Serum melatonin levels may predict mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury Medical Dialogues Editorial Team15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTSpain: A new study conducted by Leonardo Lorente and the team showed the existence of greater blood melatonin levels in non-survivors than in...
Patients on DOAC have minimal risk of delayed ICH after low energy blunt head trauma Medical Dialogues Editorial Team15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: For individuals on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), the risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) following low-intensity blunt head...
Non invasive ventilation with tocilizumab improves survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients Medha Baranwal15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTBrazil: The use of simple oxygen only and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) was shown to be associated with a mortality benefit from tocilizumab in a...
Arterial punctures safe for arterial blood gas analyses, study reveals Medha Baranwal14 March 2022 9:15 AM ISTDenmark: Arterial punctures (APs) are safe procedures for arterial blood gas (ABG) analyses, reveals a recent study in the journal ERJ Open Research....
Prehospital transfusion not superior to 0.9 percent sodium chloride for trauma-related haemorrhagic shock: Lancet Medha Baranwal11 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: Findings from a phase 3 trial showed that prehospital packed red blood cells (PRBC)-lyophilized plasma (LyoPlas) resuscitation is not superior to...
Frailty helps predict mortality risk associated with progressive liver cirrhosis: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team10 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTCanada: In a new study conducted by Sarah Wang and team, frailty was found to be an independent predictor of progression of cirrhosis or mortality, as...
Use of cusp-overlapping projection in TAVR reduces rate of permanent pacemaker implantation: JACC Medha Baranwal9 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTSpain: A novel cusp-overlapping projection (COP) technique was shown to significantly reduce the rate of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPMI) in...
Prophylactic melatonin in critically ill patients fails to prevent delirium, Study finds Medical Dialogues Editorial Team5 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTIn a new study conducted by Bradley Wibrow and team it was found that, enteral melatonin started within 48 hours after ICU admission did not diminish...
Rotational thromboelastometry can identify low fibrinogen in postpartum hemorrhage: Study Medha Baranwal4 March 2022 10:15 AM ISTUK: Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM Sigma) Fibtem A5 during postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) can detect fibrinogen 2g/L and guide targeted fibrinogen...
Transfusion not superior to no transfusion at an Hbg of 7.0 g/dL in critically ill patients: Study Dr. Shravani Dali4 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTEvaluation of transfusion targets other than a haemoglobin threshold of 7.0 G/dl may be warranted, according to a recent study published in the...
Parenteral vitamin K most effective to prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding in newborns: AAP Medical Dialogues Editorial Team2 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a new study conducted by Ivan Hand and team, it was shown that parenteral vitamin K is the most effective strategy to avoid vitamin K...
Vitamin D deficiency in preterm babies tied to bronchopulmonary dysplasia risk: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTKorea: Vitamin D insufficiency at 1 month of age is connected with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm newborns, according to an article...
