Category: Critical Care

Critical Care

Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Proving 90% Effective

The CDC reports risk of COVID-19 infection following the second dose of Moderna or Pfizer's vaccine was reduced by 90% two or more weeks after vaccination.

Critical Care

Transport of Newborns on Inhaled Nitric Oxide: Logistics, Safety, New FDA Approval

The interhospital transport of infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) being administered inhaled nitric oxide therapy requires specialized, intensive care.

Critical Care

Report: Disabled Persons Denied Care, Ventilators

Dec 22, 2020 | ICU & Ventilation | 0 |

NPR reports that a woman with an intellectual disability and COVID-19 was taken to an Oregon hospital, where she was denied access to a ventilator and where a doctor wanted her to sign DNR/DNI forms.

Ventilators: ‘Let Us Go Back to the Basics’

Dec 22, 2020 | ICU & Ventilation, Other Infections | 0 |
Preventing Ventilator-associated Lung Injury

Dec 21, 2020 | ICU & Ventilation, Therapy Devices | 0 |
NIH Updates COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines with Recommendations on Baricitinib

Dec 17, 2020 | ICU & Ventilation | 0 |
COVID-19 Preprint Data Rapidly Influenced Critical Care Practice

Dec 16, 2020 | Critical Care, Other Infections | 0 |
Increased Risk for Obese Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

Dec 14, 2020 | ICU & Ventilation | 0 |
Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Incidence in COVID-19 Patients

Dec 11, 2020 | ICU & Ventilation, Pneumonia | 0 |

ICU & Ventilation

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.

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.