respiratory complications
New Tool Helps Identify Pediatric Post-op Respiratory Complications
The development of a tool to predict postop respiratory complications in infants and children may decrease the ...
JANUARY 30, 2025
Venovenous ECMO Shows Promise in COVID-19 Patients
New research has highlighted the important role that VV ECMO can play in critically ill COVID-19 patients who do ...
APRIL 7, 2022
Romancing the Rhythm of Respiration
General anesthesia was once provided using a face mask and a chin lift held by my left hand. The living, ...
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Pediatric General Anesthesia With SARS-CoV-2 Virus Raises Perioperative Respiratory Complications
Children with COVID-19 experience higher rates of peri-op respiratory complications from general anesthesia than ...
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Variability Seen in Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Obese Patients
A new national survey has highlighted marked variation between institutions in noninvasive oxygenation strategies ...
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management in COVID–19 Patients
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a life–threatening condition due to an acute and diffuse inflammation ...
JULY 28, 2021
Respiratory Volume Monitoring Beats Pulse Oximetry for Detecting Hypoventilation
Respiratory volume monitoring was more effective at detecting hypoventilation in the general hospital ward than ...
JUNE 7, 2021
Etomidate Linked to Increases in Negative Outcomes For Inflammation and Respiratory Function
Results of a large prospective study show that etomidate use in trauma patients is associated with increased ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Sugammadex Decreases Respiratory Risk Compared With Neostigmine
Switching from neostigmine to sugammadex as the standard reversal agent during anesthesia was linked to a decreased ...
JUNE 12, 2020
Suction-Assisted Containment of Respiratory Droplets During Airway Management With the SALAD Technique
This simulation shows how use of suction during airway management could reduce respiratory droplet emissions. ...
JUNE 8, 2020
Etomidate Imposes Pro-Inflammatory Effect With Respiratory Consequences
A new study has concluded that the GABA-A receptor agonist is associated with small increases in inflammatory ...
MARCH 30, 2020
New Ventilatory Response to Hypercapnia Model Seeks to Evaluate Risk for Respiratory Depression
Vancouver, British Columbia—An experimental model developed by Lynn R. Webster, MD, and his colleagues at PRA ...
OCTOBER 5, 2018
