Published Articles

Letter to the Editor – Respiratory Therapy Journal
Hamid Khosrowshahi, President, FloSure Technologies LLC


Over Seven Years of Experience with an Automated Subglottic Aspiration System in a Comatose Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
Respiratory Therapy Vol. 13 No. 4 n Fall 2018 by Katja Fain, SLP, and Sarah Lindacher, SLP, MSc


Presented and distributed at AARC 2016 – San Antonio TX

Management of the Upper Airway: From Aspiration Risk to Tracheostomy Problems Tracheostomized patients receiving chronic mechanical ventilation are at risk for Ventilator Associated Events (VAE), including pneumonia.  Experience with the SIMEX Automated Intermittent Subglottic Aspiration System.»
VAP Management & Prevention Solutions presented by Jerry Gentile, BSRT, BSHA, MBA, MPH, EdD(c), RT, RRT


The Role of Subglottic Secretion Drainage in VAP Prevention: ICU Experience with an Automated Intermittent Subglottic Secretion Drainage System »
Dr med Markus Wolf


Presented at CHEST Congress  2016 – Los Angeles, CA

A Single-center, Randomized Controlled Study Comparing the Efficacy of the Simex Automated Intermittent Subglottic Aspiration System in the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia and  Ventilator-associated Events in Long-term, Tracheostomized, Mechanically-ventilated Patients »
Jerry Gentile, BSRT, BSHA, MBA, MPH, EdD(c), RT, RRT   |   Director, Cardiopulmonary Services   |   Eastchester Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Bronx, NY

Alphonso Quinones, DHA, MA, RT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, RPSGT, CCT, AE-C, FACHE   |   Associate Professor of Allied Healthcare Science, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY


Determining Aspiration of Oral Secretions and the Potential Impact on Evaluation of Dysphagia and VAP in Patients With Tracheostomies Using an Automated Intermittent Subglottic Aspiration System »
Jerry Gentile, BSRT, BSHA, MBA, MPH, EdD(c), RT, RRT   |   Director, Cardiopulmonary Services   |   Eastchester Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Bronx, NY

Alphonso Quinones, DHA, MA, RT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, RPSGT, CCT, AE-C, FACHE   |   Associate Professor of Allied Healthcare Science, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY


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Highlights of Recent Experience in Long-term Care Settings with an Automated Intermittent Subglottic Aspiration System »
Helmut Fendler, RN, Katja Fain, SLP, and Jerry Gentile, BSRT, BSHA, MBA, EdD(c), RT, RRT


Advances in Subglottic Secretion Drainage »
Jerry Gentile, BSRT, BSHA, MBA, EdD(c), RT, RRT, and Helmut Fendler, RN


VAP Prevention Strategies in Long-term Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Clinical Experience and New Approaches Involving Sublottic Tracheostomy Tubes and Automated Removal of Subglottic Secretions »
Jerry Gentile, BSRT, BSHA, MBA, EdD(c), RT, RRT, and Alphonso Quinones, DHA, MA, RT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, RPSGT, CCT, AE-C, FACHE


Using an Automated Intermittent Subglottic Aspiration System in Long-Term Care Facilities »
Fendler H. RN, Director of Gesundheits Manager, Fain K., SLP


Respiratory Therapy: The Journal of Pulmonary Technique – Fall 2015
Benefits of Automated Intermittent Subglottic Secretion Drainage »
Jesse Cozean, MBA