Sedation via Ventilator
March 17, 2009 | Terry Sharrer
Anesthesiology researchers at the University of Buffalo have received a license for a new kind of ventilator-one that delivers inhaled anesthetics. The advantage-over the typical intravenous approach-is that it bypasses the blood clearance route for patients who have liver and kidney disease. Delivery through the lungs produces quicker sedation and faster recovery. MORE