http://www.mediserve.com Providing Software Solutions For Rehabilitation and Respiratory Therapy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:18:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.mediserve.com/blog/respiratory/tiny-bubbles/ http://www.mediserve.com/blog/respiratory/tiny-bubbles/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:37:07 +0000 Vester Gravley http://www.mediserve.com/?p=7876 Read More]]> From the cutting edge of technology, I happened upon an article last week discussing a breakthrough in short-term patient oxygenation. Boston Children’s Hospital has “developed tiny, oxygen-filled microparticles that can be injected straight into a person’s veins in order to quickly oxygenate a person’s blood.” The solution is made up of extremely small bubbles of oxygen wrapped up in fatty molecules prepared for syringe or IV. The therapy is intended as a stop gap measure where cases of severe heart or lung injury would produce prolonged cerebral hypoxia; until other interventions can be applied. Pretty cool stuff! Read more about it here!

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