Background Noncompressible torso hemorrhage remains a leading cause of death. Resuscitative
Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) placement may occur before …

BACKGROUND Acute lung injury (ALI) is a condition that leads to impaired oxygen delivery.
We demonstrated previously that using a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) with pulsed …

Introduction One of the advantages of partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion
of the Aorta (pREBOA) compared to the original model is the mitigation of reperfusion injury. …

METHODS Retrospective review of patients older than 60 years old admitted to the SICU of
a tertiary referral hospital was undertaken. Patients with head injury, baseline dementia, or …

Background: Military transport of critically ill/injured patients requires judicious use of resources.
Maintaining oxygen (O 2 ) supplies for mechanically ventilated is crucial. O 2 cylinders …

… Christopher Blakeman, Rebecca M. Schuster, Mary F. Stuever, and Michael D. … Linton,
Soyang Kwon, Christopher De Boer, Suhail Zeineddin, Angie Figueroa, Mia DeTella …

Inhaled Nitric Oxide (INO) is a selective pulmonary vasodilator delivered from compressed
gas cylinders filled to 2200 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) with 800 parts per million (…

Methods: Mechanically ventilated trauma patients at our urban, level I center were enrolled.
Breath waveforms were recorded over 30 minutes within the first 48 hours following …

The human health effects of acute exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation are well
understood; however, when these irradiations occur at low levels, there is controversy as to their …

Background Closed loop control mechanical ventilation has been reported to potentially
reduce ventilator weaning time, burden on medicalcaregivers, and improve comfort during …