Category: Critical Care

Critical Care

FDA: Reworked Philips Trilogy Ventilators Have Additional Safety Issues

The FDA reports that Philips Trilogy ventilators reworked as a part of the June 2021 recall have two new potential issues that may affect performance and safety.

Critical Care

Converting to a new tracheostomy platform with a multidisciplinary team approach

When it comes to tracheostomy care, hospitals have an opportunity to standardize on best practices...

Critical Care

Strategies to Reduce Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, HAP, and VAEs in the ICU

May 1, 2022 | ICU & Ventilation, Other Acute Disorders, Pneumonia | 0 |

Even before the pandemic, an estimated 250,000-plus patients contracted VAP each year in the US, but effective strategies for infection control and ventilator management can reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia, as well as HAP and VAEs.

Hydrocortisone Ineffective Against Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants

Apr 26, 2022 | Neonatal, Other Acute Disorders, Other Chronic Diseases | 0 |
Study Evaluates Inhaled Nitric Oxide for COVID-19

Apr 13, 2022 | ARDS, Other Infections, US Pharmaceuticals | 0 |
Podcast: Virtual Reality in Healthcare

Mar 25, 2022 | Education, ICU & Ventilation, Podcasts, Training | 0 |
Women More Likely to Die After Heart Emergency

Mar 23, 2022 | Critical Care, Other Chronic Diseases | 0 |
Heart Attack Patients with Dyspnea Had Worse Survival than Those with Chest Pain

Mar 23, 2022 | Critical Care, Other Chronic Diseases | 0 |
Class I Recall Issued for Philips V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators

Mar 21, 2022 | Business News, ICU & Ventilation, Recalls & Advisories, Therapy Devices | 0 |

ICU & Ventilation

Delayed Recovery of Consciousness Common for Ventilated COVID-19 Patients

Most ventilated patients with severe COVID-19 regain consciousness after extubation, but 35% had delayed recovery of consciousness, according to a new study published online in the Annals of Neurology.

Emergency Room

Vyaire Airway Stent Mask Available

Vyaire Medical has released the SuperNO2VA Et, a mask that stents open the airway, thus avoiding airway collapse while accurately monitoring EtCO2.

Ambulance & EMS

Rural Emergency Departments Save Lives at Similar Rate as Urban ERs

Patients treated at rural emergency departments have similar outcomes to those receiving care at urban ERs for several important emergency conditions, including stroke and heart attack.

ARDS

7% of US Lung Transplants Went to Severe COVID Patients

7% of the nation's more than 3,000 lung transplants between Aug. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021 were performed to treat severe, irreversible lung damage caused by COVID-19.

Sepsis

Pathogenomix Rapid Test Granted Breakthrough Device Status

Pathogenomix Inc's Patho-Seq is designed for the rapid detection and identification of bacteria for a broad list of clinical conditions and sample types, including sepsis from whole blood samples and bacterial meningitis from CSF.

Other Acute Disorders

RSV Monoclonal Antibody Nirsevimab Highly Effective in Phase 3 Trial

The investigational long-acting monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab showed 74.5% efficacy against medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV in healthy infants.