Search Tag: respiratory function

ICU Management

Determining-brain-death

2023 22 Feb

The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) created the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) in the United States in 1980, which was adopted by all 50 states. The UDDA defines death as either the irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem. While...Read more

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Medium-term-and-long-term-impact-of-covid-19

2022 01 Mar

As countries around the world become more accustomed to living with COVID-19, an important topic of discussion has been the medium-term and long-term impact of COVID-19 on respiratory function and health-related quality of life.  Most published studies on COVID-19 include patients with varying degrees of severity and evaluate patients up to six...Read more

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Respiratory-compromise-as-a-new-paradigm

2017 05 Apr

Acute respiratory compromise refers to a condition characterised by a deterioration in respiratory function with a high likelihood of rapid progression to respiratory failure and death. It is thus important to identify patients who are at risk of respiratory compromise. See Also : Mechanical Ventilation: Which Patients Benefit from High PEEP?...Read more