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SLEEP 2018 Exclusive Vendor Product Preview

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Research & Studies

New Data Shows Combined COPD Treatments Could Help Reduce Annual Cost of Care

Economic analysis of Philips-sponsored study shows cost savings of more than $3,900 per patient in the United States by combining non-invasive ventilation with home oxygen therapy This week at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Conference 2018, Royal Philips, announced new data suggesting that combining home oxygen therapy (HOT) with home non-invasive ventilation (HMV) as […]

Research & Studies

Eisai and Purdue Pharma Announce Key Phase 1 Clinical Studies of Lemborexant to be Presented at SLEEP 2018

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Purdue Pharma L.P. yesterday announced that two key Phase 1 clinical studies (Study 108 and Study 106) of their investigational sleep/wake regulation agent lemborexant, including a comparison versus zolpidem tartrate extended release (zolpidem ER) and placebo on postural stability and other variables after middle-of-the-night awakening and […]

Research & Studies

Endobronchial Valves Continue to Improve Life in Those with Severe Emphysema a Year After Treatment

Patients with severe emphysema who had one-way valves placed through a bronchoscope into airways leading to diseased areas of their lung experienced improved lung function, exercise tolerance and quality of life one year after the procedure, according to new research published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In […]

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Automated System Better Identifies Patients At Risk for VAP

An automated system for identifying patients at risk for complications associated with the use of mechanical ventilators provided significantly more accurate results than did traditional surveillance methods, which rely on manual recording and interpretation of individual patient data. In their paper published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, a Massachusetts […]

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Patient Health

The Hidden Cost of Fatigue in Health Care

As hospitals try to reduce costs, sleep-deprived nurses pose significant and often overlooked costs to workplace efficiency and patient care Hospitals are losing more than an estimated $2.5 billion annually due to fatigue experienced by nurses nationwide. More than 1.6 million registered nurses[1] work in general medical or surgical hospitals […]

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Industry News

New Clinical Atlas of Polysomnography – Save 20%

“Truly a comprehensive collection of invaluable information and graphical illustrations about everything that is needed to perform the polysomnographic assessment. The atlas is filled with useful illustrations of actual records depicting standards for monitoring, artifacts recognition, and key findings associated with different sleep pathologies. The authors of this atlas, Drs. […]