Best Practices

Intubation and airway management during lung-isolation procedures pose a series of challenges for even the most experienced medical team. Ambu’s double-lumen tube can help, according to a new study.

One health system has found that single-use bronchoscopes have combined well with Gram stain testing to determine appropriate therapies for their ICU patients with pneumonia. 

Creating a surgical tent using disposable drapes is a relatively simple technique to protect operating room personnel, according to the authors of a new research paper on ways to improve safety for healthcare staffers treating patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The consensus guidelines, compiled by 30 experts and published in The Lancet, cover patient selection, timing, performance, and optimal management after tracheostomy. The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented number of patients requiring mechanical ventilation.

'In such a kinetic milieu, these can be expected to evolve based on an expanding evidence base, the public health burden of disease, and the availability of trained personnel or medical infrastructure,' the authors of the guidelines write.