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Moving toward better care for mechanically ventilated patients with quicker SNF transfers
Prolonged mechanical ventilation is a patient safety issue. According to one epidemiological study, approximately 310 people ...
Findings from study involving UW School of Medicine could change care protocols for patients needing intubation
“Applying these results to clinical care by routinely using noninvasive ventilation for preoxygenation before tracheal ...
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Diabetes Mellitus Fails to Affect Intubation Timing and Success Rates in Critical Care
The following is a summary of "Diabetes Mellitus Is Not a Risk Factor for Difficult Intubation Among Critically Ill Adults: A ...
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Video Laryngoscopy Improves Success Rate of Emergency Tracheal Intubation
"Although existing guidelines for intubation in critically ill patients acknowledge the advantages ... [emergency departments] and ICUs [intensive care units], particularly for inexperienced ...
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Hospital ceiling caves in 'above ICU patient'
The trust said the patient was intubated and had not been harmed ... "We are continuing to manage patients who require intensive care safely within our hospital and we are also grateful to ...