Improving collaborative efforts between physicians and nurses in the intensive care unit may decrease the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, suggest the authors of a new study presented at the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Critical care physicians trained in a high-intensity clinical protocol environment for mechanical ventilation practice had similar test results on examination questions regarding mechanical ...
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 ...
A search of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) website revealed no manufacturer Field Safety Notices or Medical Device Alerts for the TaperGuard Evac oral tracheal tube.
As part of the 5 Million Lives campaign, endorsed by leading US agencies and professional societies, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) recommends that all ICUs implement a ventilator ...
The TaperGuard Evac oral tracheal tube is intended for airway management in critically ill patients needing mechanical ventilation. Two randomised controlled trials comparing the use of TaperGuard ...
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