Among pediatric patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis, use of weight-based non-ICU vs. ICU-only high-flow nasal cannula protocols was linked to lower yearly ICU admission rates, according to ...

A new framework published in JAMA Internal Medicine offers a systematic approach to this challenge. Researchers described the ...

Pediatric patients with bronchiolitis who are admitted to hospitals that use more high-flow nasal cannula outside the ICU face longer stays and greater total costs, according to study results ...

A study in Chest investigated how patient flow changes following the implementation of a telemedicine intensive care unit, or tele-ICU. The researchers, led by Craig M. Lilly, MD, of Worcester ...

Source Reference: Willer RJ, et al "Transition to weight-based high-flow nasal cannula use outside of the ICU for bronchiolitis" JAMA Netw Open 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.2722.

Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) and may be correlated with adverse outcomes, according to a ...

A 17-bed ICU of a not-for-profit community hospital was struggling with high length of stay (LOS) and infection rates, staff turnover, and an inability to implement sustainable change.

Makers and developers looking for a motion sensor Arduino Shield, are sure to be interested in this new ICU-Duino which has been created by Patrick Thomas Mitchell based in Ottawa, Canada ...

Electronic health records may be the "most promising" approach to deal with bed shortages in the intensive care unit, according to a recent commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

ICU After high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy, 15% of patients had to be intubated and mechanically ventilated, but the majority stepped down to regular oxygen therapy. After ...