Benefits
The benefits of using Flusso™ are divided into three main areas:
Clinical Benefits
Reduction of repetitive over-distention and collapse of alveoli resulting in prevention of alveolar injury during positive pressure ventilation by minimizing circuit disconnections and subsequent lung de-recruitment.
Staff Safety
Reducing the number of breaks in the ventilator circuit minimizes staff exposure to organisms with the ventilator circuit during both active and passive ventilation.
Infection Control
Flusso aligns with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) protocols by lessening the need to break the ventilator circuit thereby reducing the potential of introducing organisms into the patient breathing circuit.
Overview on the clinical application of Flusso™ By Pass and Flusso™ TFI
| Therapy | Flusso™ By Pass | Flusso™ TFI |
|---|---|---|
| Ventilator circuit change | ||
| Add / remove Aerogen | ||
| Expiratory filter change | ||
| Add / remove MDI adapter | ||
| Change humidity systems | ||
| Optimal placement of IV lines | ||
| Add / remove nebulizer | ||
| Change ventilator flow sensor | ||
| Change in-line suction | ||
| Add / remove nitric oxide | ||
| Add / remove Flolan | ||
| Bronchoscopy | ||
| Lung volume recruitment maneuvers | ||
| Manual bag-in medications | ||
| Add / replace HME | ||
| Patient proning | ||
| Patient transport | ||
| Seamless addition of secondary ventilator source | ||
| Continuous gas flow | ||
| Closed-suctioning | ||
| MDI delivery | ||
| Nebuilzer delivery |
Benefits of the Flusso™ By Pass Adapter
A quick overview of the RT-invented Flusso™ By Pass Adapter to assist in the way we manage mechanically ventilated patients.