ETTs with built-in subglottic suction devices (SSDETT) allow the removal of subglottic secretions, but this has been adopted heterogeneously. We propose novel optical device designs to be used in combination with SSD-ETTs to reduce colonization and biofilm formation on the inner lumen of ETTs ...
Considerable research has been devoted to long-term ICU patients’ experiences from their ICU stays. However, less attention has been paid to salutogenic resources which are essential in supporting long-term ICU patients’ inner strength and existential will to keep on living. A theory of salutogeni...
The findings also add fuel to the notion that ventilators may sometimes do more harm than good for patients battling for life with severe COVID-19. Mechanical ventilators work by pushing air into the lungs of critically ill patients who can no longer breathe well on their own. These patients ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- Amid the pumps and IV machines, ventilators, and monitors at in the intensive care unit atUCSF Medical Center, a "purrfectly" trained professional is making the rounds: a 7-year-old tuxedo cat. His name is Duke Ellington Morris "When he first mentioned it, I...
Hence, it is the most accurate surrogate of respiratory drive, even in low muscle strength. However, the invasiveness of the measurement, the low availability of intensive care unit (ICU) ventilators able to record it, and the absence of normal reference values [38] significantly reduce its ...
2. What was scary in the environment (ICU)? 3. Do you suffer from insomnia? (noises from ventilators or monitors). 4. Do you feel pain ?(VAS scale) 5. Do you feel muscle weakness? 6. Do you know where are you ?(disorientation) 7. Do you want to talk to your family?
In addition, it may also help avoid the use of ICU ventilators in resource-constrained settings during a pandemic. The present trial has several strengths, which suggest that the results may be generalized to patients admitted for respiratory failure due to COVID-19 in other ICUs and countries...
The reason for the suspension was to preserve hospital resources, such as ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) beds and the hospital workforce. In addition, there was concern that non-COVID-19 patients admitted with other types of ailments ...
of treating critically ill patients infected with COVID-19, the Central Hospital of Wuhan has a team of 12 people each deserving the title “critical soldier” thanks to their special skills. They use high-flow, non-invasive or invasive ventilators as their “weapons”, and the ICU and wards...
The precise prognostication of COVID-19 clinical outcome is more challenging due to the high variability in disease severity that could essentially be helpful for effective triage and efficient allocation of limited resources (i.e., beds, ventilators). More accurate subclassification of COVID-19 is...