Whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) reduces mortality among patients undergoing mechanical ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new, recently licensed medical device developed by University at Buffalo researchers would introduce into intensive care settings the powerful and effective method of anesthetizing ...

The intensive care unit (ICU) conjures images of unconscious patients surrounded by machines and penetrated by devices — endotracheal tubes, surgical drains, and urinary, venous, and arterial ...

A seven-year international, multi-centre clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and St. Michael's Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has found that a ...

Carefully adjusting mechanical ventilator settings in the intensive care unit to pump smaller breaths into very sick lungs can reduce the chances of dying by as much as 8 percent, according to a study ...

The pragmatic trial comprised 1,010 adults in nine French ICUs who were enrolled within the first 24 hours after ICU ...

In 2009, the process measures subject to analysis included 2,396 HOB elevation observations (98.6% compliance), 611 ventilator circuits without changes (99.8% compliance) and 611 observations of HMEs ...

Covid-19 hospitalizations remained the same on Monday, but the number of patients admitted to intensive care units and those placed on ventilators climbed higher while the number of available ...