Two well-known things about non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NiPPV) are that: It is the gold standard for initial non-invasive respiratory distress treatment, especially resulting from COPD and It fails up to a third of the [...]
It’s that time of the year again—Respiratory Season is here, crowding many Emergency Departments, exacerbating underlying respiratory conditions like COPD1, and stressing clinicians as they handle the increased patient volume. Time is of the essence [...]
In October 2019, Siler and colleagues published the results of a prospective crossover pilot study in the Journal of Clinical Respiratory Diseases and Care titled “Assessing the Clinical Effect of High Velocity Nasal Insufflation on [...]
It’s that time of the year again. Flu Season and Respiratory Season are here and hospitals across the country are gearing up for the influx of patients streaming into their emergency departments. It’s a hectic [...]
Although nCPAP is the gold standard primary respiratory support for premature neonates, it also causes nasal injury in 20%-100% of that vulnerable population.1 This is quite a wide range as the prevalence of nasal injury [...]
What’s the difference between Vapotherm and BiPAP? This is a commonly asked question, but before we can tackle the answer, we first need to clarify why it’s technically asking “what’s the difference between this company [...]
In December 2018, Neonatology published the results of a multicenter, retrospective observational analysis conducted by Zivanovic and colleagues, titled “Nasal High-Flow Therapy as Primary Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants without the Need for Rescue with [...]
A new multicenter randomized trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated yet again that high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is not a viable alternative to CPAP for primary respiratory support in neonates.1 [...]
Hi-VNI® Technology is a mask-free respiratory support tool as effective as NiPPV. As such, it already brings many benefits to a hospital—it simplifies care, allowing patients in undifferentiated respiratory distress to eat, drink, speak, and [...]
Let’s face it, tightly strapped face masks are not exactly pleasant. While many respiratory distress patients tolerate mask and pressure-based therapies just fine, many also experience anxiety and claustrophobia. Yet the gold standard treatment for [...]
