Woman who revived during her wake is dead after a week in intensive care
A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Ecuadorean woman who revived during her wake is dead after a week in intensive care at a hospital
A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Identifying predictive factors for mortality in patients with TBI at a neurosurgery department - Pastor IS, Para I, Vesa C, Florian I.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have severe consequences in most cases. Many therapeutic and neurosurgical strategies have been improved to optimize patient outcomes. However, despite adequate surgery and intensive care, death can still occur during hospi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Try
(MedPage Today) -- Use of video rather than direct laryngoscope led to better rates of successful tracheal intubation on the first attempt for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department, the randomized DEVICE... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - June 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
' Professional Grief' Is a Daily Reality for Oncologists'Professional Grief' Is a Daily Reality for Oncologists
Oncologists can feel isolated when dealing with grief following a patient death; at the recent ASCO meeting, several speakers offered ways to tackle this.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 15, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Uganda: Museveni - I Am Not in ICU
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- President Yoweri Museveni has said he is doing a lot of 'paper work' at State House and not in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as Kenyans on social media have claimed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Kenya: I Am Not in ICU, Museveni Tells 'Nosy' Kenyans
[Capital FM] Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who is currently in isolation after contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has told off Kenyans over claims that he is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Uganda Source Type: news
Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD in the ICU Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD in the ICU
A new study provides insight into the trends in the management of ICU patients with acute exacerbations of COPD. Have treatment changes led to a better prognosis?Critical Care Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 14, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Mother-daughter NICU nurses inspire one another
On the Dale and Karen Sisel Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Brenner Children ’s Hospital, Lori and Ellie Essick share a special bond. They are not only nursing teammates but also mother and daughter.
Lori is a seasoned nurse with 30 years of experience, while her daughter Ellie is a relatively new nurse with two years of experience in the NICU. Both live in the Clemmons, North Carolina area, so when they work the same shift, they commute together.
“It’s… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - June 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Chile Strains Pediatric ICUs Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Chile Strains Pediatric ICUs
Chile has been hit by its most severe respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in years, killing four infants and putting strain on pediatric intensive care unit capacity.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Chile Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Chile
Chile has been hit by its most severe respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in years, killing four infants and putting strain on pediatric intensive care unit capacity.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
FDA Flags Getinge/Maquet Recall of Oxygenator Devices FDA Flags Getinge/Maquet Recall of Oxygenator Devices
Getinge/Maquet recalls all Quadrox oxygenators and certain venous hardshell cardiotomy reservoirs due to a potential sterility issue with packaging that could lead to risk for infection and patient harm.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 9, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
Acute lead poisoning mimicking posterior reversible encephalopathy - Malherbe J, Chaba A, Birsen R, Vigneron C.
A man in his 50s without any significant medical history was admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) for coma following seizures. His relatives reported recent abdominal pain and hepatitis. Symptoms progressively increased within the last few weeks with asth... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Episode 4: How to Cut IPF Symptom Distress Episode 4: How to Cut IPF Symptom Distress
Drs Jeffrey Swigris and Meena Kalluri discuss palliative care practices that ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis –related symptom burden for patients and their caregivers.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news
‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 5 Winner Michael Grimm Bedridden & Sedated By Doctors Following Mystery Illness
Michael Grimm, the musician that won America’s Got Talent Season 5, is in intensive care and his wife is sharing a health update. Lucie Zolcerva-Grimm took to social media to share news on her husband’s whereabouts in an 11-minute video she posted on Instagram. “I know you all love Michael and…#michaelgrimm #luciezolcervagrimm #lucie #grimm #icu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
