In Los Angeles and Beyond, Oxygen Is the Latest COVID-19 Bottleneck
As Los Angeles hospitals give record numbers of COVID-19 patients oxygen, the systems and equipment needed to deliver the life-sustaining gas are faltering.
As Los Angeles hospitals give record numbers of COVID-19 patients oxygen, the systems and equipment needed to deliver the life-sustaining gas are faltering.
Mechanical ventilation is one of the most common ICU interventions, and understanding and accurately interpreting ventilator graphics may reduce risks and improve patient outcomes.
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.
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Read MoreThe Philips BiPAP A40 EFL is the first and only noninvasive ventilator that automatically screens for and detects EFL and provides home care ventilation for COPD patients.
Read MoreBeyond Air Inc will initiate a clinical study of its LungFit tankless nitric oxide (NO) system for evaluation of the safety and efficacy of high concentration inhaled NO given intermittently to adults hospitalized with acute viral pneumonia, including SARS-CoV-2.
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Read MoreGetinge’s Servo-air ventilator is intended for adult and pediatric patients and includes both invasive and noninvasive ventilation modes.
Read MoreRT Magazine examines how the novel coronavirus has affected airway clearance practices, both in the hospital and in home care settings.
Read MoreCleveland Clinic announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2021., which include the cystic fibrosis therapeutic Trikafta (#4), and bubble CPAP technology for preemies (#6).
Read MoreThis product comparison matrix from RT magazine explores some of the latest high-flow nasal cannulas.
Read MoreThe National Sleep Foundation named Itamar Medical Ltd winner of the 2020 SleepTech Award, which recognizes the year’s most innovative achievement in sleep technology.
Read MoreAccording to the NAVIATOR trial, Getinge’s NAVA significantly increased the number of ventilator-free days and shortened the time of mechanical ventilation for adult patients with acute respiratory failure.
Read MoreCEO Bud Reeves and VP Mike Gentile will lead the international production of the Chirana Aura V ventilator as it launches to the global market.
Read MoreThe team General Motors and Ventec Life Systems assembled to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic delivered its 30,000th V+Pro critical care ventilator to the US Department of Health and Human Services on Aug 31, the companies announced.
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