Routine use of driving pressure-guided ventilation not favorable in lung resection surgery Medha Baranwal2 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: A driving pressure-guided ventilation in patients undergoing lung resection surgery intraoperatively improved pulmonary mechanics but did...
Stress induced hyperphenylalaninemia tied to worse ICU prognosis Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: A new study published in Critical Care Medicine suggests that stress-induced hyperphenylalaninemia (SHP) in patients admitted to the ICU was...
TEA or RSCA which is better postoperative analgesic option in open midline major abdominal surgery? Medha Baranwal30 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) as compared to rectus sheath catheter analgesia (RSCA) provides superior initial postoperative analgesia after...
No benefit of raising BP target in post cardiac arrest patients: BOX trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 10:15 AM ISTThere is limited research on optimal mean arterial blood pressure targets in cardiac arrest survivors receiving intensive care.According to a new...
Add on Acetazolamide to loop diuretics decreases congestion in patients with acute decompensated HF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTAcetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor with diuretic effects which is a drug commonly used in the treatment of mountain sickness and some...
Among post cardiac arrest patients restrictive oxygenation does not cause harm Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2022 5:22 PM ISTHypoxic-ischaemic brain injury is by far the leading cause of death after cardiac arrest. In order to take care of this temperature control with...
The lower risk of stroke and heart disease among people taking good sleep Isra Zaman27 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTNine in ten people do not get a good night's sleep, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022. The study found that suboptimal sleep was...
The prevalence of illicit drug use in intensive cardiac care unit ICCU patients Isra Zaman27 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTIllicit drug use is associated with a nearly nine-fold greater risk of death or life-threatening emergencies in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU)...
Cardiac damage in patients undergoing TAVR ups death risk: Study Medha Baranwal26 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTGermany: People who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with higher-stage cardiac damage were more likely to die within 1 year,...
Antibiotics reduce risk of life-threatening infective endocarditis following invasive dental treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTPeople who are at high risk of developing a life-threatening heart infection should be given antibiotics before undergoing invasive dental procedures,...
TAVR versus surgery yield similar outcomes at 5 years in intermediate-risk patients: SURTAVI trial Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Major clinical outcomes (disabling stroke and death) were similar 5 years after TAVR and surgical aortic valve replacement among...
Use of chest and abdominopelvic CT on the rise among trauma-related ED visits Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Aug 2022 7:15 AM ISTThe evolving utilization of CT for trauma evaluation may be impacted by injury severity. But recent increase in utilization of CT in patients...
