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VentWord: The VentWorld Newsletter
www.VentWorld.com
"Everything You Need to Know about Ventilators and Mechanical Ventilation"
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June 22, 2000 - Vol. 1, No. 4
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This Edition's Contents:
- Top News
- Product News
- VentWorld Wants YOU...!
- Brief Reports
- Did You Know?
- In the Works at VentWorld
- Upcoming Events
- About VentWord
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TOP NEWS
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NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION CUTS COPD MORTALITY AND INTUBATION IN
GENERAL RESP. WARDS
[6/6/00] Early non-invasive ventilation (NIV), for mildly and moderately
acidotic COPD patients in general respiratory wards, led to reduced
need for invasive ventilation, reduced in-hospital mortality, and
faster improvement in pH and breathing rate in this UK study reported
in The Lancet...
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=156 Click
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MAY 18 NEJM: DAILY ICU SEDATION INTERRUPTION IN VENTILATED PATIENTS:
RESEARCH AND IMPLICATIONS
[5/18/00] Daily interruption of sedative infusion was associated
with earlier ICU discharge and shorter duration of ventilation,
compared to patients in whom infusions were not interrupted, in
a 128-patient study. A related editorial questions the strategy
and discusses possible risks and benefits...
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=145 Click
here for more...
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PRODUCT NEWS
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AACN EXHIBIT HALL EQUIPMENT ROUNDUP
[5/26/00] More than 6000 practitioners and educators attended NTI2K,
The Year-2000 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition,
hosted by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, May
20-25, in Orlando, FL. In the Exhibit Hall, the following companies
presented their latest innovations related to mechanical ventilation...
http://www.ventworld.com/NF/newsFrameset-aacn.html Click
here for more...
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SIEMENS TO MARKET VERSAMED'S IVENT VENTILATORS IN U.S.
[5/22/00] Siemens will be VersaMed's sales, service and distribution
partner to US hospitals. This exclusive arrangement allows Siemens
to cover all patients categories, with the iVent 201 for low acuity
patients, Servo 300 for mid-range patients, and Servo 300A for the
high-end critical environment...
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=148 Click
here for more...
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VENTWORLD WANTS YOU...!
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Throughout our VentWorld website, you'll find many places where
a simple mouse-click will allow you to e-mail us your suggestions,
questions, or other feedback. Such feedback is one of the best ways
for us to improve the services we offer. So, by helping us, you
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Please e-mail (feedback@ventworld.com)
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And thanks to those of you who responded recently to our first
online survey. Additional VentWorld surveys are coming up, so we
can learn more about your interests, background and activities.
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BRIEF REPORTS
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JUNE 2000 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE JOURNAL COVERS WIDE VARIETY OF
VENTILATION TOPICS
[6/20/00] More than a dozen ventilation-related research reports,
scholarly articles and editorials can be found in the current issue
of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 28, No. 6), the official journal
of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)...
Cuthbertson, et.al.: Effect of inhaled nitric oxide on key mediators
of the inflammatory response in patients with acute lung injury
Kearns, et.al.: The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia
and success in nutrient delivery with gastric versus small intestinal
feeding: A randomized clinical trial
Navalesi, et.al.: Physiologic evaluation of noninvasive mechanical
ventilation delivered with three types of masks in patients with
chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
Vitacca, et.al.: Physiologic effects of early administered mask
proportional assist ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and acute respiratory failure
Ramirez, et.al.: Oxygen-carrying capacity during 10 hours of hypercapnia
in ventilated dogs
Mols, et.al.: Respiratory comfort and breathing pattern during
volume proportional assist ventilation and pressure support ventilation:
A study on volunteers with artificially reduced compliance
Hubble, et.al.: Deadspace to tidal volume ratio predicts successful
extubation in infants and children
Easley, et.al.: Prospective study of airway management of children
requiring endotracheal intubation before admission to a pediatric
intensive care
Bauer, et.al.: Postnatal changes of extracellular volume, atrial
natriuretic factor, and diuresis in a randomized controlled trial
of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus intermittent positive-pressure
ventilation in premature infants <30 weeks gestation
Garner, et.al.: Albuterol delivery by metered-dose inhaler in a
pediatric high-frequency oscillatory ventilation model
Keenan, et.al.: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the
setting of severe, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: More effective and less expensive
EDITORIALS:
Brochard: What is really important to make noninvasive ventilation
work
Carlon, et.al.: Mechanical ventilators and respiratory centers
Jasmer, et.al.: Cost-effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation for
acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Cashing in too quickly
Lim: Renaming BiPAP
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=165 Click
here for more...
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JUNE 2000 AM. J. RESPIR. CRIT. CARE MED. HIGHLIGHTS
[6/1/00] The latest issue of the American Journal of Respiratory
and Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 161, No. 6) has 5 reports, in the
"Critical Care" section, involving mechanical ventilation...
Nam, et.al.: Biologic Variability in Mechanical Ventilation Rate
and Tidal Volume Does Not Improve Oxygenation or Lung Mechanics
in Canine Oleic Acid Lung Injury
Takeuchi, et.al.: A Simple "New" Method to Accelerate
Clearance of Carbon Monoxide
Epstein, et.al.: Effect of Unplanned Extubation on Outcome of Mechanical
Ventilation
Markowicz, et.al.: Multicenter Prospective Study of Ventilator-Associated
Pneumonia During Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Incidence,
Prognosis, and Risk Factors
Cakar, et.al.: Oxygenation Response to a Recruitment Maneuver during
Supine and Prone Positions in an Oleic Acid-Induced Lung Injury
Model
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=161 Click
here for more ...
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DID YOU MISS THIS? -- MAY 4 NEJM - LOWER TIDAL VOLUMES FOR ALI
AND ARDS
[5/4/00] Because of significant implications on clinical practice,
the New England Journal of Medicine released "Ventilation with
Lower Tidal Volumes as Compared with Traditional Tidal Volumes for
Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome,"
(by the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network) before its
publication date of May 4 (N Engl J Med 2000;342:1301-8)...
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=96 Click
here for more ...
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DID YOU KNOW?
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VentWorld now makes it easier for you to discuss important or controversial
respiratory care news with your peers. Key breaking news stories
in our website "News and Views" section now provide direct
links, via a simple mouse-click, to our "Community Discussions"
section. You can read what your fellow practioners think of the
latest developments, add your own comments, or start your own discussions.
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IN THE WORKS AT VENTWORLD
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Here are some events that may be of interest to you.
Go to the Calendar Section of VentWorld.com for a more complete
list:
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June 25-29, 2000: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3rd World Congress on Pediatric Intensive Care
July 23-27, 2000: Durban, South Africa
Combined Congress of the Critical Care & Pulmonary Societies
of South Africa
July 23-28, 2000: Chicago, Illinois, USA
World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
July 24, 2000: PRE-REGISRATION DEADLINE
World Congress of Lung Health and 10th ERS Annual Congress
(Aug 30 - Sep 3, 2000: Florence, Italy)
July 25, 2000: LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE
Pediatric Ventilation: Kids are Different
Broadcast from 11:30 am - 1 pm (CT)
Source: AARC; Contact: (972) 243-2272
July 30 - Aug 3, 2000: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Lung Pathology (Source: www.chestnet.org)
REGISTER BY JULY 7, SPACE IS LIMITED
July 30 - Aug 3, 2000: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2nd ACCP/SCCM Critical Care Medicine
Board Review Course (Source: www.chestnet.org)
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ABOUT VENTWORD
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