COVID-19 Airway Management and Ventilation Strategy for Critically Ill Older Patients

COVID-19 Airway Management and Ventilation Strategy for Critically Ill Older Patients

This book describes the issues and challenges that clinicians encountered in the management of older critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers practical information on how to manage them. Older... read more

Critical Hypertension in Trauma Patients Following Prehospital Emergency Anesthesia

Critical Hypertension in Trauma Patients Following Prehospital Emergency Anesthesia

Delivery of prehospital emergency anesthesia (PHEA) to seriously injured trauma patients risks hemodynamic fluctuation. In adult trauma patients undergoing PHEA, 11.9% of patients experienced post-PHEA critical hypertension.... read more

Intravenous Vitamin C for COVID-19 Patients

Intravenous Vitamin C for COVID-19 Patients

In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, vitamin C had low probability of improving the primary composite outcome of organ support–free days and hospital survival. Enrollment was terminated after statistical triggers... read more

Effect of Mechanical Ventilation Under Intubation on Respiratory Tract Change of Bacterial Count

Effect of Mechanical Ventilation Under Intubation on Respiratory Tract Change of Bacterial Count

Mechanical ventilation under intubation may cause dysregulation of lower respiratory microbiota in rats. The most common 'second strike' in mechanically ventilated patients is a pulmonary infection caused by the ease with... read more

Textbook of Ventilation, Fluids, Electrolytes and Blood Gases

Textbook of Ventilation, Fluids, Electrolytes and Blood Gases

The Textbook of Ventilation, Fluids, Electrolytes and Blood Gases encompass essential topics for which thorough education and training is a must for any clinician who manages these patients. This book has four sections, each... read more

Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange vs. Conventional Facemask Breathing for Preoxygenation During Rapid Sequence Induction

Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange vs. Conventional Facemask Breathing for Preoxygenation During Rapid Sequence Induction

Transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE), if used for pre-oxygenation and apnoeic oxygenation, has the propensity to extend the safe apnoea time and thereby decrease the incidence of desaturation... read more

Reducing Mortality in Critically Ill Patients

Reducing Mortality in Critically Ill Patients

This book describes the techniques, strategies, and drugs that have been demonstrated by multicenter randomized trials to influence survival in critically ill patients, defined as those who have acute failure of at least... read more

1-year Survival Rate of COVID-19 Infected Patients with ARDS Based on Ventilator Types

1-year Survival Rate of COVID-19 Infected Patients with ARDS Based on Ventilator Types

The study revealed that the utilization of non-ICU sophisticated ventilators was linked to a higher mortality rate when compared to standard ICU ventilators in COVID-19 patients with ARDS. However, given the shortage and... read more

Noninvasive Ventilation in Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care

Noninvasive Ventilation in Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care

This book is an introduction to a comprehensive analysis of recent advances and clinical research in noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. The objective of the book is to... read more

ReddyPort Non-Invasive Ventilation Device Cleared By FDA

ReddyPort Non-Invasive Ventilation Device Cleared By FDA

ReddyPort announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) premarket clearance for the ReddyPort elbow device used in non-invasive ventilation (NIV). "ReddyPort's patented elbow is central... read more

Ciprofol Sedation Efficacy and Safety in Mechanical Ventilated ICU Patients

Ciprofol Sedation Efficacy and Safety in Mechanical Ventilated ICU Patients

Ciprofol was well tolerated, with a noninferior sedation profile to propofol in Chinese ICU patients undergoing MV for a period of 6–24 hours. Of the 135 patients enrolled, 129 completed the study. The primary endpoint-sedation... read more

Prone vs. Supine Position Ventilation in Intubated COVID-19 Patients

Prone vs. Supine Position Ventilation in Intubated COVID-19 Patients

Whether prone positioning of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia has benefits over supine positioning is not clear. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine whether prone... read more

Intubating the Critically Ill Patient: A Step-by-Step Guide for Success in the ED and ICU

Intubating the Critically Ill Patient: A Step-by-Step Guide for Success in the ED and ICU

Intubating critically ill patients is a process that requires a well-thought-out, step-by-step plan, specific to each patient. This book teaches the steps necessary to predict, prepare, perform, and provide pre and post-intubation... read more

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnostic Tools and Disease Management

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnostic Tools and Disease Management

Divided into thirteen chapters, this book provides a wealth of research-oriented findings and practical guidance, ranging from the definition, epidemiology and pathophysiology, to the diagnosis and management of the disease.... read more