). The enclosure provided negligible attenuation of exterior ...

Our discussion below assumes that physicians have addressed metabolic, inflammatory, and infectious conditions that may be present and have corrected them to the extent possible. As soon as the ...

A medical ventilator is a machine that helps your lungs work. It can be a lifesaving machine if you have a condition that makes it hard for you to breathe properly. A medical ventilator is a machine ...

A ventilator is a device that supports or takes over the breathing process. People with severe COVID-19 symptoms may require a ventilator. Before COVID-19 became a pandemic, a need for ventilation was ...