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    Ventilation and the Risk of Health Care–Associated Infections - 2 year(s) ago

    Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are vital for maintaining air quality in healthcare facilities. They play a crucial role in reducing disease transmission by regulating air quality. Proper HVAC systems decrease risk through ventilation, filtration, and airflow control.

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      #Heating, #ventilation, and air conditioning (#HVAC) systems are vital for maintaining air quality in health care facilities. They play a crucial role in reducing disease transmission by regulating air quality. Learn more about how they can prevent HAIs. https://t.co/XbxG7G3Hhk

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    Reduced mechanical ventilation risk with corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia - 2 year(s) ago

    Fewer patients with community-acquired pneumonia using corticosteroids vs. standard care needed mechanical ventilation, but mortality rates did not differ between both groups, according to study results published in CHEST.“In this up-to-date meta-analysis … no association was found between corticosteroid use and mortality,” Naveed Saleem, MSc, of the Bloomsbury Institute of

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      According to study results published in @journal_CHEST, fewer patients with community-acquired #pneumonia using #corticosteroids vs. standard care needed mechanical #ventilation, but mortality rates did not differ between both groups. https://t.co/EcuauocChF

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    FDA issues two class I recalls involving ventilators - 2 year(s) ago

    The FDA has issued class I recalls, the most serious kind, for two different ventilators.The first recalled product is the Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilator (Draeger Medical) that is designed for use when clinicians are moving a patient that needs breathing assistance, according to the FDA alert.

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      #Ventilation products from Draeger Medical and NOxBOX were recalled by the @US_FDA. https://t.co/eOJnYTeco3

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    Air pollution exposure linked to longer hospital stay in patients with COVID-19 - 2 year(s) ago

    Exposure to elevated levels of air pollutants before COVID-19 hospitalization increased length of hospital stay and risk for ICU admission, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.“We knew before COVID that the ventilation duration of ICU patients (hospitalized for various reasons) was associated with pre-admission air pollution levels, so in this context, the

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      "We knew before #COVID that the #ventilation duration of #ICU patients (hospitalized for various reasons) was associated with pre-admission air #pollution levels,” Tim S. Nawrot, PhD, at @uhasselt, told Healio. @CMK_Uhasselt https://t.co/cuLFtpDwy1

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    Improved survival in intubated patients with COVID-19 with longer prone positioning - 2 year(s) ago

    Prolonged prone position ventilation for 24 hours or more was linked to less death at 30 and 90 days in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, according to study results published in CHEST.“The key findings of our study are that prolonged proning is a safe and effective way to reduce mortality for patients intubated for COVID-19,” Daniel Okin, MD, PhD, instructor in medicine at

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      Published in @journal_CHEST: Prolonged prone position #ventilation for 24 hours or more was linked to less death at 30 and 90 days in #COVID19 patients on mechanical ventilation. https://t.co/DTuFHtPLZX

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    A clinician’s how-to guide for sending a child on ventilation to school - 2 year(s) ago

    WASHINGTON — From equipment to transportation to nursing orders, clinicians must consider various factors before a ventilated child can go to school, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“It is absolutely possible to send your medically complex children on ventilators to school,” Reshma Amin, MD, MSc, pediatric respirologist and

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      ICYMI: Clinicians and parents of children on #ventilation must think about equipment, transportation and one-on-one care when sending them to #school, according to a presentation at #ATS2023. @DrReshmaAmin https://t.co/CIngLhKnNr

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