Health
At-home oxygen plus vaping can lead to burns, explosions, even death
Common wisdom warns against smoking cigarettes in the presence of supplemental oxygen, whether at home, in a hospital or in an industrial setting.
Apr 27, 2023
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News tagged with supplemental oxygen
Medications
Dexamethasone still beneficial for some inpatients with COVID-19
Early administration of dexamethasone is associated with significantly reduced odds of mortality or discharge to hospice for inpatients with COVID-19 receiving supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation (MV) and/or extracorporeal ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ventilator-free days comparable with lower, higher SpO₂ target
The number of ventilator-free days does not differ for critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation with a lower, intermediate, or higher target for oxygen saturation, according to a study published online Oct. ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Engineering a solution to a skin-deep problem of blood oxygen measurements
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people first learned about a small medical device called a pulse oximeter. The device clips onto the fingertip and within seconds, measures the oxygen level in a person's blood. ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Nitric oxide signaling in health and disease
In a recently published review article in Cell, researchers Jon Lundberg and Eddie Weitzberg at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet summarize research in nitric oxide (NO) with a focus on ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inhaled nitric oxide reduces hospital stay and improves oxygenation in pregnant patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
High dose inhaled nitric oxide gas (iNO) is a safe and effective respiratory therapy for pregnant women hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, resulting in a more rapid weaning from supplemental oxygen and reduced length ...
Jul 7, 2022
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Medications
Study compares baricitinib to dexamethasone for COVID-19
For hospitalized patients with COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, baricitinib plus remdesivir and dexamethasone plus remdesivir result in similar mechanical ventilation-free survival by day 29, but adverse events occur ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized adults differ by age
A just-published study provides previously unknown answers about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die.
Apr 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds patients hospitalized with omicron face similar risks to those with delta
Patients hospitalized with the omicron or delta variants of COVID-19 required similar levels of respiratory support and intensive care, according to a new Johns Hopkins study, indicating that omicron infections should not ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Medications
New drug halves death rate in those with severe COVID, maker claims
An experimental medication for critically ill COVID-19 patients appears to work so well that the drug's maker announced Monday it has stopped its clinical trial early and will apply for emergency use authorization.
Apr 12, 2022
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