Among the problems: hundreds of lab samples went unprocessed for more than two weeks and surgical staff had no hot water to ...

Adults receiving proportional-assist ventilation had a similar time to successful liberation from mechanical ventilation as ...

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A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that supplementing enteral protein during ...

Critically ill patients often experience substantial and rapid muscle loss, leading to poor recovery. Researchers from the ...

Courtesy Ashely Seaman Parents are also creating less-irritating trach ties, repurposing products like breast pump shields and creating their own ventilator stands to manage the care of their child.

For patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), prolonged mechanical ventilation is associated with poor outcomes. A quality improvement (QI) initiative with the aim of reducing median time on the ...

Introduction Home mechanical ventilation can be used to manage symptoms of breathlessness and sustain life for people living with motor neuron disease (plwMND). In the UK, less than 1% of plwMND use ...

The decision when to recommend tracheostomy ventilation in motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) has always been difficult. At one extreme is the view that when spontaneous ventilation ...

Abstract Tracheostomy can reduce mechanical ventilation (MV) duration, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) risk in critically ill patients. The timing of ...

They concluded that early tracheostomy in geriatric patients with isolated severe TBI was linked to shorter H-LOS, fewer ventilator days, and fewer complications, suggesting the benefits of earlier ...

Decreased reliance on a mechanical ventilator Lower risk of infection or pneumonia due to tracheostomy More natural breathing sensations Possible total freedom from mechanical ventilator use Helping ...