User:Aparnasankar/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Mechanical ventilation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have an interest in critical care medicine. I also have a background in technology and am fascinated by the evolution of technology in medicine. Mechanical ventilation is a prime example of how biotechnology is a fundamental component of modern medicine. Particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic, mechanical ventilation is a part of medicine that has become more common to the layman and I hope to bring further clarity to this topic. This article in its current state provides decent background to the topic, but is overall disorganized in its presentation of material and depth.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead section: The lead section briefly defines mechanical ventilation and gives a succinct description of it. However, it includes details that are better suited for other sections of the article, which if moved to more appropriate areas, would allow for a more thorough introductory section.

Content: The sections of the article is not arranged in a cohesive manner. Some sections of the article could be discussed in greater depth, such as the history of mechanical ventilation. The article requires better citations and the mechanism section includes details that are not necessary, or at the very least, not explained sufficiently prior to including such intricate details.

Tone and Balance: The article is unbiased and does not seem persuasive in either direction regarding mechanical ventilation.

Sources and Information: This article does not include sufficient sources, and has a flag at the top of page regarding the necessity for secondary and tertiary sources. Many sources are over 30 years old and can potentially be replaced by improved, more up to date sources covering the same topic.

Organization and Writing Quality: The organization of this article can be improved significantly. The writing quality is fair and can be improved.

Images and Media: This article contains four images which correlate to the article well, but could use improved captions. The article needs a more up to date image of a mechanical ventilator.

Talk Page Discussions: The talk page for this article includes commentary beginning in 2006. The discussion also suggests the creation of an addition section to the article titled "ventilator-associated complications". There are several short comments regarding improvements that can be made to the minutiae of the article. This article is a part of WikiProject Engineering and WikiProject Technology.

Overall Impressions: Overall, this article contains a decent amount of fundamental knowledge regarding mechanical ventilation. It encompasses a broad scope of sections regarding the topic, but could use reorganization in this regard. The article requires reformatting to include more detail in some sections, and less detail in others. The article is well-developed.