Ventilation

Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases are as likely as the general population to contract COVID-19, but are at a higher risk for severe outcomes, including hospitalization and death, according to data.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, conventional ventilation and laminar airflow were effective for keeping methylmethacrylate fumes below harmful levels during closed bone cement mixing under vacuum.

Use of invasive mechanical ventilation in 2018 was more prevalent in the United States compared with England and Canada, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Compared with manual care for enterally fed ICU patients, a nutrition management platform guided by a robot met feeding goals more frequently and shortened stay and ventilation duration, according to results published in Clinical Nutrition.

Fewer patients with community-acquired pneumonia using corticosteroids vs. standard care needed mechanical ventilation, but mortality rates did not differ between both groups, according to study results published in CHEST.

Patients experienced differences in rates of ventilation, intubation, cardiac arrest and mortality after hospitalization for asthma based on race, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Patients requiring respiratory support often do not have opportunities to participate in outdoor sports/activities, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — From equipment to transportation to nursing orders, clinicians must consider various factors before a ventilated child can go to school, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Synapse Biomedical has received premarket approval from the FDA for its NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System, which aids adults with spinal cord injuries that require ventilation to breathe, according to a company press release.

Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of treatment failure within 3 days compared with oxygen therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.