High dose steroids Linked to Increased Covid-19 Mortality in Non-Oxygenated Hospitalized Patients: NEJM Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran25 April 2023 11:30 AM ISTItaly: A new study published in NEJM Evidence has found that the use of glucocorticoids in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who are not receiving...
Does intraoperative fluid balance affect development of postoperative pancreatic fistula? Medha Baranwal21 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTChina: The controversy around perioperative fluid management during major abdominal surgery has been ongoing. Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a...
RAS inhibitors fail to improve outcomes in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19: JAMA Medha Baranwal14 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Initiating a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor as a treatment for COVID-19 does not improve and likely worsens clinical outcomes in...
Early prostacyclin in diaphragmatic hernia tied to less life support use in newborns: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Early prostacyclin (PGI2) therapy in newborns with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a decrease in the need for...
Neutrophils to lymphocytes and platelets ratio accurately predicts mortality in patients with ARDS Medha Baranwal7 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: Neutrophils to lymphocytes and platelets ratio (N/LPR)- is a more accurate predictor of mortality rate in acute respiratory distress syndrome...
FFR following PCI tied to less angina and better quality of life: Analysis of TARGET-FFR study Medha Baranwal7 April 2023 10:00 AM ISTUK: Larger improvements in fractional flow reserve (FFR) after PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) are linked with more relief from angina and...
Healthy microbiome could prevent severe infections in ICU Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 April 2023 9:00 AM ISTCanada: A recent study published in Nature Medicine found that patients who experienced an abnormal increase in the growth of this common bacteria...
Can higher dose of blood thinners improve outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 April 2023 12:30 PM ISTUSA: A higher dose of blood-thinning medication than usual in noncritically ill patients hospitalized for COVID-19 did not significantly reduce death...
G6PD Deficiency Increases the Risk of Severe COVID-19 in Black and White Male Veterans: JAMA Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran3 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in JAMA Network Open has revealed that individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are at an...
Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Propofol induced pancreatitis rare Medha Baranwal3 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTNew York: In mechanically ventilated ICU patients with measured triglycerides, propofol-associated hypertriglyceridemia is relatively common; however,...
Ketamine may be beneficial in treatment of severe traumatic brain injury in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTUSA: The administration of a common anaesthesia drug called Ketamine could be beneficial in reducing pressure inside the skull of children with...
Higher protein dosing fails to improve clinical outcomes in ICU patients: EFFORT Protein trial Medha Baranwal31 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Higher protein dosing in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients failed to improve the time-to-discharge-alive from the hospital and...
