patient monitoring
Medtronic Receives FDA Clearance for Patient Monitor Designed to Detect Respiratory Compromise
RespArray is engineered with Nellcor pulse oximetry and Microstream capnography, as well as ECG, noninvasive blood ...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
APSF Anesthesia Monitoring Statement Enhances Patient Safety
The APSF has issued four recommendations for patient monitoring during anesthesia that further bolster patient ...
APRIL 25, 2022
The Anesthesia-Circuit Stethoscope
In anesthesia practice, “during the late 1970s and early 1980s, the precordial stethoscope was the only ...
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Quality Improvement Program Reduces Respiratory-Related Events
Acute respiratory compromise events can be deadly on inpatient hospital wards, but closed claims analyses suggest ...
APRIL 17, 2017
Inadequate Ventilation Reduced With Respiratory Monitoring Device
A bioimpedance respiratory monitor seems to be carving out a niche for itself in perioperative monitoring. This ...
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring During Mediastinoscopy: Which Side Are You On?
Routine mediastinoscopy can be a fairly low-risk procedure; however, the close proximity to vital cardiovascular ...
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Continuous Monitoring of Hemoglobin and Plethysmography Variability Index Reduces Mortality
Monitoring both hemoglobin and plethysmography variability index as part of a vascular filling algorithm allows for ...
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Monitor Detects Patients’ Pain During Surgery
Israeli researchers have devised a multivariable index that appears to accurately reflect patients’ ...
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Better Monitoring Reduces Post-op Respiratory Complications
Sending OSA patients who are undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery to the ICU for intensive monitoring during the ...
JANUARY 24, 2017
Use of Pulse Oximetry Recommended to Monitor For Hypoxia During Transport From the OR to the PACU
With the physical footprint of American hospitals growing ever larger, the risk for patients developing hypoxia ...
JANUARY 11, 2017
Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion Appears Safe Even Without Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring
Despite the literature substantiating the use of low-dose ketamine infusions in monitored settings, the ...
MAY 9, 2016
Modeling Shows Potential Cost Savings With Capnography Monitoring
The addition of capnography monitoring to standard of care during procedural sedation for endoscopic procedures ...
MARCH 30, 2016
