No Harm in Short Aspirin Duration After PCI for ACS No Harm in Short Aspirin Duration After PCI for ACS
Less than a month of ticagrelor plus aspirin therapy followed by ticagrelor alone for 1 year after PCI for ACS was noninferior to dual antiplatelet therapy in the T-PASS trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Even One Night in the ED Raises Risk for Death Even One Night in the ED Raises Risk for Death
Evidence suggests that spending a night boarding in the ED increases mortality. So why do we continue this practice? Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Comparison of epidemiologic features between upper and lower limb injuries and risk factors for intensive care unit admission in a university hospital affiliated with the National Trauma Registry of Iran - Mahdavi Sharif P, Merati M, Baigi V, Zafarghandi M, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Khormali M, Laal M, Salamati P.
This study aims to compare s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A nomogram proposal for early prediction of intensive care unit admission in patients with acute antipsychotic poisoning - El-Gharbawy DM, Kabbash IA, Ghonem MM.
BACKGROUND: Early identification of antipsychotic poisoned patients who may have a potential risk for intensive care unit (ICU) admission is crucial especially when resources are limited. Nomograms were previously used as a practical tool to predict progno... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients
How do the discharge and mortality rates after an ICU stay compare between patients with and without Alzheimer ' s and related dementia?American Journal of Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Race-Specific Lung-Function Values May Skew IPF Testing Race-Specific Lung-Function Values May Skew IPF Testing
Pulmonary care clinicians may be habitually relying on outdated and inaccurate race-specific reference values when evaluating respiratory impairment in persons of African and Hispanic/Latino ancestry.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 3, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Second Pig Heart Recipient Dies Second Pig Heart Recipient Dies
Laurence Faucette lived for 6 weeks after the transplant of a genetically modified pig heart and did well until a few days before his death.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 1, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
WHO welcomes decision by Egypt to receive patients from Gaza Strip
1 November 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes Egypt’s decision to accept 81 injured and sick people from the Gaza Strip for treatment.
WHO has been working to support the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population in planning and establishing a comprehensive triage, stabilization, and medical evacuation system, by providing ongoing training for health care staff. WHO is also working with the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to ensure that psychological trauma support services are available to patients.
Our experts have visited Al-Arish, visited medical evacuation facilities and met with medical staff an...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 1, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Falmouth Hospital opens $10M intensive care unit
The new unit is 11,000-square feet with 10 patient rooms, and officially opened its doors on Tuesday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
What could near-death experiences teach us about life, death and consciousness? – podcast
Seeing a bright light, floating above your body, being guided by an angel. All of these are common elements of reported near-death experiences, but what ’s really going on? Ian Sample meets Sam Parnia, an intensive care doctor and associate professor at NYU Grossman school of medicine in New York City who has spent his career exploring the boundary between life and death. He tells Ian how he believes these experiences can be explained and what med icine can learn from themContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Joshan Chana, sound design by Joel Cox. The executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Heart attack Death and dying Health Medical research Source Type: news
Mary Lou Retton Breaks Silence After Health Struggles, Says She ’s “Staying Very Positive”
Mary Lou Retton is breaking her silence following her intensive care unit stint for a rare form of pneumonia. The Olympic gold medalist took to her Instagram to share her first statement since “fighting for her life” in the hospital after she came down with the respiratory illness. “I’m beyond…#marylouretton #olympic #retton #mckennakelley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experiences of intensive care nurses providing care to the victims of Kahramanmaraş earthquakes - Çetinkaya Özdemir S, Semerci Çakmak V, Ziyai NY, Çakir E.
BACKGROUND: Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in the Turkish province of Kahramanmara ş in 2023. The earthquakes resulted in serious losses of life and property in 11 provinces, and the injured were transferred to other provinces for treatme... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital: I'm nearly 80 and still nursing
"Unflappable" Jimmy turns 80 next month and is still working in intensive care at a Belfast hospital. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aggression, violence and threatening behaviour during critical illness - Northcott MH, Johnston G, Presneill JJ, Fazio TN, Adamson N, Ankravs MJ, Hackenberger L, Ali Abdelhamid Y, MacIsaac CM, Deane AM.
This study was conducted in single adult trauma intensive care u... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Next year 4 NorthShore hospitals will get new presidents, 3 of them women
As a nursing assistant in intensive care, Nicole Fernandez learned on the job. She watched older nurses not only model how to communicate with patients, but also advocate for themselves, moving slowly into hospital leadership roles. “I remember just being so excited about the possibility of being…#nicolefernandez #northshore #fernandez #highlandparkhospital #ns #chicagoland #gabriellecummings #evanstonhospital #cummings #highlandpark (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
