Mechanical Ventilation News

• Remimazolam-Flumazenil Combo Cuts Extubation Time in TAVI Compared with sevoflurane, a combination of remimazolam and flumazenil reduced the time to extubation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation by approximately 7 minutes, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, January 09, 2025
• Imipenem-Cilastatin-Relebactam, the New Go-To for Pneumonia? Imipenem-cilastatin-relebactam matches piperacillin-tazobactam for hospital- or ventilator-acquired bacterial pneumonia, with similar safety, supporting use in areas with high multidrug resistance.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2025
• The Multipronged Problem of Candida auris C. auris may become more of a problem as it seems to adapt to warming temps and avert treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, December 10, 2024
• TIVA Enables Earlier Facial Nerve Monitoring in Ear Surgery Total intravenous anesthesia was shown to be a better choice than sevoflurane for meeting a surgeon's request for earlier intraoperative monitoring of the facial nerve, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 10, 2024
• Video Laryngoscopy Improves Success Rate of Emergency Tracheal Intubation Video laryngoscopy showed a higher first-attempt success rate than direct laryngoscopy for emergency tracheal intubation in critically ill patients under hospital settings, found a new trial.
  Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2024
• Advancing Gut-Lung Axis Research The connection between respiratory infections, chronic diseases like asthma, and the gut microbiome drives research toward more effective, targeted treatments for lung diseases.
  Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2024
• CHEST 2024 AF Linked to Severe AEs After UACDT for Thrombolysis Patients with AF had threefold higher risk for shock, bleeding complications, and all-cause mortality when undergoing ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis.
  Medscape Medical News, October 10, 2024
• CHEST 2024 Hospitalized COPD Patients With GERD Have Better Outcomes The surprise finding hints that anti–acid reflux therapy may provide benefit in COPD, possibly by reducing micro-aspirations, but the results are only tentative.
  Medscape Medical News, October 09, 2024
• Why Getting a COVID Shot During Pregnancy Is Important Nearly 90% of babies who had to be hospitalized with COVID-19 had mothers who didn't get the vaccine while they were pregnant.
  KFF Health News, October 07, 2024
• Iloprost Ineffective for Organ Dysfunction in Septic Shock In a trial of intensive care unit patients with septic shock and high soluble thrombomodulin levels, iloprost infusions for 72 hours did not reduce the severity of organ failure or improve outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2024
• ICU Medical Recalls Tubes Used in Tracheostomy Due to Manufacturing Defect The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on Wednesday, classified the recall of certain tubes made by a unit of ICU Medical as the most serious type, which could cause severe...
  Reuters Health Information, September 18, 2024
• When Should Umbilical Cord pH Trigger Intensive Observation? Umbilical cord pH levels < 7.2 are linked to increased risk for adverse neonatal outcomes, a new study from Denmark found.
  Medscape Medical News, August 16, 2024
• 'Blood Everywhere': Nurses Control Intense In-Flight Crisis When an accident on an airplane becomes a bloody emergency, a husband and wife nurse team fight to stabilize an injured passenger.
  Medscape Medical News, August 13, 2024
• No Benefit of Intensive Glucose Control in Critical Patients A recent meta-analysis reported that intensive glucose control offered patients no benefits in mortality or other outcomes but tripled their hypoglycemia risk.
  Medscape Medical News, August 01, 2024
• PPI Prophylaxis Prevents GI Bleed in Ventilated Patients A randomized trial and a meta-analysis together provided evidence that PPIs can prevent upper GI bleeding in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, with little or no effect on mortality.
  Medscape Medical News, July 09, 2024
• Philips Issues Update on Ventilator Alarm Failure Urgent recall in April recommended removing patients from devices if an inoperative alarm occurred.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2024
• How Has the RSV Season Changed Since the Pandemic Began? The RSV season is peaking earlier and entailing higher rates of hospitalization, according to Canadian data.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2024
• HRS 2024 Honing Catheter Ablation Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation High-volume centers with more than 100 operators have gathered data on 7000 patients and counting to continually improve outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, June 24, 2024
• Sugammadex Didn't Hasten Post Bariatric Surgery Discharge Patients were not discharged any earlier after administration of sugammadex than with neostigmine.
  Medscape Medical News, June 20, 2024
• These MD Architects Want to Redesign Your Hospital Doctors trained in design say that optimized healthcare facilities can improve patient care and reduce stress for healthcare workers. And they have data to prove it.
  Medscape Medical News, June 05, 2024