A recent study finds most critically injured patients can recover with less supplemental oxygen than has previously been suggested. When a critically injured patient is admitted to the hospital ...

Data were analysed on an intention-to-treat basis, p≤0.05. Conclusion In breathless patients with COPD who do not have severe resting hypoxaemia, domiciliary ambulatory oxygen confers no benefits in ...

Rockledge Hospital in Brevard County officially closed its doors Tuesday night, leaving some residents concerned about a gap ...

Studies show music therapy in the NICU provides a host of benefits, including a stabilized heart rate and improved breathing, ...

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of high-dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Background In 2009 the Wellington Free Ambulance implemented an education programme to reduce high concentration oxygen delivery to patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Background: In contrast to asthma, the indication for bronchodilators prior to bronchoscopy in patients with COPD has not been properly investigated. We therefore performed a randomized ...

New research highlights that severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) independently predicts elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Research indicates that targeting a peripheral oxygen saturation of 90–96% in trauma patients can be as effective, or even more beneficial, than higher levels ...

For patients with complex needs and social challenges like unstable housing, the hospital has become their de facto medical ...