3 School of Engineering and ICT, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 4 School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Objective To assess the performance of a ...
O Papa Francisco faleceu aos 88 anos após enfrentar insuficiência respiratória aguda, confirmada pelo Vaticano. O líder católico passou 37 dias internado devido a pneumonia bilateral, agravada por uma ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
Lungpacer Medical, the award-winning medical device company founded by BPK professor Andy Hoffer in 2009 and spun out from the SFU Neurokinesiology Lab in 2014, achieved a key milestone on December 5, ...
What Is an Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)? An arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood. It also measures your body’s acid-base (pH) level, which is usually ...
Among 11 fingertip pulse oximeters used during hypoxemia in healthy participants, five devices had a root mean square error (ARMS) >3%, which falls outside the ...
Information on the performance of oxygenation indices (OIs) and risk scores in patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is limited. We determine the performance of the OIs and risk ...
In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days (VFDs).
When a patient is receiving supplemental oxygen during surgery, there’s a risk that they’ll develop hyperoxia, where their arterial blood becomes oxygenated above normal levels, potentially leading to ...
The PF ratio (PaO2/FiO2 ratio) is an essential indicator used in medicine to gauge the severity of a patient’s hypoxemic respiratory failure. This value helps healthcare professionals determine ...
The P/F ratio, also known as the PaO2/FiO2 ratio, is a valuable tool for evaluating oxygenation status in critically ill patients. It is commonly used to determine the severity of acute respiratory ...