Reading Time: 7 minutes An excellent review of LVAD specific infections was recently published by Qu and colleagues. Here are the highlights.
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Reading Time: 9 minutes It has long been known that excessive degrees of PPV may result in lung injury. This has been termed ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). More recently, the idea of patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI) has come to light.
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Reading Time: 7 minutes In our previous post, we talked about how ROTEM works and some of the limitations. In this post, let’s talk about how to take advantage of the information it gives us.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The use of NIV in ARDS remains controversial given a mixed evidence base. What can be said about Helmet NIV?
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Reading Time: 4 minutes NAVA, Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist, is a proportional ventilatory mode that uses the diaphragm’s vagal nerve stimulation to provide ventilatory assistance in synchrony with the patient’s respiratory efforts.
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Decision-making in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is difficult. Learn how machines can help us make decisions to aid our patient care.
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Is too much oxygen a bad thing? A review of hyperoxia and its consequences
by Guest Authorby Guest AuthorReading Time: 4 minutes A review of the latest evidence regarding hyperoxia!
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Reading Time: < 1 minute High Flow Nasal Cannula has proven useful in a wide range of conditions, including normoxemic respiratory distress. In those cases, High Flow Room Air may be the answer!
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Know your tubes for pediatrics!
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Reading Time: 5 minutes ROTEM is a viscoelastic assay that may be a helpful adjunct to caring for patients in specific circumstances during their resuscitation or ICU course. Check out this post for more details on viscoelastic assays.