Comparing Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Modified Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II and Poisoning Severity Score for outcome prediction of pesticide poisoned patients admitted to the intensive care unit - Dorooshi G, Samsamshariat S, Gheshlaghi F, Zoofaghari S, Hasanzadeh A, Abbasi S, Eizadi-Mood N.
This study aimed to assess the severity of poisoning, various scoring systems, including Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II)... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Why women keep choosing Holy Cross Health for maternity and perinatal care in the D.C. metro region
Madeline Rose visited Holy Cross Hospital ’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in her cap and gown after graduating from high school in 2019. She wanted to personally thank the NICU team for the care she received nearly 18 years earlier when she was born prematurely and weighed just 2.5 pounds.
“She came with her family directly from her h igh school graduation to let our team in the NICU know that if it weren’t for them, she wouldn’t have walked across the stage that day,” said Nancy Nagel,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laura Newpoff Source Type: news
Opinion: COVID, 4 Years on Opinion: COVID, 4 Years on
A quick update on some important new dataMedscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Viewpoint Source Type: news
Valleywise Health gets $500,000 donation for new pediatric intensive care unit
Valleywise Health Foundation will put $500,000 donation toward the pediatric intensive care unit at the $603 million Valleywise Health Medical Center that is currently under construction. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jeff Gifford Source Type: news
Should doctors screen all kids for type 1 diabetes?
Millions worldwide live with type 1 diabetes, and for most the diagnosis came as a shock, following mysterious symptoms such as thirst and weight loss. But diabetes specialists have long known that certain blood tests can foretell the disease years earlier. That has left the field wrestling with a difficult question: Should healthy children get these blood tests, and would knowing about incipient diabetes help them?
Now, as a first wave of studies indicates such testing can
prevent life-threatening complications at diagnosis
, and with a new treatment to delay disease onset, the answers are tipping toward ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 13, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
AI Predicts Dangerous Complication for Moms After Delivery AI Predicts Dangerous Complication for Moms After Delivery
Developers are working to devise a way to reliably predict which patients will experience severe complications from postpartum hemorrhage.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Claims Cyberattack Chaos Continues as Loan Program Starts Claims Cyberattack Chaos Continues as Loan Program Starts
The nation ' s largest claims clearinghouse has been offline since February 21, leaving providers and hospitals short on cash. A temporary loan program and federal assistance may offer some relief.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
S2 Episode 3: Long-Term Outcomes of Severe RSV Infection in Adults S2 Episode 3: Long-Term Outcomes of Severe RSV Infection in Adults
Join Drs Forest Arnold and Christopher Robinson as they discuss long-term outcomes of severe RSV infection in adults.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases InDiscussion Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence and depression screening of mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit - Desai S, Stanzo K, Benskin B, Cardenas K, Gilkey TW, Chiruvolu A.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of partner violence and depression in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) mothers. STUDY DESIGN: This was a descriptive study. Mothers were screened in a safe room away from their partner with the E... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The invisible effect of recruitment maneuvers in acute brain injury - Nyquist P.
In ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), there is a yet uncharacterized subclinical brain injury associated with mechanical ventilation [1,2,3]. At present, no specific clinical or biological model has been definitively identified as a prim... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Determinants of long-term physical and mental health outcomes after intensive care admission for trauma survivors - Herrera-Escobar JP, Lamarre T, Rosen J, Ilkhani S, Haynes AN, Hau K, Jenkins K, Ruske J, Wang JY, Serventi-Gleeson J, Sanchez SE, Kaafarani HM, Velmahos G, Salim A, Levy-Carrick NC, Anderson GA.
INTRODUCTION: Collectively, studies from medical and surgical intensive care units (ICU) suggest that long-term outcomes are poor for patients who have spent significant time in an ICU. We sought to identify determinants of post-intensive care physical and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
B.C. sets nurse-to-patient ratios for 6 areas of hospital care
B.C.'s Ministry of Health has established nurse-to-patient ratios that will be used in hospitals to improve workload. The new standards set the minimum number of nurses required for six specific areas of care, including general medicine and intensive care. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Violence against healthcare professionals in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frequency, risk factors, interventions, and preventive measures - Berger S, Grzonka P, Frei AI, Hunziker S, Baumann SM, Amacher SA, Gebhard CE, Sutter R.
BACKGROUND: To assess the frequency, risk factors, consequences, and prevention of violence against healthcare workers in intensive care units. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Web of Science were searched for studies ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Scenes From the Bat Cave
The Rockledge Regional Medical Center reeks of raw sewage and bat guano. No one knew that bat shit was called “guano,” or that the pungent smell emanating from the fifth-floor intensive care unit had bat guano as a source, until last spring, when a delirious patient complained he was being…#prospect #stewardhealth #rockledge #icu #poopageddon #haverhill #massachusetts #ponzi #pepsi #reddit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In-Network Provider Use Rises Despite Bureaucratic Barriers In-Network Provider Use Rises Despite Bureaucratic Barriers
The No Surprises Act may have increased in-network care for specialties often linked to higher bills.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hospital Medicine Source Type: news