The quality of care of persons with severe trauma in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic as assessed with data from the traumaregister DGU for the year 2020 - Bakir S, Lefering R, Auerbach L, Ekkernkamp A.
Over the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on medical care in Germany. While intensive care units (ICUs) were directly affected by symptomatic COVID patients requiring treatment, the pandemic also had an indirect impact on the su... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
1-Hour Lung Protection Protocol Stops Viruses Cold
The simple act of breathing constantly exposes your lungs to all kinds of viruses, bacteria, particles of pollution, and other harmful foreign matter.
And that means this overlooked organ has evolved its own special immune system to protect itself.
Studies show that, like the rest of your body, your lungs operate two interactive protective systems — an adaptive and an innate immune system.
The innate immune system in your lungs is made up of armies of T cells, B cells, and NK cells, like leukocytes, phagocytes, and macrophages.
These cells, which are released by the alveoli and airway epithelial cells, identify foreign i...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 14, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Natural Cures Source Type: news
Urticaria After SARS-CoV2 in a Triple-vaccinated Patient Urticaria After SARS-CoV2 in a Triple-vaccinated Patient
This case report describes the cutaneous effects of a SARS-CoV2 Omicron BA.5 variant breakthrough infection in a triple-vaccinated patient.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Pediatric Intracranial Infections Pediatric Intracranial Infections
This CDC report details an unusual cluster of pediatric patients hospitalized with intracranial abscesses in southern Nevada during winter 2022. What might have contributed to the increase in cases?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing Severe Disease Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing Severe Disease
How long does the bivalent COVID-19 booster offer protection against COVID-19-associated hospitalization and severe illness?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 7, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
ICU Sink the Culprit in Hospital Superbug Cluster
(MedPage Today) -- Public health investigators linked two cases of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in hospitalized patients to their most likely source -- a sink in the intensive care unit (ICU) room where both had stayed 4 months apart... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - August 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cluster of Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Among Patients in an Adult Intensive Care Unit - Idaho, 2021-2022
This report describes an investigation of two cases of carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among ICU patients who stayed in the same hospital room. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 3, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Serum Ammonia, Hospital Mortality Linked in ICU Cirrhosis Patients
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 -- For patients with cirrhosis in the intensive care unit (ICU), there is an association between early serum ammonia and hospital mortality, according to a study published online July 20 in Alimentary Pharmacology and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Babies born very premature can have brain development disrupted in intensive care unit, review finds
Study says little progress has been made in preventing development problems when infants born more than two months earlyGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastWhile most babies born more than two months prematurely now survive thanks to medical advances, little progress has been made in the past two decades in preventing associated developmental problems, an expert review has found.The review also found that very preterm babies can have their brain development disrupted by environmental factors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), including nutrition, pain, stress and parenting behavio...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Natasha May Tags: Health Australia news Neuroscience Medical research Childbirth Premature birth Source Type: news
Episode 6: Now Unfolding: The Future of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Episode 6: Now Unfolding: The Future of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
In this podcast, Drs Jeffrey Swigris and Toby Maher discuss the future of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Find out where we ' re headed regarding diagnostic and treatment innovations on the near horizon.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news
Vasopressin May Promote Lower Mortality in Septic Shock Vasopressin May Promote Lower Mortality in Septic Shock
Clinical trial data showed the value of vasopressin in reducing catecholamine doses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Bacterial Endocarditis Following COVID-19 Infection Bacterial Endocarditis Following COVID-19 Infection
Was bacterial endocarditis in these two patients with COVID-19 secondary to the immunocompromising effect of tocilizumab?Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Atrium Health to more than double pediatric intensive care unit at Levine Children's Hospital
Atrium Health is set to start construction on a new 24-bed pediatric intensive care unit at Levine Children's Hospital. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 31, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elise Franco Source Type: news
Atrium Health to more than double pediatric intensive care unit at Levine Children's Hospital
Atrium Health is set to start construction on a new 24-bed pediatric intensive care unit at Levine Children's Hospital. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elise Franco Source Type: news
Etiology of Cirrhosis Hospitalization Before, During COVID-19 Etiology of Cirrhosis Hospitalization Before, During COVID-19
This study highlights important changes in etiology-specific trends for cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - July 27, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
