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BackgroundSleep disturbances are prevalent in patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) and are associated with worse outcomes.
Yue-Ming Sun +5 more
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Ventilators for Nonintensivists. Basic Ventilator Parameters
As COVID-19 has rapidly evolved into a pandemic, many physicians without prior critical care training are being called upon to help manage SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who develop respiratory failu...
Acho, Megan +2 more
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Modification of an adult ventilator to an infant ventilator [PDF]
A simple modification of a ventilator from use in adults to use in infants is described using only a few inexpensive and readily available components; the system is easily set up, involving little time for the changeover. Since the components are compact and lightweight, there is improved observation of the patient and the chance of accidental ...
J G, Jaeger, R M, Smith, D, Crocker
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Mechanical ventilation refers to a rescue and treatment means to improve ventilation and oxygenation through the establishment of artificial airway. Condensate accumulation is an important source of infection leading to ventilators associated pneumonia ...
TIAN Suai (田素爱) +2 more
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Effects of thoracic squeezing on airway secretion removal in mechanically ventilated patients
Background: Accumulation of secretions in the airways of patients with an endotracheal tube and mechanical ventilation will have serious consequences. One of the most common methods of airway clearance is endotracheal suctioning.
Farkhondeh Yousefnia-Darzi +4 more
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Disability, Deadly Discourse, and Collectivity amid Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As COVID-19 crosses the globe, disabled people are subject to new medical and discursive realities. Focusing on the consequences of the latter, we utilize news reports from Canada and the UK to argue the current language of pre-existing conditions ...
Thomas Abrams, David Abbott
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Ventilator performances for non-invasive ventilation: a bench study
Introduction A wide range of recent ventilators, dedicated or not, is available for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in respiratory or intensive care units (ICU).
Maxime Patout +6 more
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General Public Preferences for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources During COVID-19
COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the globe with an unprecedented surge in the demand for hospitalizations. Consequently, many hospitals are facing precarious conditions due to limited capacity, especially in the provision of ventilators.
Samir Huseynov +2 more
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Objective. To describe the quality of the relationship between nurses and patients under mechanical ventilation. Methods. This observational study, performed in a cardiac surgery intensive care unit in Iran, selected 10 nurses and 35 patients through ...
Marzieh Momennasab +5 more
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GlasVent—The Rapidly Deployable Emergency Ventilator
As a result of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) outbreak, a surge is witnessed in the demand for mechanical ventilators needed for treating affected patients.
Adamos Christou +3 more
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