Newborns on ventilators can now be better protected from a common breathing tube incident
E-Mail IMAGE: In 1990, Purdue University professor George Wodicka conceived of a medical device that gives clinicians vital information to make more informed, life-saving decisions for their smallest patients. view more Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- If a newborn is moved or becomes agitated while on a ventilator, the breathing tube also could move. Just a few seconds with the tube in the wrong position might lead to a critical lack of oxygen to the brain, possibly resulting in lifelong disability or brain damage or even ending the baby's li...
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