Head-up CPR bundle improves neurologically favorable survival in cardiac arrest: Study Medha Baranwal4 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: CPR using head-up/torso-up (HTup) positions is tied to markedly improved odds of neurologically-favorable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)...
What are Criteria for continuous kidney replacement therapy cessation in ICU patients? Medha Baranwal3 May 2022 8:45 PM ISTThe Netherlands: Cessation of continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) in clinical practice is based on multiple arguments including the absence...
IM neostigmine reduces IAP in patients with acute pancreatitis and intra-abdominal hypertension Medha Baranwal2 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: Findings from a randomized controlled phase II clinical trial showed that in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and intra-abdominal...
Popolymer matrix-based sublingual epinephrine continues to show promise: EPIPHAST study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTEpinephrine can reach therapeutic plasma concentrations via sublingual administration confirm researchers during the second part of the ongoing...
Steroid Combo Does Not Increase Shock Free Days in Septic Shock Patients MD Bureau28 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTHydrocortisone has been extensively examined in sepsis, and fludrocortisone has been used for patients with aldosterone deficiency. Among the...
How to avoid epinephrine dosing errors in infants? JAMA study provides insight Medical Dialogues Editorial Team27 April 2022 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A simple emergency medical services (EMS) intervention employing a 1-mL syringe for tiny epinephrine doses was linked to a higher rate of proper...
Gram staining can reduce multiple drug-resistant infection in critically ill patients; JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team25 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTJapan: In patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), gram stain-guided therapy was non-inferior to guideline-based treatment and...
Awake prone positioning may potentially harm COVID-19 patients with hypoxemia: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team20 April 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: A new article published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests that in patients with COVID-19–associated hypoxemia who did not...
Subcutaneous insulin in patients hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis tied to lower ICU need: JAMA Medha Baranwal20 April 2022 11:00 AM ISTCalifornia: Treatment with subcutaneous insulin in patients hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) led to lower rates of ICU admission and...
Freshly irradiated RBC transfusion shows better cerebral oxygenation in preterm infants: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team20 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew Zealand: In a new study conducted by Maria Saito-Benz and team it was found that when compared to transfusion of irradiated and stored red blood...
Daily exposure to mild intermittent hypoxia reduces BP in men with hypertension and sleep apnea Medha Baranwal20 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Mild intermittent hypoxia (MIH) brings out beneficial cardiovascular and autonomic outcomes in males with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and...
Naloxone Nasal spray may quickly restore breathing in opioid overdose patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 April 2022 6:30 PM ISTA single dose of a nasal spray invented at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) restored breathing within ten minutes for 80 per...
