The SOFA-2 score included new definitions, new variables, and revised thresholds to categorize the severity of organ dysfunction in critical illness. The updates reflected changes in practice, ...

This article discusses oxygen saturation targets for children on ventilators in intensive care. Research compared outcomes among children who received a high level of oxygen (more than 94% of the ...

Hospital’s multidisciplinary excellence set the patient firmly on the path to recovery Add as a preferred source on Google A 39-year-old healthy male with no significant past medical history was ...

The following is a summary of “Clinical Performance of Spo 2 /Fio 2 and Pao 2 /Fio 2 Ratio in Mechanically Ventilated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Retrospective Study,” published in ...

Using a BVM (with or without O2) on an unconscious and breathing patient with stable airways, does not affect SpO2 recovery in any way. Unless I'm mistaken, supplemental O2 should definitely shorten ...

Patients with COPD who travel to high altitudes have an estimated PaO2 decrease of 0.84 kPa with each 1000 meter of altitude gain. High-altitude travel in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

ABSTRACT: Importance: The best respiratory support technique to reduce intubation and mortality in patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19 is controversial. Objective: To determine the ...

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days (VFDs).