The successful implementation of transcutaneous CO2 equipment at Hershey Medical Center’s Level IV NICU demonstrates that the technology has evolved to accommodate the diagnostic monitoring needs of neonatal care providers and patients, according to this case study by clinicians in the center's NICU.
Prone positioning soon after admission can significantly reduce the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who required high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy.
Dual Medicare-Medicaid status was associated with a 30% increase in the number of post-ICU disabilities compared with those who did not have Medicaid.
Breas Medical has received FDA clearance for the Vivo 45 LS, one of the smallest, full-featured life support ventilators on the market providing both invasive and noninvasive continuous or intermittent ventilatory support.
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ICU patients who receive services via telemedicine are less likely to die and more likely to get out of the hospital sooner compared to those receiving traditional ICU care.
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The US FDA has issued recommendations for healthcare providers for the potential use of ventilator splitters in situations in which no alternatives for invasive ventilatory support are available.
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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.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that critical care departments are reverting to pre-pandemic ventilator protocols for treating COVID-19 patients.
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Ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI), an acute lung injury that can develop during mechanical ventilation, increases complications and mortality risk in the intensive care unit.
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As COVID patients have flooded into hospitals in recent weeks, they’ve put an immense strain on ICU capacity and staff.
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The NIH updated its COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines with new information following the FDA emergency use authorization of baricitinib.
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A study of obese patients hospitalized for COVID-19 found that these patients had higher odds for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality compared to normal BMI COVID-19 patients.
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The global ventilator market was worth $2.54 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $9.13 billion by the end of 2027.
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COVID-19 has forced many severely ill patients to undergo mechanical ventilation for extended durations, an intervention that can increase their risks of other hospital-acquired infections such as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
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An article by The Atlantic explored the issues surrounding the allocation of ventilators and shortages of intubation response teams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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