WebMD

What to Know About Non-Rebreather Masks

A non-rebreather mask is a special medical device that provides you with oxygen in emergencies. These masks help people who can still breathe on their own but need extra oxygen. Non-rebreather masks ...
Nature

A Pumpless Lung Assist Device Reduces Mechanical Ventilation-Induced Lung Injury in Juvenile Piglets

Respiratory failure is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity in newborn infants. The lung assist device (LAD) is a novel gas exchange device that supplements mechanical ventilation. The ...
BMJ

Fetal haemoglobin and oxygen requirement in preterm infants: an observational study

4 Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Paediatrics, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden Objective To investigate the relationship between the fraction of fetal haemoglobin (HbF(% ...
Frontiers

Double whammy: increased severe primary graft dysfunction after prolonged warm ischemia and inadequate oxygen delivery during heart transplant

This exploratory study examined the relationship between oxygen delivery index (DO2i) during DCD heart transplant (HT), warm ischemic time, and posttransplant outcomes. All DCD HT between 10/2021 and ...
thorax.bmj

Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort study

Introduction Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are ...
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P139 The use of venturi masks with oxygen concentrators

Background Venturi masks are commonly used in the hospital setting to deliver controlled percentages of oxygen. This is important for those at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure and to accurately ...
The Lancet

Automatic versus manual control of oxygen and neonatal clinical outcomes in extremely preterm infants: a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, superiority trial

agDivision of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescents Medicine, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, ...
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Effects of fetal haemoglobin on systemic oxygenation in preterm infants and the development of retinopathy of prematurity PacIFiHER Report No. 2

Background/aims Fetal haemoglobin (HbF) has an oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve that may affect systemic oxygenation and the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The study aim is to ...
BMJ

Differences in preductal and postductal arterial blood gas measurements in infants with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA Objective To determine whether right-to-left ...
Frontiers

FiO₂ Requirements During General Anesthesia with Dual-Lung Ventilation: A Prospective Pilot Study

However, the relationship between FiO2 and PaO2 in patients undergoing general anesthesia with dual lung ventilation remained unclear. This prospective pilot study aimed to explore this relationship.
C&EN

Potent Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity by the Natural Product Gallinamide A and Analogues via Inhibition of Cathepsin L

School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2006, Australia School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2006, Australia ...