ECMO Breathing Support Safe, Effective for Obese Patients in Respiratory Failure
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 -- Using ECMO, a highly advanced form of breathing support, does not appear to complicate treatment for obese adults in intensive care.
ECMO, which is short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, may even help these patients... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Higher Mortality With Transfer to Endovascular Center in ICH Higher Mortality With Transfer to Endovascular Center in ICH
Current protocols recommend transporting stroke patients directly to endovascular centers, bypassing the nearest stroke center. But secondary RACECAT data show poorer outcomes with direct transfer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Madonna says 'it's great to be alive' after major health scare
Madonna's most recent life-threatening health scare had the superstar rushed into intensive care with a serious infection. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Beneficial for Calciphylaxis? Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Beneficial for Calciphylaxis?
There are no FDA-approved treatments for calciphylaxis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Sudan: Two Deaths Amidst 'Surge in Complications' At Strained Sudan Dialysis Centres
[Dabanga] Ed Damer / El Kitab / Port Sudan / El Fasher -- Two kidney failure patients died, alongside a worrying tally of at least 12 patients requiring immediate intensive care due to an alarming series of dialysis machine breakdowns in the city of Ed Damer, capital of the River Nile state, on Wednesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
Back in Business: Primary Care and COVID-19 Prevention Back in Business: Primary Care and COVID-19 Prevention
Primary care clinicians were sidelined in vaccine distribution during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But now these providers are looking toward resuming their role as a major provider of the shots.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Using Metabolomics to Predict Severe TBI Outcome Using Metabolomics to Predict Severe TBI Outcome
Could metabolomics serve as an effective prognostic biomarker in severe traumatic brain injuries?Critical Care (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 22, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic researchers use new innovative technology to diagnose teen brothers with ultra-rare genetic disorder
When Emery Diffendorfer was a baby, he couldn't hold his head up or babble like other infants his age. His rare genetic disorder enlarged his tongue and head, and he had weakened muscle tone, brittle bones, sleep apnea, poor eyesight and persistent infections in his tonsils and adenoids. By six months old, the tiny Mayo Clinic patient was in the intensive care unit with severe pneumonia. That's when Cheryl Diffendorfer and Amy Honsey — both… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 19, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache
The guidelines provide a framework for individual clinicians to assess risk, confirm diagnosis and adopt a systematic approach to management.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 18, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Nurse Guilty of Baby Killings; Highly Mutated COVID Strain; Food Handler Infects 300
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Former U.K. nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies in intensive care. (Mirror)
Opioids are the current greatest threat to U.S. public health... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit
(MedPage Today) -- Many recreational drug users suffering acute cardiovascular events ended up in cardiac intensive care units (ICUs) without disclosing their drug use, according to the ADDICT-ICCU study conducted across France.
The incidence... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - August 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin-Producing E coli Infections Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin-Producing E coli Infections
A new study identifies the risk factors most commonly associated with Shiga toxin-producing E coli infections.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Study finds 11% of patients in cardiac intensive care have taken recreational drugs
Researchers conclude there is ‘potential value’ in testing heart patients’ urine for substances such as marijuana, ecstasy and cocaineMore than one in 10 patients admitted to cardiac intensive care have taken recreational drugs,research has found.Researchers in France tested the urine samples of all patients admitted to cardiac intensive care in 39 French hospitals during a fortnight in April 2021. They found 11% had taken drugs such as marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Anna Bawden Tags: Medical research Heart attack Health Drugs Society Science Source Type: news
Most Infants With RSV-Related Critical Illness Born at Term
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 -- Most infants requiring intensive care for respiratory syncytial virus are born at term, and do not have underlying medical conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Natasha Halasa,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AngelEye Health Named to Prestigious Inc. 5000 List for the Second Year in a Row
Nashville-based AngelEye Health, a leading provider of family engagement solutions for hospital neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, has been ranked 200 in the healthcare industry on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. Over the past three years,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
