Dräger Review No. 99.1
First issue 2010
Weighty Challenge
Being overweight is becoming a growing trend worldwide. Above a certain threshold, it leads to problems for more than just the persons afflicted. Hospitals and the health care system will have to adapt if they are to accommodate this trend – and the operation is by no means easy.
Nasal Masks Enhance Patients’ Quality of Life
Tubes, machines, and a closed mouth: As a rule, people on ventilators are lost for words. However, new studies show that nasalmasks can change this – and other things besides.
85,000 Revolutions per Minute …
compress the air in the ventilator. But how does this central component of the Zeus IE anesthesia system work?