Joseph Zalocha: Important Factors in Advanced Ventilator Management



Joseph Zalocha, as the director of the Intensive Care Unit at Northside Hospital in the St. Petersburg, Florida area, has long been interested in finding new ways to improve ventilator management and other critical organ support functions that he works with on a regular basis. Over his career, many advancements in ICU treatment and equipment have been made to improve patient health in the ICU and to get them out of intensive care treatment sooner. One focus of these improvements has been in ventilator management. When researchers work on improving this technology, they focus on a few key factors to help doctors and patients. 

Joseph Zalocha has been interested in helping improve his patients’ comfort level in the ICU. This helps them relax and lets their bodies react as normally as possible to treatment without stress hormones flowing through the body and other interferences. Ventilators in recent years have been made to improve gas exchanges between the body and the machine, which reduces the risk of lung injury. Some ventilators have been designed to accomplish this by minimizing tidal volumes and ventilation pressure. For some patients with refractory hypoxemia, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation systems can help protect the lungs from injury as well. Adaptive support ventilation, or ASV, has been developed to adjust to the patient’s respiratory system and mechanics. 

Joseph Zalocha believes in the advancement of these techniques to reduce risk of further injury or infection in the Intensive Care Unit. As a physician who relies constantly on ventilators and similar machines to care for his patients, he is always looking for the next advancement in ventilator technology.

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