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Mashup Score: 0Ventilation and the Risk of Health Care–Associated Infections - 7 month(s) ago
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are vital for maintaining air quality in healthcare facilities. They play a crucial role in reducing disease transmission by regulating air quality. Proper HVAC systems decrease risk through ventilation, filtration, and airflow control.
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Mashup Score: 0Products 2023: Ventilators & Critical Care Accessories - 8 month(s) ago
RT looks at the latest ventilators and critical care products on the market from manufacturers Breas, Dräger, Getinge, Zoll, and more.
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RT looks at the latest VENTILATORS and critical care products on the market from manufacturers https://t.co/4pgmrA6Czn #RTmagazine #ventilator #ventilation #criticalcare #ICU
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Mashup Score: 0Reduced mechanical ventilation risk with corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia - 9 month(s) ago
Fewer patients with community-acquired pneumonia using corticosteroids vs. standard care needed mechanical ventilation, but mortality rates did not differ between both groups, according to study results published in CHEST.“In this up-to-date meta-analysis … no association was found between corticosteroid use and mortality,” Naveed Saleem, MSc, of the Bloomsbury Institute of
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According to study results published in @journal_CHEST, fewer patients with community-acquired #pneumonia using #corticosteroids vs. standard care needed mechanical #ventilation, but mortality rates did not differ between both groups. https://t.co/EcuauocChF
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Mashup Score: 0FDA issues two class I recalls involving ventilators - 10 month(s) ago
The FDA has issued class I recalls, the most serious kind, for two different ventilators.The first recalled product is the Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilator (Draeger Medical) that is designed for use when clinicians are moving a patient that needs breathing assistance, according to the FDA alert.
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#Ventilation products from Draeger Medical and NOxBOX were recalled by the @US_FDA. https://t.co/eOJnYTeco3
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Exposure to elevated levels of air pollutants before COVID-19 hospitalization increased length of hospital stay and risk for ICU admission, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.“We knew before COVID that the ventilation duration of ICU patients (hospitalized for various reasons) was associated with pre-admission air pollution levels, so in this context, the
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"We knew before #COVID that the #ventilation duration of #ICU patients (hospitalized for various reasons) was associated with pre-admission air #pollution levels,” Tim S. Nawrot, PhD, at @uhasselt, told Healio. @CMK_Uhasselt https://t.co/cuLFtpDwy1
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Mashup Score: 0Improved survival in intubated patients with COVID-19 with longer prone positioning - 10 month(s) ago
Prolonged prone position ventilation for 24 hours or more was linked to less death at 30 and 90 days in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, according to study results published in CHEST.“The key findings of our study are that prolonged proning is a safe and effective way to reduce mortality for patients intubated for COVID-19,” Daniel Okin, MD, PhD, instructor in medicine at
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Published in @journal_CHEST: Prolonged prone position #ventilation for 24 hours or more was linked to less death at 30 and 90 days in #COVID19 patients on mechanical ventilation. https://t.co/DTuFHtPLZX
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Mashup Score: 0Association of Hospital Mortality With Initiation of Mechanical Ventilation on a Weekend: A Retrospective Cohort Study - PubMed - 10 month(s) ago
Contrary to prior studies, no increased mortality was observed among newly admitted patients initiated on MV on weekends compared to weekdays. While weekend effects may exist in other settings, newly admitted patients likely have MV initiated in the emergency department or ICU, which tend to have mo …
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Association of #Hospital #Mortality With #Initiation of #Mechanical #Ventilation on a #Weekend: A Retrospective Cohort Study https://t.co/wgiOhu3dNU https://t.co/bEi3WC5Jxm
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Mashup Score: 0A clinician’s how-to guide for sending a child on ventilation to school - 10 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON — From equipment to transportation to nursing orders, clinicians must consider various factors before a ventilated child can go to school, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“It is absolutely possible to send your medically complex children on ventilators to school,” Reshma Amin, MD, MSc, pediatric respirologist and
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ICYMI: Clinicians and parents of children on #ventilation must think about equipment, transportation and one-on-one care when sending them to #school, according to a presentation at #ATS2023. @DrReshmaAmin https://t.co/CIngLhKnNr
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Mashup Score: 0Lung mechanics of patients in ICU with COVID-19 similar among those pregnant, not pregnant - 10 month(s) ago
Compared with mechanical ventilation parameters of nonpregnant patients with critical COVID-19, no difference was found in pregnant women with COVID-19 in the ICU, according to study results published in CHEST.“We expected to observe some changes in pregnant patient lung mechanics associated with physiological changes of pregnancy,” Daniela N. Vasquez, MD, of Sanatorio Anchorena in
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Published in @journal_CHEST: Compared with mechanical #ventilation parameters of nonpregnant patients with critical #COVID19, no difference was found in #pregnant women with COVID-19 in the #ICU. @healiowomen https://t.co/OcoCLPkHxb
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Mashup Score: 0FDA designates Draeger Medical Seattle PAP Plus recall as class I - 11 month(s) ago
The FDA has designated Draeger Medical’s recall of the Seattle-Positive Airway Pressure Plus system as a class I recall, the most serious kind.Further, VentStar and other breathing circuit/anesthesia kits from the company are also included in this recall, according to an FDA alert.
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Glued connections of Draeger Medical’s Seattle-PAP Plus system, as well as VentStar and other breathing circuit/anesthesia kits could loosen while a patient is receiving #ventilation and cause serious adverse events, according to an @US_FDA alert. https://t.co/vzuyraPrCn
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#Heating, #ventilation, and air conditioning (#HVAC) systems are vital for maintaining air quality in health care facilities. They play a crucial role in reducing disease transmission by regulating air quality. Learn more about how they can prevent HAIs. https://t.co/XbxG7G3Hhk