Category: Monitoring & Treatment

Monitoring & Treatment

Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2021 Include Trikafta, Bubble CPAP

Cleveland Clinic announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2021., which include the cystic fibrosis therapeutic Trikafta (#4), and bubble CPAP technology for preemies (#6).

Monitoring & Treatment

Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression More Common, Costly than Previously Reported

An analysis of over 1,000 medical and surgical patients receiving IV opioids for pain found that opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) occurred in 46% of patients.

Monitoring & Treatment

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.

Patient Monitoring

RT Products: Capnography Comparison Matrix

This product comparison matrix explores some of the latest capnography and EtCO2 monitoring technology from Masimo, Medtronic and Nonin Medical.

Therapy Devices

Inhaled Nitric Oxide: A Potential Treatment for Severe COVID-19?

Inhaled nitric oxide has been used to treat pulmonary hypertension and ARDS for decades. Now, research is emerging on positive outcomes for critical care COVID-19 patients who have been treated with iNO.

Pulmonary Rehab

COPD Readmissions Less Likely for Pulmonary Rehab Patients

COPD patients who participate in pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of hospitalization are less likely to require readmission.