BACKGROUND: Right ventricular failure (RVF) is a leading driver of morbidity and death after
major cardiac surgery for advanced heart failure, including orthotopic heart transplantation …

BACKGROUND: The use of ultrasound (US) guidance for radial artery cannulation has been
shown to improve first attempt success rate, reduce time to successful cannulation, and …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in severe acute asthma is controversial but may benefit this
population by preventing intubation. We report on a 35-year-old male asthma patient who …

INTRAPULMONARY ADMINISTRATION of vasodilating agents during cardiac surgery primarily
has emerged to reduce pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in the setting of eminent or …

You can find inhaled pulmonary vasodilators (iPVD) provided across our health care
continuum. For example, you can see IPVDs in use from the home management of pulmonary …

Importance Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is commonly administered for selectively inhaled
pulmonary vasodilation and prevention of oxidative injury after lung transplant (LT). Inhaled …

References: 1. US Food and Drug Administration. Enforcement policy for ventilators and
accessories and other respiratory devices during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

There has been a pressing need for an expansion of the ventilator capacity in response to
the recent COVID19 pandemic. To address this need, we present a system to enable rapid …

Objectives Hypothermia on intensive care unit (ICU) admission after cardiac surgery and
cardiopulmonary bypass is common. It contributes to postoperative complications including …

Introduction: Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is the gold standard for vasoreactivity testing in
pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the system for administering iNO is cumbersome and …