University of Colorado Anschutz

Autonomous Oxygen Titration for Maintaining Normoxemia in Acutely Ill Adults

Importance For acutely ill adults who are hospitalized with hypoxemia, supplemental oxygen is titrated to maintain normoxemia. In current practice, clinicians intermittently titrate oxygen, potentially exposing patients to hypoxemia and hyperoxemia between assessments. Autonomous...

Sleep MAPP: a decision support tool for guideline-concordant sleep care in the polytrauma/traumatic brain injury system of care

OBJECTIVE: First, to summarize the development of Sleep MAPP, a decision support tool designed to facilitate guideline-concordant sleep disorder care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury System of Care (PSC). Second, to assess usability, a...

Reach of Palliative Care in Parkinson Disease: Progress and Gaps After a National Team-Based Implementation Project.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The value of palliative care (PC) is increasingly recognized in the care of people with Parkinson disease (PWP) and their carepartners. While clinical trials demonstrate PC improves quality of life for PWP and carepartners, little is known about the imp...

Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Pressure During Normothermic Regional Perfusion.

Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is an effective method for recovering donation after circulatory death (DCD) organs. However, concerns remain that NRP may allow unintended cerebral perfusion despite clamping of the head vessels. This study aims to evaluate cerebral blood pr...