Ticagrelor doesn't improve acute coronary syndrome compared to Prasugrel: Study MD Editorial Team27 Jan 2022 8:30 AM ISTDelhi: A meta-analysis by Fong L.C.W. and team revealed that ticagrelor did not reduce the primary composite endpoint of myocardial infection (MI),...
Post-ICU syndrome common in COVID-19 survivors: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team25 Jan 2022 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is frequent in COVID-19 survivors, shows a new study done by Karissa Weidman and colleagues. There was no...
Bifidobacterium infantis treatment reduces risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm babies Medical Dialogues Editorial Team22 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a recent trial of 483 very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns, Joseph Tobias and colleagues discovered that B. infantis EVC001 treatment was...
Saline as effective as balanced solutions for keeping Critically Ill patients alive: NEJM Study Dr. Shravani Dali21 Jan 2022 9:15 AM ISTNew research on intravenous fluids used in intensive care shows that commonly used saline is as effective at keeping people alive and their organs...
Coronary interventions do not majorly impact death risk in STEMI patients with septic shock: Study Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) is strongly associated with mortality in patients with septic shock, finds a recent study. PCI and...
Lactate dehydrogenase to albumin ratio may predict worsening in lower RTI: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team20 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTSouth Korea: The lactic dehydrogenase to albumin (LDH/ALB) ratio was discovered to be an independent predictive factor for in-hospital mortality in...
Hyperoxia tied to adverse outcomes in critically ill children: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent study in JAMA Network Open has found that hyperoxia in critically ill children is associated with mortality despite the...
Heart transplantation: Donation after circulatory death feasible, study suggests Medha Baranwal15 Jan 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: In a major finding, researchers have reported that heart donation for transplantation after circulatory death has similar outcomes to heart...
Chlorhexidine bathing effectively wards off opportunistic infections in ICU patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTKorea: Data from a real-world study showed that among patients in medical ICU (MICU) with a high vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) endemicity,...
Opioid overdose fatalities ranks top among homeless; JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team13 Jan 2022 9:45 AM ISTHigh rates of drug overdose death trends among homeless individuals, while the types of substances implicated in overdose fatalities remain unknown in...
Extreme HbA1c values shows association with a higher sepsis occurrence MD Editorial Team7 Jan 2022 9:45 AM ISTIn a new study led by Anca Balintescu and colleagues, researchers discovered association between HbA1c and sepsis, as well as a fourfold increased...
Role of ECMO in most critically ill COVID-19 patients MD Bureau4 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced, resource-intensive form of life support for patients with severe respiratory or cardiac...
