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Long QT syndrome impacts thousands of patients every year. While the condition can be genetic, it can also be induced by...

Case studies show how a compact, modular gas analysis system deployed early in critical illness can help predict patient outcomes

A prominent researcher and champion of continuous monitoring on the post-operative wards, Dr. Michard is pushing the frontier of...

In a recent interview, Frederic Michard, MD, PhD, a leading expert on post-operative monitoring and safety, spoke of the...

Studies have already shown that continuous monitoring on the wards can prevent serious adverse events such as cardiac arrest, ICU...

The need for continuous wireless monitoring

Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA’s) are key in many surgeries, helping to not only facilitate intubation, but also maintain...

Evidence of post-operative residual curarization (PORC) can been seen in nearly half (45%) of surgical patients who receive...

For critically ill patients, customized nutrition is ideal, but precisely determining energy intake is challenging. Utilizing...

Burn patients suffer an exaggerated metabolic response which dramatically raises their resting energy expenditure. Because of this...

This article discusses some the fundamentals of using indirect calorimetry to help determine energy expenditure and what nutrition...

This article discusses some the fundamentals of using indirect calorimetry to help determine energy expenditure and what nutrition...

This article explores how monitoring driving pressure in ARDS patients provides a more complete pulmonary picture and may reduce...

A single mistake in blood pressure measurement can skew readings by as much as 50mmHg ¹, altering vital decisions regarding the...

While anesthesia services produce a high level of waste that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions along with high energy...

Alveolar recruitment maneuvers during surgery have proven to be safe and effective for lung protective ventilation, but there are...

Alarm fatigue presents a real and present danger to patient safety, with 19 out of 20 hospitals surveyed concerned about its...

By Dr. Anthony C. Pearson, MD, FACC

There are three potential benefits to performing a routine resting ECG: detecting heart...

Mechanical ventilation during surgery is a highly complex procedure, particularly in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, in which...

How early evaluations of wearable digital sensors for continuous patient monitoring on hospital wards reveal potential for...

Regional oximetry monitoring and interventions have led to improved patient outcomes in CABG surgical patients ²

When introducing new wearable patient monitoring technology, clinicians need easy to use and customizable devices and patients...

Regional oximetry may prove to be a useful tool to identify cerebral ischemia when managing surgical patients utilizing beach...

Obese patients present a particular challenge when it comes to ventilation during anesthesia, which can lead to a higher risk of...

Patient monitoring solutions can give healthcare professionals the accurate actionable data they need to anticipate, identify, and...

Managing an operating room (OR) is a challenging endeavor, with decisions instituted resulting in wide-ranging effects on...

Every year, more than 350,000 people have a cardiac arrest in the United States. Only 1 in 10 people will survive it. Nicole Grehn...

A number of ventilation techniques exist, and are classified based on whether they are mechanically/electrically-driven by a...

By Bana Jobe

After years of making an older radiant warmer fleet work, your L&D department has finally gotten the green light for...

By Bana Jobe

Every health care team member in delivery rooms across the world understands that the time just after birth is...

By Julia Michie Bruckner, MD, MPH

The NICU is often seen as a place of separation, where infants are cared for inside incubator...

By Dr. Michael Narvey

The journey through the NICU for a preterm infant is one that requires meticulous neuroprotective measures...

From the moment of birth, temperature regulation is critical for all newborns—especially those born prematurely. Improvements in...

Patient safety after surgery is a crucial topic in modern healthcare. Despite its significance, it is not always widely recognized...

QT prolongation is a powerful predictor of mortality in high-risk patients—more powerful than comorbidity for short-term mortality...

Thermoregulation in newborns is critical to their care, but it can be a challenge to maintain—especially around the time of birth...

With tens of millions of surgical procedures being performed in the United States each year, the delivery and monitoring of...

Current anesthesia practice guidelines call for objective monitoring when using neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) and...

Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) are a cornerstone of anesthesia patient care. They help facilitate airway management...

Supply chain concerns have always placed pressure on procurement managers, and the COVID-19 pandemic brought new urgency to...

Inappropriate blood pressure response during exercise is considered prognostically relevant

In the labor and delivery unit, providing excellent care means attending closely to both parent and baby prior to and during the...

The METS value helps to quantify exercise capacity by way of oxygen uptake, with one advantage being its ability to produce a...

Heart rate recovery is the measure of how quickly the heart rate returns to baseline levels after exercise is over.

Today's care providers need to be able to accurately track uterine activity on a fetal monitor during labor.

“The absence of ST-segment abnormalities alone does not a "good" ECG stress test make.”
By contrast, exercise testing is known to...

With today’s relatively wide access to the internet and the growth of various news outlets, many health-savvy Americans may...

How routine systematic neuromuscular monitoring can help you improve patient care, optimize hospital costs through reductions in...

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to any question in healthcare, and childbirth is no exception. Birthing patients have...

Breaking down barriers to FRC measurement

The preparation, induction and maintenance of anesthesia are crucial in an effort to provide the optimal conditions for a...

You know the importance of keeping your biomedical assets ready to go. Clinical care teams rely on it and patient lives depend on...

The following is a summary of the MASTER Trial, highlighting key outcomes with the automation of inhalational anesthetic and...

GE HealthCare’s Matti Laitinen, Global Product Manager for Neurology Parameters, and Mika Sarkela, Principal Engineer at GE...

The cost of cardiac care is expected to break into 10-digit territory by 2035, and chest pain is a large piece of that pie. As...

Implementing wireless and wearable continuous vital signs monitoring for non-cardiac patients may help health systems and...

Despite its extreme prevalence in healthcare settings, many providers still require guidance on noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP)...