University of Saint Francis - Respiratory Therapy

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medtronic-cut-ventilators-patient-monitoring/707881/

Interesting ventilator information

Medtronic exits ventilator business, creates new patient monitoring and respiratory unit The decision reverses a strategy announced more than a year ago to separate the slower-growth patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses.

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Happy respiratory care week!

Getinge is hosting a webinar on esophageal and transpulmonary monitoring next week. Register at the link below!

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Should we start sending COPD patients home with airway clearance devices?

Study linking mucus plugs and COPD mortality could help save lives A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—the fourth leading cause of death in the United States

Getinge is hosting a webinar on an introduction to Bi-Vent next week on June 15th. This has been approved for 1 CRCE credit by the AARC. Register at the link below!

Registration link: https://lms.getinge.training/gateway/course/1010001741/view

Interesting study regarding portable oxygen concentrators. POCs that don't have FDA approval do not perform to the same level, if at all, compared to the FDA approved counterparts.

Doctors Warn About Portable Oxygen Machines Sold Online OTC devices don't work as well as prescription devices -- if they work at all, study shows

Hope you had an opportunity to thank your fellow nurses! Happy Nurses Week!

Interesting article that was recently published regarding physiologic dead space and it's association with mortality and discharge of mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 ARDS.

Physiologic dead space is independently associated with mortality and discharge of mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 ARDS: a retrospective study - Scientific Reports Physiologic dead space is a well-established independent predictor of death in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Here, we explore the association between a surrogate measure of dead space (DS) and early outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients admitted to Intensive Care U...

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Please note, this webinar does not offer any CEU's.

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