The PneuX System is a cuffed ventilation tube and an electronic cuff monitoring and inflating device that prevents leakage of bacteria-laden oral and stomach contents to the lung. It has… read more →
An inventive NHS team in Kings Lynn has developed three innovations that have been demonstrated to improve patient safety in critical care. The Oxford AHSN is supporting the uptake of… read more →
NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is keen to promote active diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in primary care. Public Health England estimates that the expected prevalence of AF in… read more →
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important independent risk factor for stroke and oral anticoagulation therapy provides a highly effective treatment to reduce this risk. Active screening strategies improve detection of… read more →
The WatchBP Home A device (Microlife) is an oscillometric blood pressure monitor. While recording blood pressure, it automatically detects pulse irregularity that may be caused by symptomatic or asymptomatic atrial… read more →
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, and estimates suggest its prevalence is increasing. If left untreated atrial fibrillation is a significant risk factor for stroke and other… read more →
The AliveCor Heart Monitor and AliveECG app are, respectively, a pocket-sized ECG recorder and a mobile device application for analysis and communication of the results. Two fingers from each hand… read more →
Outline of available mobile ECG technology AliveCor (Kardia Mobile) Alivecor is a pocket-sized ECG recorder and a mobile device application for analysis and communication of the results. Two fingers from… read more →
Approximately 10% of ischemic strokes are associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) first diagnosed at the time of stroke. Detecting asymptomatic AF would provide an opportunity to prevent these strokes by… read more →
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) can be defined as a pneumonia that occurs after more than 48 hours of intubation and mechanical ventilation. The incidence and mortality of VAP has been estimated… read more →