In the intensive care unit (ICU), secretions are often seen as an unavoidable byproduct — simply par for the course for critically ill patients. However, evidence suggests they may play a [...]

Learn how IPV® Therapy works to mobilize secretions, recruit lungs, and improve airway clearance with percussive ventilation and the Phasitron®.

Learn how intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) therapy helps clear airway secretions, improve breathing, and support better outcomes for patients with COPD.

Explore evidence‑based airway clearance techniques in the ICU, including suctioning, CPT, IPV therapy, and more to support secretion management and ventilator weaning.

Explore the importance of CO₂ monitoring in the sleep lab, including methods like transcutaneous and end-tidal monitoring, to better detect ventilation issues and improve outcomes in patients with sleep-disordered breathing.

The Sentec suite of attachment options for transcutaneous CO2 monitoring allows care teams to confidently choose solutions that support the clinical priorities of each patient — across populations and care settings.

Learn more about how a level IV NICU team was recently successful in developing an all-encompassing strategy to drive consistent utilization of transcutaneous monitoring with the goal of improving patient care.

In NICUs, PICUs, and sleep labs around the world, transcutaneous monitoring has increasingly become a trusted tool for continuous, noninvasive CO2 measurement. The technology can help reduce the need for frequent blood draws, enable proactive ventilator management, and offer additional benefits as care teams support diverse patient populations.

In the Pediatric Sleep Center at Nemours Children’s Hospital, transcutaneous CO2 monitoring is a valuable tool that we use for both routine and complex cases.

A growing body of research raises an important question: Are patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure being adequately managed? For these individuals, the presence of elevated CO2 levels alongside normal or near-normal pH levels — a result of renal compensation — is often overlooked.