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Morbidly obese patients
By Professor Anis Baraka MD FRCA (Hon), Chairman of the Anaesthesiology Department at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon Read more …
Non-invasive device detects early-stage respiratory irregularities
Evolving from an award-winning project carried out by undergraduates of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel’s leading University for science and technology, a new Read more …
A hundred years of ventilation
Heinrich Dräger’s concept for the first Pulmotor was ahead of its time, for he was the first to choose a mechanical principle that could closely copy human physiology. Read more …
Medical ventilators for use in ICU
At this year’s MEDICA numerous medical ventilators for use in intensive care units were showcased. The European Hospital team visited Maquet and Siare to have a look at their Read more …
World’s smallest lung function testing system meets latest ATS/ ERS spirometry standards
SpiroStar is the smallest lung function testing system in the world, reports its Finnish manufacturer Medikro Oy. Weighing just 22 grams, this also became one of the first to Read more …
Multi-task ventilator testers
TSI's battery-operated Certifier FA and Certifier FA Plus flow analysers.
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A percutaneous dilation tracheostomy kit
Tracoe experc kit, designed for percutaneous dilation tracheostomy, is based on the established Ciaglia technique with single step dilation. Read more …
VoluCount monitors entire gas usage
VoluCount, a new system by Draeger Medical accurately measures the consumption of all installed medical gases in all hospital areas.
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Oscillation system moves mucus
The Vest Airway Clearance System (which is technique independent and treats all lobes of the lungs simultaneously) helps to mobilise pulmonary secretion via high-frequency chest Read more …
Continuous renal replacement therapy
The Prismaflex monitor, produced by Gambro Healthcare provides extra therapy options and features for continuous renal replacement therapy.
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Products span respiratory care
Respironics develops and manufactures innovative sleep and respiratory products and programmes, which it distributes internationally: Read more …
Fixed value PEEP valves and CPAP systems
Intersurgical expanded its range of respiratory products.
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The Vela Diamond
Another introduction at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Congress, in Spain, was the Vela Diamond mechanical ventilator platform made by Viasys Healthcare.
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The Raphael XTC
The Raphael XTC offers non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV), full-featured invasive ventilation and easy switching between those two ventilatory modes. Its Swiss Read more …
A new family of ventilators by Dräger Medical
Two new ventilators – Carina and Carina home – were introduced at the 26th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine in Brussels.
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GE launches a new monitoring technique
Working in tandem, two new technologies – SpiroDynamics and FRC INview – measure pressure and volume directly from a patient’s lung.
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Maquet Critical Care is launching the NAVA
System enables ventilator to be controlled by the patient’s brain.
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Reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation
The requirement for mechanical ventilatory support is the most common indication for admission to an intensive care unit - and up to 50% of the time that a patient receives such Read more …
Faster weaning enhances patient care
SmartCare, a software solution from Dräger Medical could cut the time of a weaning process by around 50%.
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AEIOU
A Web guide for mechanical ventilation in anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine.
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Devlin respond to growing demand in Europe for infection control products, offering their “CleanKey” infection control keyboard in a variety of European languages. …
Knowing that good hygiene practice is critical to the prevention of cross contamination, New Style Healthcare services are introducing a range of unique hospital furniture to the …
To fight hospital infections and increasingly resistant bacteria Normeditec has developed Toul Mobile Laminar Airflow …
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD), offers the most comprehensive diagnostic solution on the market to help hospitals and healthcare …
