critical care Articles
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Image-based measurement of alveoli volume expansion in an animal model of a diseased lung
This research aims to improve ventilation protocols in critical care by using appropriate computer models that take into account the essential lung mechanics. This paper automatically tracks the boundary of individual or groups of alveoli, and converts this into a pressure volume curve for three different types of alveoli. Schiller et al. investigate the inflation and deflation of alveoli in a ...
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BEAT Continuous non-invasive Lactate Monitoring In Critical Care and Monitoring Disease Progression in Covid-19
Nemaura’s CLM (Continuous Lactate Monitoring) device is based on the BEAT™ platform used in sugarBEAT®, with appropriate adaptations to the sensor chemistry, the algorithm and the mobile app interface. Nemaura is evaluating the timelines for bringing this product to market as a Class 2 approved medical device. ...
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Quantitative Assessment of Viral Dispersion Associated with Respiratory Support Devices in a Simulated Critical Care Environmen
Abstract Rationale:Patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) require supplemental oxygen and ventilatory support. It is unclear whether some respiratory support devices may increase the dispersion of infectious bioaerosols and thereby place healthcare workers at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Objectives:To ...
By Inspir Labs
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Disinfectant wipes continue to be in short supply
Disinfectant wipes are used to disinfect handheld non-critical patient care items including stethoscopes, ultrasound machines, and other medical equipment. The disinfection of these items is even more critical during a global pandemic. But throughout the past 9+ months, disinfectant wipes (among other items) have been in short supply and considerably more expensive. In August, the cost of ...
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Medical UPS Systems: The Perfect Power Prescription
We explore the pivotal role medical UPS systems play in an increasingly digitalised healthcare sector. Clean and continuous power requirements in medical applications have an extensive impact on healthcare in so many ways. Electricity powers critical care equipment like scanners and heart monitors. It keeps the IT and comms infrastructure needed to manage patient records, arrange appointments ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case study
Background Michael Cancilla had the opportunity to represent Arbutus Medical at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Team Broken Earth (TBE) as a part of their global surgery outreach. Team Broken Earth sends several volunteer medical teams from different Canadian cities to partner hospitals situated in Haiti, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, and Guatemala to help build surgical capacity ...
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On a Mission to ZERO False-Positive Blood Cultures
Improve sepsis testing accuracy. Enhance patient safety. These are the driving forces behind Magnolia Medical Technology’s Mission to ZERO. Mission to ZERO™ is a nationwide plan to create greater awareness of patient safety and antibiotic-associated risks caused by false-positive diagnostic test results for sepsis. The goal is to initiate change by improving national blood culture ...
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Transforming Rapid Transfusion in Hemorrhagic Shock - Case Study
As an emergency physician, I routinely have to make quick decisions that can impact the direction and quality of care for my patients. With the current high nursing turnover and short-staffing on many shifts, these decisions are even more important, as they can also positively or negatively impact provider stress and patient flow. Streamlined care for critical patients is extremely helpful to ...
By 410 Medical
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Worried About ChatGPT? Why Large Language Models Increase Healthcare Risks
Large language models (LLMs) are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can be used to generate text, translate languages, produce different kinds of content, and answer people’s questions. LLMs have great potential to transform many industries, healthcare included. “Potential healthcare applications of LLMs span patient care, research and workflow optimization (clinical and ...
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3 Things That Google’s Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Desperately Needs
Google DeepMind recently published a paper in Nature that shared how their predictive algorithm can detect Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) up to 48 hours in advance. Acute Kidney Injury is the biggest problem you have never heard of. In the US, 1 in 5 hospitalized adults gets Acute Kidney Injury, resulting in a 5x risk of death. It takes the lives of over 300,000 Americans every year. Globally, the ...
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Who was Florence Nightingale?
The person behind the moniker attributed to the wave of new hospitals constructed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is a remarkable figure in British history. Born on 12 May 1820, Florence Nightingale, long depicted as a saintly nurse who saved thousands of lives, was a much more complex character than this. In fact, she was a mathematical genius who used her talent to strategise healthcare and ...
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What is Sepsis? Key Symptoms, Potential Complications, and Vital Treatment
The term sepsis describes the body's extreme response to infection. When a person suffers from sepsis, his or her immune system has been triggered in response to an infection, which causes inflammation and damages tissues in the body. Symptoms of Sepsis The symptoms of sepsis may include: Fever (102 degrees Fahrenheit or higher) Chills Rapid breathing (above 20 breaths per minute) or ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case Study
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
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Point of care pulmonary function testing: Important now, more than ever
As the relentless waves of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to wash over the world, much attention has been focused on the idea of hospital bed shortages. As cases strain hospital systems everywhere, the most-commonly reported metrics one hears have to do with beds; how many ICU beds left, how many emergency beds, how many beds overall. While it is of course critical to understand how much physical ...
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The Role of Lactate in Sepsis Research
Sepsis reportedly affects up to 30 million people each year. Lactate levels play a key role in diagnosing the condition and limiting its impact, as well as researching it's progression and developing possible treatments. Here's how. Sepsis is a medical condition and emergency, the definition of which has proven difficult and is based on fairly recent developments and research. It is the result ...
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Arbutus Medical at one of East Africa’s largest trauma centers: Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute - Case Study
Arbutus Medical is in Tanzania assisting the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) and Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) in Dar Es Salaam, through the implementation of DrillCover ...
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Startup Watchlist: 6 Indian Healthtech Startups To Watch Out For In 2021
In 2020, healthtech sector recorded 77 deals raising $455 Mn in funding in contrast to $512 Mn funding in 62 deals in 2019 In 2021, the healthtech segment expects to see some big announcements in terms of mergers and acquisitions, as well as funding for the growth-stage startups Read to find out which startups have made it to our healthtech Startup Watchlist 2021 This article is part ...
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Newly Released FDA Guidelines for Sepsis Detection & what it Means for Hospitals
Executive Brief On September 28, 2022, the FDA released Clinical Decision Support, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff. This guidance is long overdue, and with it comes the elimination of any protections for EHRs, or any other vendors, to pretend it’s OK to sell or deploy solutions for patient monitoring and care for life-threatening conditions like sepsis, that ...
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Urine Output Monitoring Shows Better Outcomes, Better Data for COVID-19 Frontline Workers - Case study
Clinical Case Study: Grady Health, Atlanta, GA. A Case study, utilizing a novel remote monitoring tablet, directly connected to the Accuryn Monitoring System. Background: There are an estimated 300,000 deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI) annually in the U.S.1 A mountain of growing clinical literature has shown that hourly urine output (UO) monitoring may lead to earlier recognition of AKI ...
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The Hex Drill helps increase operational efficiency at leading US Trauma Center - Case Study
Arbutus Medical has developed and patented a radically affordable orthopedic drilling kit to combat rising healthcare costs and improve access to safe surgical power tools around the world. In September 2019, the kit was implemented at a leading trauma center in the United States for use in damage control ...
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