The Castle Medical Center in Kailua/Hawaii uses closed-loop ventilation on 95% of their ventilated patients, for the most part right from the start of ventilation. Denise Wheatley and Ron Sanderson, a self-described "ventilator nerd," talk about their experiences with the HAMILTON• GALILEO ventilator and ASV.
Quotes:
"I’ve been impressed by HAMILTON MEDICAL over the years, because they listen to the user and make small changes that make it easier for us"
"And the patient declares himself extubatable long before the doctor orders weaning"
"Try it; you'll like it. ASV is the future of mechanical ventilation."
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