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The diagnostic and treatment strategies for respiratory failure and it's associated conditions have come a long way. Since the discovery of the [[stethoscope]] by René Laennec in 1816, to the work of Fenn and his team in 1946 on [[pulmonary]] [[gas exchange]], the use of cuffed [[Endotracheal tube|endotracheal tubes]] by Ibsen in 1954 to administer [[positive pressure ventilation]] to patients in respiratory failure who were admitted to the [[intensive care units]], that became common in the United States in 1960. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
The diagnostic and treatment strategies for respiratory failure and it's associated conditions have come a long way. Since the discovery of the stethoscope by René Laennec in 1816, to the work of Fenn and his team in 1946 on pulmonary gas exchange, the use of cuffed endotracheal tubes by Ibsen in 1954 to administer positive pressure ventilation to patients in respiratory failure who were admitted to the intensive care units, that became common in the United States in 1960.
Classification
Respiratory failure may be classified into several subtypes as follows; Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV.