High-flow nasal cannula therapy not inferior to CPAP for acutely ill children in pediatric ICU: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel23 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUK: An article on the care of pediatric patients in PICU published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) illustrated that...
Snake venom-based gel may arrest bleeding in accident victims Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jun 2022 8:30 AM ISTResearchers at University of Queensland have found in a new research that snake venom could be used to stop uncontrolled bleeding. Further ...
Clarithromycin fails to improve survival in sepsis patients with multiple organ dysfunction Medha Baranwal22 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTAthens, Greece: Among patients with sepsis with respiratory and multiple organ dysfunction, intravenous clarithromycin did not reduce mortality, says...
PoCUS may aid early diagnosis and revascularization of occult occlusive MI in ICU patients Dr. Hiral patel21 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Cardiac PoCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) may help identify occult occlusive myocardial infarction (OOMI) earlier than standard evaluation and may...
Not just coughing, M. tuberculosis may be transmitted via simple breathing as well: Study Dr. Hiral patel21 Jun 2022 9:45 AM ISTSouth Africa: A South African study reported that tidal breathing (TiBr) accounts for an estimated 93% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) produced...
Therapeutic hyperthermia improves survival in critically ill patients with sepsis, study suggests Medha Baranwal20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a pilot randomized trial published in Critical Care Medicine revealed that therapeutic hyperthermia is associated with lower...
Effect of Fluid Bolus Administration on Cardiovascular Collapse Among Critically ill Patients Roshni Dhar20 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTAmong critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, administration of an intravenous fluid bolus compared with no fluid bolus did not...
Covid-19 patients affected by acute kidney injury become dialysis-dependent after discharge Jacinthlyn Sylvia19 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In a new study conducted by El Mouhayyar C. and peers it was shown that there is a significant rate of dialysis dependency among acute kidney...
IV fluid bolus fails to prevent cardiovascular collapse in intubated patients: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Application of an intravenous (IV) fluid bolus did not substantially reduce the risk of cardiovascular collapse in critically sick people...
COVID-19: Chronic liver disease patients at high risk of liver failure and bile duct damage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTWithin the context of a cross-sectional study, a research team led by Lukas Hartl, Thomas Reiberger and Michael Trauner from the Division of...
Vitamin C administration worsens outcomes of sepsis patients on vasopressor therapy: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia16 Jun 2022 8:38 PM ISTUSA: In a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that adults with sepsis following vasopressor therapy in the ICU had a...
Novel technique help in early identification of laryngeal clefts in infants: Study Medha Baranwal16 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTTaiwan: Routine use of a novel technique of flexible endoscopy with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and sustained pharyngeal inflation (FE-NIV-SPI) can...
