BMJ

Development and preclinical testing of an adaptive algorithm for automated control of inspired oxygen in the preterm infant

3 School of Engineering and ICT, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 4 School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Objective To assess the performance of a ...
BMJ

Severity of respiratory failure at admission and in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19: a prospective observational multicentre study

Objectives COVID-19 causes lung parenchymal and endothelial damage that lead to hypoxic acute respiratory failure (hARF). The influence of hARF severity on patients’ outcomes is still poorly ...
thorax.bmj

BTS guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients

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Frontiers

Airway pressure release ventilation as a recruitment maneuver in mechanically ventilated children with restrictive lung disease

To examine the use of airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) in patients with restrictive lung disease as an effective open-lung tool maneuver. This single-center retrospective case series ...
Too Old to Operate

Oxygenation Markers for Assessing ARDS Severity in ICU

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 ...
ahajournals.org

Abstract 13374: Effect of Increasing Fraction of Inspired Oxygen on Cerebral NIRS and Systemic Cardiac Output in Early Post-operative Single Ventricle Patients

Background: The use of pulse oximetry (SpO2) as an estimate of cardiac output (CO) in shunted single ventricle patients ignores pulmonary venous and mixed systemic venous saturation (MVO2). With a ...
The Hospitalist

Updates in Pediatric Sepsis

An 8-year-old girl presents with five days of worsening cough. She has a temperature of 38.6 °C, a respiratory rate of 38, a blood pressure of 85/45, and a heart rate of 120. Pulse oximetry reveals an ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Rice, T.W., Wheeler, A.P., Bernard, G.R., et al. (2007) Comparison of the Spo2/Fio2 Ratio and the Pao2/Fio2 Ratio in Patients with Acute Lung Injury or ARDS. Chest, 132, 410-417.

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 ...
Scientific Research Publishing

P. J. Offner and E. E. Moore, “Lung Injury Severity Scoring in the Era of Lung Protective Mechanical Ventilation: The PaO2/FIO2 Ratio,” Journal of Trauma, Vol. 55, No. 2 ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM) was approved for the treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation in Japan, and rhTM has anti-inflammatory effects.
pulmonologyadvisor

High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy Effective in Elderly Patients With ARF

Significant improvement in respiration, dyspnea, ROX index, PaO2/FiO2, SpO2/FiO2, and patient comfort were seen in older patients receiving HFNC for ARF. High-flow nasal cannula therapy (HFNC) is ...