respiratory system

Study: 1918 flu survivors seem immune to swine flu

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 07/13/2009 - 07:10

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new study finds that the way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu....


 

Esophageal Pressure Used to Guide Ventilation in Acute Lung Inju...

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 13:56

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- A ventilator strategy using esophageal pressures to estimate transpulmonary pressure significantly improved oxygenation and respiratory-system compliance among critically ill patients, a pilot study found.