Critical care physicians trained in a high-intensity clinical protocol environment for mechanical ventilation practice had similar test results on examination questions regarding mechanical ...

In 2009, the process measures subject to analysis included 2,396 HOB elevation observations (98.6% compliance), 611 ventilator circuits without changes (99.8% compliance) and 611 observations of HMEs ...

Oral care decreased both the number of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the length of stay, as well as the amount of time of mechanical ventilation. Patients on mechanical ventilation who ...

SAN ANTONIO – Patients requiring only short periods of ventilator management account for almost 25% of short-stay admissions to surgical-trauma intensive care units (STICU), according to research ...

Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time patients spend on ventilators, shortens their ICU stay and lowers ...

Daily use of probiotics reduced ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients by almost half, according to new research. Daily use of probiotics reduced ventilator-associated ...

Company Supports Increased Commercial Growth with Appointment of Seasoned Medtech Executive to Chief Financial Officer SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CorVent Medical, a private ...

Acupuncture's multi-pathway effects in ICU patients may reduce complications, support rehabilitation, and improve recovery ...

An interrupted time series study was conducted in a 38-bed medical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care, private hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. This is an open staffing model ICU ...