Bronchoscopy Articles
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Transitioning to a single-use mindset, getting ahead of the curve
If single use devices are inevitable, the next step after “why” needs to be an understanding of “how” medtech companies and device makers can get on the right side of the movement. The move towards single use scopes and other medical devices had its start long before Covid-19, but the pandemic has accelerated this trend across the medical technology field. An emphasis ...
By Noah Medical
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Ventilation of a 7 Year Old Victim of Crush Injury to the Upper Chest with Tracheal Bronchial Tears Using High Frequency Jet Ventilation
A previously healthy 7 year old girl experienced a severe crush injury to the upper chest area resulting in severe bilateral lung contusions and pneumothoraces along with extensive tearing of the membranous portion of the trachea involving both the left and right main stem bronchus. The patient required complicated and prolonged surgical repair of the airway. Ventilation of this patient proved ...
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Aerosol suction system: active protection for healthcare operators
Airsafe medical aerosol high-flow suction systemshave been designed in 2020 in response to the need to decrease risk of exposure for healthcare operators. The constant increase of hospital admissions required a further effort to healthcare facilities, for which it is a necessity to put together personal protective equipments (PPE as masks, gloves, visors, scrubs, etc.) already supplied by ...
By Airsafe
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Glutaraldehyde – Health Hazards in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Glutaraldehyde is very similar to formaldehyde in its structure and uses in the healthcare industry. Chemically, glutaraldehyde exists at room temperature as a liquid, whereas formaldehyde exists under those conditions as a gas, which can easily be dissolved in water. Glutaraldehyde is often used as a substitute for formaldehyde because formaldehyde is now a suspect cancer-causing substance. ...
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J&J’s Auris Acquisition Featured in Forbes Article
Forbes recently featured Auris in an article about Johnson & Johnson's $3.5 billion all-cash acquisition of the company. In the deal, Auris is also eligible to receive up to $2.35 billion in additional milestone payments. This deal will boost J&J's plan to expand its robotics program. Auris was joined in 2007 by one of the pioneers of the robotic surgery, Dr. Fred Moll and since then ...
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Aerosol generating procedures and risk of transmission of acute respiratory infections to healthcare workers: a systematic review
Abstract Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) may expose health care workers (HCWs) to pathogens causing acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but the risk of transmission of ARIs from AGPs is not fully known. We sought to determine the clinical evidence for the risk of transmission of ARIs to HCWs caring for patients undergoing AGPs compared with the risk of transmission to HCWs caring for ...
By Inspir Labs
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