Critical Care Medicine
Is two weeks long enough to determine if someone will recover consciousness? Elizabeth Tracey reports
How long should someone remain on life support? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Deciding when to stop life sustaining treatment for someone who’s unconscious after brain injury may be …
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Sleep spindles may help discern who may regain consciousness, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Something called sleep spindles are spikes that show up in an electroencephalogram, or EEG, and may …
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It’s always a challenge when someone is unresponsive to determine how active their brain is, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Many aspects of pulse oximeter function may be dysfunctional in people with darker skin, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Measurement of skin tone confirms inaccuracy of pulse oximeters in some people, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Testing of pulse oximeters should take place clinically, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Pulse oximeters are essential to measure someone’s level of oxygen in their blood, yet they haven’t …
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Devices that measure oxygen in the bloodstream need federal regulation, Elizabeth Tracey reports
It’s high time to update pulse oximeters, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Pulse oximeters are devices used to measure how much oxygen is in someone’s blood, and they …
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