Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
(MedPage Today) -- A short course of an inhaled antibiotic helped prevent the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit (ICU), a randomized trial in France showed.
In critically ill patients intubated for between... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
As Gaza ’s health system disintegrates, WHO calls for safe passage of fuel, supplies for ...
24 October 2023 – WHO remains unable to distribute fuel and essential, life-saving health supplies to major hospitals in northern Gaza due to lack of security guarantees. WHO calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire so health supplies and fuel can be delivered safely throughout the Gaza Strip.
Some of the facilities waiting for WHO supplies and fuel in northern Gaza include Al-Shifa hospital, where bed occupancy is already close to 150%. Last night, the Indonesian Hospital was forced to shut down some critical services due to lack of fuel, and is now running with limited functionality. The Turkish Friendship H...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 24, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Did Putin have " cardiac arrest " ? What we know, what we don't
Several news outlets reported a rumor this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin had suffered a cardiac arrest, collapsing in the presidential bedroom. The reports added that the 71-year-old Russian leader had to be resuscitated and taken to a special intensive care unit after security heard…#russian #vladimirputin #kremlin #businesstoday #telegram #dailymirror #newstatesman #vladimirputindead #moscow #svr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI model shows promise for interpreting follow-up chest x ‑rays
A group in Seoul, Korea, has developed an AI model that could help reduce radiology workflows by identifying “no changes” in follow-up chest x-rays of patients in critical care, according to a study published October 24 in Radiology.In a test set of 533 pairs of patient x-rays (baseline and follow-up), the algorithm was highly accurate when interpreting those that showed no changes, wrote first authors Jihye Yun, PhD, Yura Ahn, MD, of the University of Ulsan, and colleagues.“Radiologists routinely compare the current and previous chest radiographs during interpretation to enhance the sensitivity for change detection ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Artificial Intelligence Imaging Informatics Digital X-Ray Source Type: news
AI model shows promise for interpreting follow-up chest x-rays
A group in Seoul, Korea, has developed an AI model that could help reduce radiology workflows by identifying “no changes” in follow-up chest x-rays of patients in critical care, according to a study published October 24 in Radiology.In a test set of 533 pairs of patient x-rays (baseline and follow-up), the algorithm was highly accurate when interpreting those that showed no changes, wrote first authors Jihye Yun, PhD, Yura Ahn, MD, of the University of Ulsan, and colleagues.“Radiologists routinely compare the current and previous chest radiographs during interpretation to enhance the sensitivity for change detection ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Artificial Intelligence Imaging Informatics Digital X-Ray Source Type: news
Mary Lou Retton Is Home and “In Recovery Mode” Following ICU Stint Due to Pneumonia
Mary Lou Retton is on the way to recovery. In early October, the Olympic gymnast‘s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared that her mother was checked into the intensive care unit. She was suffering from a very rare form of pneumonia that kept her from breathing on her own and resulted in her fighting…#marylouretton #olympic #mckennakelley #icu #retton #summerolympics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Getting a Valuable Gift From Patients: Tempting but Wrong? Getting a Valuable Gift From Patients: Tempting but Wrong?
Grateful patients sometimes offer gifts of value to their physicians. Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the pros and cons of accepting those gifts.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Predictors of neurologic outcomes and mortality in physically abused and unintentionally injured children: a retrospective observation study - Lee EP, Hsia SH, Lin JJ, Chan OW, Wu HP.
This study aimed to identify the predictors of neurologic outcomes and mortality in physically abused and unintentionally injured children admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS: All maltreated children were admitted to pediat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Lung POCUS may have value in pediatric emergency settings
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may be useful in the emergency department for assessing and predicting severity for pediatric bronchiolitis, suggest findings published October 21 in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers led by Dr. Jaron Smith from the Children's Medical Center in Dallas found that higher lung POCUS scores for acute bronchiolitis are tied to increased respiratory support, longer hospital length of stay, and more acute disposition. “These outcomes are of significant interest to the emergency department clinician managing a patient with acute bronchiolitis as lung ultrasound may prov...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Source Type: news
Olympian Mary Lou Retton Suffers Setback in Battle With Rare Form of Pneumonia
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton has suffered a " scary setback " as she fights a rare type of pneumonia while in the intensive care unit of a hospital, her family said Wednesday.
The 55-year-old, who lives in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pulmonary Hypertension Increases ARDS Mortality Risk Pulmonary Hypertension Increases ARDS Mortality Risk
Coexisting pulmonary hypertension may be a marker for disease severity among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes Could Cut RBC Transfusions
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- Use of small-volume blood collection tubes in the intensive care unit (ICU) may decrease red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
One in Four Patients in ICU Receive Red Blood Cell Transfusion
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- For patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is common, with considerable variability across centers, countries, and continents, according to a study published online Oct.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A qualitative study on the implementation of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for children in a child welfare residential treatment program - Dimitropoulos G, Lindenbach D, Anderson A, Rowbotham M, Wang E, Heintz M, Ehrenreich-May J, Arnold PD.
BACKGROUND: Youth with severe emotional or behavioral issues who are involved with child welfare authorities are sometimes placed in intensive care services in a residential treatment program. Evidence-based psychotherapies are often used in residential tr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats
(MedPage Today) -- Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
