Lung transplant device LungFX won FDA approval Monday for centralized ex vivo lung perfusion, a technology that reconditions ...

In a recent study investigating the effects of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on reducing inspired oxygen concentration during one-lung ventilation (OLV), several key findings and outcomes were identified.

Lungpacer Medical, the award-winning medical device company founded by BPK professor Andy Hoffer in 2009 and spun out from the SFU Neurokinesiology Lab in 2014, achieved a key milestone on December 5, ...

What Is an Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)? An arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood. It also measures your body’s acid-base (pH) level, which is usually ...

Discrepancies between pulse oximetry and arterial oxygen saturation can pose challenges in clinical assessment. Possible underlying causes include poor peripheral perfusion, skin pigmentation, motion ...

Patients with COPD who travel to high altitudes have an estimated PaO2 decrease of 0.84 kPa with each 1000 meter of altitude gain. High-altitude travel in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Masimo Corporation MASI recently announced the findings of a retrospective study in which researchers assessed the association between Masimo ORi (Oxygen Reserve Index) and the arterial partial ...

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days (VFDs).

The P/F ratio, also known as the PaO2/FiO2 ratio, is a valuable tool for evaluating oxygenation status in critically ill patients. It is commonly used to determine the severity of acute respiratory ...