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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new, recently licensed medical device developed by University at Buffalo researchers would introduce into intensive care settings the powerful and effective method of anesthetizing ...

Mechanical ventilation, the use of a machine to help a person breathe, was not something many people thought about all that often—until the COVID pandemic struck. Stories of patients being put on ...

A lung-protective ventilation strategy requires optimal PEEP and tidal volume settings. Finding and maintaining these crucial settings during the course of therapy is challenging - even for ...

With the coronavirus pandemic creating shortages of critical care staff and ventilators, anesthesiology resources can fill the gaps. Operating room anesthesiologists and their equipment are ...

The framework shows how breath-by-breath and contextual information are processed by AI systems using physiological rules and learning algorithms to support clinical decisions—such as detecting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inspired by the lack of consistency in mechanical ventilation training, doctors at Cleveland Clinic developed a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The computerized decision support tool was paired with esophageal manometry. A greater proportion of the ...

A new, recently licensed medical device developed by UB researchers would introduce into intensive-care settings the powerful and effective method of anesthetizing patients that works so well in the ...

Since 2007, we have set as a priority in our hospital the eradication of nosocomial infections. To this end, we have developed a set of best practices for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia ...