Sentences with phrase «other mechanical ventilation»

There is also a section to include additional ventilation such as night ventilation (cooling) via windows, or other mechanical ventilation.

This leads to the assumption that a Passivhaus ventilation system is the same as other mechanical ventilation systems.

Not exact matches

This author suggests the increased need for mechanical ventilation, neonatal seizures and low Apgar scores in homebirth groups, particularly those attended by «other» midwives, could reflect an inability to effectively resuscitate the newborn.

The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Floating Hospital for Children is home to expert critical care pediatricians who specialize in caring for children with mechanical ventilation, poisoning, sepsis, congenital heart disease, trauma and other serious illnesses and injuries.

Reducing the length of time patients are on mechanical ventilation decreases the risk of these complications, but premature removal from mechanical ventilation can produce other complications and increase mortality.

From 2007 - 2014, caregivers of patients who received seven or more days of mechanical ventilation in an ICU across 10 Canadian university - affiliated hospitals were given self - administered questionnaires to assess caregiver and patient characteristics, caregiver depression symptoms, psychological wellbeing, health - related quality of life, sense of control over life, and impact of providing care on other activities.

For the acetazolamide group (n = 187), compared with the placebo group (n = 193), no significant between - group differences were found for median duration of mechanical ventilation -LRB--16.0 hours), duration of weaning off mechanical ventilation -LRB--0.9 hours), or for other respiratory parameter - values (respiratory frequency, tidal volume, and minute ventilation), although daily changes of serum bicarbonate and number of days with metabolic alkalosis decreased significantly more in the acetazolamide group.

From 2007 - 2014, caregivers of patients who received seven or more days of mechanical ventilation in an ICU across 10 Canadian university - affiliated hospitals were given self - administered questionnaires to assess caregiver and patient characteristics, caregiver depression symptoms, psychological well - being, health - related quality of life, sense of control over life, and impact of providing care on other activities.

So some mechanical ventilation systems do seem to be working well, while others, clearly are not.

Learn how the relationships between the building envelope, heating, A / C, insulation, mechanical ventilation, lighting, appliances and other systems of the home will affect the comfort, health and safety of occupants and durability of the home.

Housing 150 students, the halls have solar hot water heating, rooftop solar voltaic panels, operable windows and window fans coupled with mechanical / natural ventilation controls that shut off HVAC when windows are open, among other sustainable features.

The commonality was poor energy performance, but also most of these buildings had poor ventilation, moisture problems, ancient and terrible (sometimes frightening) mechanical systems, and a whole list of other problems.

One man who has a rare amount of experience in retrofitting heat pumps — and no commercial involvement in a heat pump company — is Tipperary Energy Agency CEO Paul Kenny, who has overseen the installation of scores of heat pumps into energy upgraded homes in the Tipperary region and beyond under the Superhomes scheme, along with other energy efficiency measures including airtightness, insulation upgrades and the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, combining cost - effective energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quality.

And maybe (and I mean MAYBE) add some other presciptive measure like adding mechanical ventilation and 100cfm minimum bath fans.

Three other reference houses met code minimums for energy efficiency and did not have mechanical ventilation or dehumidification separate from cooling, and had conventional vented attics.

system: equipment and other components that collectively perform a specific function, such as mechanical cooling or ventilation.

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