Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in premature infants Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 1:45 PM ISTBreast milk containing higher amounts of epidermal growth factor would not kill harmful or beneficial bacteria in the gut but might keep such bacteria...
Music may help overcome delirium in critically ill patients Hina Zahid12 March 2020 9:00 AM ISTINDIANAPOLIS - Delirium is a form of acute brain failure for which no effective treatment is known. It is common for critically ill patients on...
FDA approves Amisulpride injection for postoperative nausea and vomiting Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 March 2020 4:19 PM ISTCambridge, UK and Indianapolis, US – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BARHEMSYS® (amisulpride injection) for the prevention and...
Gastric bypass: Intraoperative antiemetic agents do not influence postoperative vomiting Medha Baranwal24 Feb 2020 10:15 AM ISTDelhi: The quantity of intraoperative antiemetic agents is not linked to postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in gastric bypass patients, results...
Ketamine an effective alternative for sedation, pain management in ICU patients Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2020 11:45 AM ISTUSA: The use of continuous infusion (CI) ketamine increases the time spent in goal pain and sedation score range with no effect on delirium incidence,...
FDA approves IV Meloxicam for moderate to severe pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Feb 2020 5:20 PM ISTUSA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for ANJESOâ„¢ (meloxicam injection), which is indicated for the...
Vitamin C may shorten mechanical ventilation duration in critical care patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 3:52 PM ISTHELSINKI: A recent meta-analysis indicated that vitamin C may shorten the length of ICU stay and the duration of mechanical ventilation. The...
Sedation may not improve survival in ventilated ICU patients: NON-SEDA trial Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2020 4:15 PM ISTDenmark: Mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU who received no sedation had similar 90-day mortality compared to the patients who were assigned...
Ketamine use can prevent postanesthetic shivering without severe side effects Medha Baranwal17 Feb 2020 10:30 AM ISTChina: Ketamine can prevent postanesthetic shivering without severe side effects, a recent study in the journal BMC Anesthesiology. The study further...
High blood sugar during surgery increases risk of postoperative delirium Medha Baranwal9 Feb 2020 11:00 AM ISTBerlin, Germany: Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) during surgical operation increases the risk of postoperative delirium (POD) but not postoperative...
Increasing Opioid dose fails to lessen pain in chronic patients, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Feb 2020 10:30 AM ISTIncreasing opioids dose fails to lessen pain in chronic pain patients.Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses do not seem to...
Adjunct epidural anaesthesia may increase complications in patients of cystectomy Medha Baranwal6 Feb 2020 5:30 PM ISTCleveland, Ohio: Cystectomy patients who were managed with general anesthesia+epidural anaesthesia had more complications than those who received...
