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With almost 1 million US COVID deaths, it’s time to evolve how we treat it. Evidence-based mitigation strategies like Subglottic Aspiration can help eliminate half of the deaths.
CDC Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm
March 14-18 being National Patient Safety Week, it is very sad to know that per CDC as of 3/15/22, the total death for COVID ventilated patients due to VAP crossed the half a million mark. It’s quite baffling that these deaths could have been prevented if advanced secretion management modalities were used to remedy the cause of these secondary bacterial infections (VAP pneumonia) at the source, the source being the upper airway tracts. It is just common sense preventative measures that not only save lives but dramatically cut down on the overall healthcare cost.
Important Information For Clinicians Treating Coronavirus Patients On Mechanical Ventilator
SIMEX automated subglottic aspiration system is widely used in Europe
White House COVID-19 Task Force White Paper
Important Information For Clinicians Treating Coronavirus Patients On Mechanical Ventilator
Protect COVID-19 Caregivers from Infection
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