AI Predicts Dangerous Complication for Moms After Delivery AI Predicts Dangerous Complication for Moms After Delivery
Developers are working to devise a way to reliably predict which patients will experience severe complications from postpartum hemorrhage.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Claims Cyberattack Chaos Continues as Loan Program Starts Claims Cyberattack Chaos Continues as Loan Program Starts
The nation ' s largest claims clearinghouse has been offline since February 21, leaving providers and hospitals short on cash. A temporary loan program and federal assistance may offer some relief.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
S2 Episode 3: Long-Term Outcomes of Severe RSV Infection in Adults S2 Episode 3: Long-Term Outcomes of Severe RSV Infection in Adults
Join Drs Forest Arnold and Christopher Robinson as they discuss long-term outcomes of severe RSV infection in adults.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases InDiscussion Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence and depression screening of mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit - Desai S, Stanzo K, Benskin B, Cardenas K, Gilkey TW, Chiruvolu A.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of partner violence and depression in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) mothers. STUDY DESIGN: This was a descriptive study. Mothers were screened in a safe room away from their partner with the E... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The invisible effect of recruitment maneuvers in acute brain injury - Nyquist P.
In ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), there is a yet uncharacterized subclinical brain injury associated with mechanical ventilation [1,2,3]. At present, no specific clinical or biological model has been definitively identified as a prim... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Determinants of long-term physical and mental health outcomes after intensive care admission for trauma survivors - Herrera-Escobar JP, Lamarre T, Rosen J, Ilkhani S, Haynes AN, Hau K, Jenkins K, Ruske J, Wang JY, Serventi-Gleeson J, Sanchez SE, Kaafarani HM, Velmahos G, Salim A, Levy-Carrick NC, Anderson GA.
INTRODUCTION: Collectively, studies from medical and surgical intensive care units (ICU) suggest that long-term outcomes are poor for patients who have spent significant time in an ICU. We sought to identify determinants of post-intensive care physical and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
B.C. sets nurse-to-patient ratios for 6 areas of hospital care
B.C.'s Ministry of Health has established nurse-to-patient ratios that will be used in hospitals to improve workload. The new standards set the minimum number of nurses required for six specific areas of care, including general medicine and intensive care. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Violence against healthcare professionals in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frequency, risk factors, interventions, and preventive measures - Berger S, Grzonka P, Frei AI, Hunziker S, Baumann SM, Amacher SA, Gebhard CE, Sutter R.
BACKGROUND: To assess the frequency, risk factors, consequences, and prevention of violence against healthcare workers in intensive care units. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Web of Science were searched for studies ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Scenes From the Bat Cave
The Rockledge Regional Medical Center reeks of raw sewage and bat guano. No one knew that bat shit was called “guano,” or that the pungent smell emanating from the fifth-floor intensive care unit had bat guano as a source, until last spring, when a delirious patient complained he was being…#prospect #stewardhealth #rockledge #icu #poopageddon #haverhill #massachusetts #ponzi #pepsi #reddit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In-Network Provider Use Rises Despite Bureaucratic Barriers In-Network Provider Use Rises Despite Bureaucratic Barriers
The No Surprises Act may have increased in-network care for specialties often linked to higher bills.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hospital Medicine Source Type: news
Intensive care management of phenytoin intoxication in a patient with iatrogenic overdose combined with glycol - Mercan A, Karabiyik L.
BACKGROUND: Phenytoin is a commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug. The narrow therapeutic index, the wide individual variability in the rate of Phenytoin metabolism and clearance are responsible from the observed dose-related toxicity. Parenteral form of P... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A deadly viral illness is exploding in West Africa. Researchers are scrambling to figure out why
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
Irrua, Nigeria, and Kenema, Sierra Leone—
Sitting on a bench outside the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Edo state in southwestern Nigeria in September 2023, Muhammed Luqman Dagana recounted his ordeal earlier in the year with Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease of West Africa. At first the 33-year-old wasn’t alarmed—his fever, headache, body aches, and cough were innocuous enough. A doctor at his local clinic gave him antibiotics for typhoid fever and antimalarial drugs. But his symptoms persisted, so he tried anoth...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Earthquake victims in focus: a cross-sectional examination of trauma and management in intensive care unit - Aydin K, Ozel Yesilyurt A, Cetinkaya F, Gok MG, Dogan O, Ozcengiz D.
In this study, we aimed to share the characteristics and management of critical e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Early systemic insults following traumatic brain injury: association with biomarker profiles, therapy for intracranial hypertension, and neurological outcomes-an analysis of CENTER-TBI data - Robba C, Graziano F, Picetti E, Åkerlund C, Addis A, Pastore G, Sivero M, Rebora P, Galimberti S, Stocchetti N, Maas A, Menon DK, Citerio G.
PURPOSE: We analysed the impact of early systemic insults (hypoxemia and hypotension, SIs) on brain injury biomarker profiles, acute care requirements during intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and 6-month outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
FMC Shares Slide as Analysts Focus on Weaker Patient Volumes Outlook FMC Shares Slide as Analysts Focus on Weaker Patient Volumes Outlook
Fresenius Medical Care ' s shares fell 5% on Tuesday, despite upbeat quarterly results and higher 2024 guidance, with analysts highlighting a weak outlook for patient volumes...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - February 20, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
