Products 2025: Ventilators & Critical Care Accessories
RT looks at the latest ventilators and critical care products on the market from manufacturers Breas, Dräger, Hamilton, Medline, Movair, Solutions in Critical Care, and Sunset Healthcare.
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Products 2025: Ventilators & Critical Care Accessories
RT looks at the latest ventilators and critical care products on the market from manufacturers Breas, Dräger, Hamilton, Medline, Movair, Solutions in Critical Care, and Sunset Healthcare.
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CDS Sped Ventilator Weaning for Children with ARDS
Ventilators managed by a computerized decision support (CDS) tool shortened the time children with respiratory failure spent on mechanical ventilation.
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Health Disparities in Access to ECMO
Patients from low-income neighborhoods, those with Medicaid, and Black patients were less likely to receive ECMO than equally ill peers.
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ICU Delirium Tests Misclassify Spanish-Speakers
Language barriers between ICU providers and Spanish-speaking patients led to inaccurate delirium screening results using standard tools.
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Post-ICU Syndrome Linked to Long-term Deficits
More than half of ICU survivors may experience post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), which involves new or worsening physical, psychological, or cognitive impairments after a critical illness.
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Team Therapist Reduces Critical Care Burnout
A new study highlights the value of embedding a professional therapist within the healthcare team, rather than directing staff to seek outside support.
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Alveoli and Ventilator-induced Lung Injury
Microscopic tissue damage in the alveoli during mechanical ventilation can lead to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).
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Innovations in Inhaled Nitric Oxide Delivery
In this edition of our “Industry Analysis” series, RT magazine speaks with manufacturers of inhaled nitric oxide delivery systems about the latest market innovations in the iNO industry.
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Powering Success in Home Mechanical Ventilation
Home respiratory therapists play a key role in driving the success of patients on home mechanical ventilation.
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Essential Skills for Difficult Airway Intubation
Success achieving a secure airway for difficult airway patients relies on the skills and knowledge of emergency medicine and critical care providers.
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Zinc Deficiency Fuels Bacterial Pneumonia Risk
Zinc deficiency may raise the risk of infection by Acinetobacter baumannii, a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to new research.
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Respiratory Support Decision-making in the NICU
This article will discuss the invasive and noninvasive therapy options available for NICU clinicians, including bCPAP, HFO, NIV and invasive ventilation—and the factors these clinicians must weigh when initializing therapy or when it becomes necessary to escalate respiratory support.
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Preventing Respiratory Device-related Pressure Injuries in Critical Care Patients
Internal trauma to the lungs is not the only morbidity threat to critical care patients; these patients also face the potential of external injuries due to respiratory device-related pressure injury and pressure ulcers.
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Experts Call for Shift to Video Laryngoscopy as New Gold Standard
Recent trials demonstrate higher first-pass intubation success rates with video laryngoscopy compared to direct laryngoscopy, prompting calls for widespread adoption.
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Pulse Oximetry and Patient Monitoring in the NICU / PICU
Ongoing patient monitoring by respiratory therapists and critical care staff is key to survival and outcomes in the neonatal/pediatric intensive care unit.
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Hamilton Medical Introduces NIV Masks Portfolio
Hamilton Medical has introduced a new NIV mask portfolio for noninvasive ventilation with a large range of interchangeable elbows for different NIV therapy options, according to a company notice.
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Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model Simulates Real-Time Lung Injury and Repair
Scientists are now able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs.
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High-flow Oxygen Therapy and BiPAP: Two Complementary Strategies to Fight Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure due to hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia calls for oxygen therapy, positive pressure support, and possibly ventilatory support. Care for these patients may escalate and require higher flow, FiO2, and more complex devices and intensive monitoring.
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Enzyme-Antibiotic Combo May Combat Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
A new model shows that combining antibiotics with enzymes improved the removal of tough biofilms in VAP, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments.
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Microscopic Lung Collapses Spread Under Artificial Ventilation
A research team identifies microscopic clusters of damaged lung vesicles as the cause of massive loss of lung function.
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AI Model Determines Optimal Oxygen Levels for Ventilated Patients
A machine learning model has been developed by researchers to determine personalized oxygenation targets for mechanically ventilated patients.
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React Health Launches IntelliPAP Automatic PEEP Adjustment Tool for Ventilators
The IntelliPAP tool automatically adjusts PEEP levels during noninvasive ventilation in patients with respiratory insufficiency and OSA.
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Post-acute Recovery Center Model Tied to Reduced Mortality in Veterans
Veterans who received care via the Post-acute Recovery Center (PARC) model after a serious illness experienced fewer deaths and more days outside of the hospital compared to those not enrolled in PARC, according to data presented at ATS 2024.
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Home-Ventilated Children Lack Access to Adequate Care
Families caring for children with a tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation have inadequate access to home health care and face major financial burdens, according to research at ATS 2024.
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