FDA Warns of Pump Defect With Medtronic HVAD System FDA Warns of Pump Defect With Medtronic HVAD System
Patients with the ventricular assist device could develop pump thrombosis caused by a welding defect in the internal pump, the FDA says in a letter to healthcare professionals.News Alerts (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 29, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
30 Years of Fake Nursing Ends With 7-Year Prison Sentence 30 Years of Fake Nursing Ends With 7-Year Prison Sentence
After three decades of pretending to be a nurse in Canada and the US, a woman with a lengthy criminal record was sentenced to 7 years prison.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 27, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine News Source Type: news
Risk Calculator May Help Predict Death After COPD Hospitalization Risk Calculator May Help Predict Death After COPD Hospitalization
A risk calculator achieved 80% accuracy in predicting death after hospital discharge in patients with chronic occlusive pulmonary disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 22, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Application of POCUS in Patients With COVID-19 for ARDS Application of POCUS in Patients With COVID-19 for ARDS
Learn more about the potential role of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment and management of COVID-19-related ARDS.BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 15, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
COVID-19 Cardiovascular Complications in Children: AHA Statement COVID-19 Cardiovascular Complications in Children: AHA Statement
The statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage, and prevent cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19 in children and young adults.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 13, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Preclinical Device Promising for Intravenous Blood Oxygenation to Treat Hypoxia Preclinical Device Promising for Intravenous Blood Oxygenation to Treat Hypoxia
A microfluidic device delivered oxygen to blood intravenously, in real time, in experiments in human donor blood and in rats, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 7, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Little-known Offshoot of Hem/Onc Opens Up Career Development Little-known Offshoot of Hem/Onc Opens Up Career Development
As awareness of vascular anomalies grows and research on effective treatments continues, this natural offshoot of hematology and oncology offers a fertile area for career development.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 7, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
PROTECT Questions Hypothermia Prevention at Noncardiac Surgery PROTECT Questions Hypothermia Prevention at Noncardiac Surgery
"There was absolutely no benefit, whatsoever, to aggressive warming," nor reduced risks for infection, transfusions, or readmission, said researchers, based on a rare, randomized trial of the issue.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Direct Discharge Home From Critical Care Units Feasible for Selected Patients Direct Discharge Home From Critical Care Units Feasible for Selected Patients
Discharge directly to home from a critical care unit can be just as safe as discharge within 48 hours of transfer to a hospital ward, a large study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news
Early Mobilization of Critically Ill Kids Appears Safe Early Mobilization of Critically Ill Kids Appears Safe
Early mobilization of critically ill kids, which can help prevent the sequelae of immobility during stays in pediatric intensive-care units, appears to be safe, a new study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Insufficient COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Kidney Transplants Insufficient COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Kidney Transplants
A new study finds that the two-dose mRNA vaccination may not sufficiently protect kidney transplant recipients against COVID-19.American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
New T2DM After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Persons < 18 Years New T2DM After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Persons < 18 Years
This study indicates an increased diabetes risk among persons aged (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
More Encouraging Data on Ticagrelor Reversal Agent More Encouraging Data on Ticagrelor Reversal Agent
Bentracimab significantly restored platelet function, compared with placebo, in a phase 2b study of older volunteers treated with ticagrelor and aspirin.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 5, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Hospitalists Bill Medicare at Higher Levels of Severity Hospitalists Bill Medicare at Higher Levels of Severity
Have hospitalists gotten better at billing, or is there evidence that they are upcoding, with more high-severity, higher payment billing for the same condition?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 5, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Study Supports Use of Hypertonic Saline in Pediatric TBI Study Supports Use of Hypertonic Saline in Pediatric TBI
In children with severe traumatic brain injury, giving a bolus of hypertonic saline is associated with ' a significant, albeit relatively modest, reduction ' in intracranial pressure during the initial hour of treatment, while bolus mannitol is not, according a new study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
