Search Tag: mechanical ventilation
Getinge launches NICCI – the latest innovation in Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring
2020 26 Oct
NICCI is Getinge’s latest innovation in Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring, providing continuous and noninvasive hemodynamic insights to reduce the risk of severe complications for patients with low blood pressure. Blood pressure is one of the most important variables evaluated during almost every surgical intervention, but recent... Read more
Awake Prone Positioning and Risk of Intubation in COVID-19
2020 19 Oct
Many COVID-19 patients develop severe bilateral viral pneumonia, which evolves into acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARD). High-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNO) has been shown to be effective in decreasing the need for endotracheal intubation with patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (ARF). However, in patients with COVID-19, the recommendation... Read more
Do We Need to Diagnose ARDS?
2020 19 Oct
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the clinical expression of acute, non-haemodynamic lung oedema. It is typically diagnosed by hypoxaemia, and bilateral lung infiltrates in the absence of increased capillary hydrostatic pressure. ARDS represents nearly a quarter of the ICU patients who require mechanical ventilation. There is significant... Read more
RCT shows that NAVA shortens time of mechanical ventilation by almost 35% for adult ICU patients
2020 30 Sep
The clinical effectiveness of Getinge ’s patented Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA), which uses the patient’s own respiratory drive to control ventilator assistance, is supported in the NAVIATOR trial. According to the NAVIATOR trial, NAVA significantly increased the number of ventilator-free days and shortened the time of mechanical ventilation... Read more
Getinge Is Announcing A Voluntary Recall Of The Servo-i Ventilator System’s Nebulizer Connector
2020 23 Sep
Getinge is announcing a voluntary medical device recall for the Servo-i ventilator system due to a potentially shorter than specified nebulizer connector. This issue does not affect the functionality of the Servo-i ventilator system. To date, there have been no adverse events reported resulting in serious illness or injuries related to the mentioned... Read more
Ageing Population
2020 14 Sep
T he process of ageing cannot be defined by a number. The World Health Organization classifies anyone over the age of 65 as elderly. However, it is important to understand that ageing is a complex process, and we must consider physiological and cognitive vulnerabilities when talking about ageing as they can make some elderly people more prone to... Read more
Is COVID-19 the Black Swan?
2020 11 Aug
Nassim Taleb, in his book, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable," describes the term Black Swan as a rare, unknown event, which with hindsight is rationalised. Taleb talks about the human tendency to always find simplistic explanations for unknown events, what he calls the Black Swan theory. Is COVID-19 a black swan?... Read more
Getinge Receives 510(k) Clearance From US FDA For The Servo-air® Mechanical Ventilator
2020 07 Jul
Getinge has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s Servo-air® mechanical ventilator, which is part of the Servo family that supports intensive care ventilation ever since the first model was introduced in 1971. "We are happy to be able to help clinicians in their endeavor to save lives by adding... Read more
Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19
2020 27 May
There is no specific treatment for COVID-19 patients. For those who develop respiratory failure and are unable to oxygenate with non-invasive methods, critical care doctors are providing supportive therapy. Since the pandemic started, mechanical ventilation has routinely been employed to oxygenate seriously ill COVID-19 patients. Each hospital has... Read more