Category: Critical Care

Critical Care

Immune System Malfunctions Distinguish COVID-19 Patients with ARDS

Patients with severe COVID-19 who develop ARDS have malfunctions in their immune systems that distinguish them from other COVID-19 patients.

Critical Care

Who Gets the Ventilator? Or the Vaccine?

An article by The Atlantic explored the issues surrounding the allocation of ventilators and shortages of intubation response teams during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Critical Care

Ventilator Weaning: It’s About Technology and Teamwork

Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving technology, but the inevitable decision to wean a patient off of a ventilator requires a skillful combination of proven protocols, reliable technology, and teamwork between RTs and physicians.

ICU & Ventilation

Philips Patient Management Solution Improving Patient Care

Philips is working with leading medical centers to help respond to COVID-19 by increasing patients’ involvement in their care with the Philips Patient Management Solution.

Emergency Room

Thunderstorms Drive Increase in ED Visits for Asthma, COPD

Approximately 52,000 additional emergency department visits for asthma, COPD, or asthma-COPD overlap occurred as the result of thunderstorms in a 14-year study period.

Ambulance & EMS

What It Takes to Be a Transport Respiratory Therapist

Transport respiratory therapists need to be equipped with all the knowledge and clinical skills that traditional RTs have, plus the ability to handle care in difficult environments—including emergencies with the risk of COVID-19 infection.

ARDS

High PEEP, Prone Positioning Beneficial for COVID-19-associated ARDS

High PEEP titration and prone positioning were as effective in treating early COVID-19 ARDS patients undergoing mechanical ventilation as classic ARDS.

Sepsis

Sepsis Management in the Era of COVID-19

A recent study found over 50% of severe COVID-19 patients suffered from sepsis, which means it's all the more important to stay cognizant of the condition, diagnosis, and treatment.

Other Acute Disorders

Bronchitis Before Age 7 Tied to Adult Asthma, Pneumonia

People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in later life, according to research presented at the virtual ERS 2020.