ROX index predicts high flow nasal cannula failure in COVID-19 patients with AHRF: Study Medha Baranwal28 Sept 2021 9:30 AM ISTJharkhand: Results from a recent meta-analysis suggest that the ROX index is a good predictor of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) failure in COVID-19...
COPD patients with pulmonary hypertension have worse prognosis, finds study MD Editorial Team28 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTIn a study done by Carmine Dario Vizza and colleagues, it was discovered that patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in Chronic Obstructive...
Do probiotics help with ventilator associated Pneumonia in Critical Patients? MD Editorial Team25 Sept 2021 10:45 AM ISTIn a study to determine the effect of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus (L rhamnosus) GG prior to ventilation, it was discovered that administration...
Hemodynamic guided management reduces hospitalization due to early HF: Lancet MD Editorial Team25 Sept 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in the journal The Lancet showed that hemodynamic-guided management of heart failure did not lower mortality rates and total heart...
Acalabrutinib, venetoclax and obinutuzumab as frontline therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Lancet MD Editorial Team24 Sept 2021 9:00 PM ISTUSA: In a trial led by Matthew S Davids, individuals with undiscovered minimum residual disease (MRD) and untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia who...
POCUS helpful for differentiating intussusception in pediatric patients: Study Medha Baranwal17 Sept 2021 10:15 AM ISTUSA: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can differentiate ileocolic intussusception (ICI) from small bowel-small bowel intussusception (SB-SBI) and is...
How to Detect Central Vertigo on Examination in ED without neuroimaging? MD Editorial Team17 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDiagnosing stroke in dizzy patients remains a challenge in emergency medicine. The accuracy of the neuroophthalmological examination HINTS performed...
Chewing gum may help in early restoration of bowel function after heart surgery: Study Hina Zahid15 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTpostoperative ileus
Strategies to optimize early mobilization and rehabilitation in ICU patients Medha Baranwal15 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: There have been more than 40 randomized trials evaluating early mobilization and rehabilitation in intensive care units (ICU) in the last...
Promising Benefits of Nintedanib in Minimizing COVID Induced Lung Injury in mechanically ventilated patients: Results from a Pilot Study Dr. JUDO JOSEPH VACHAPARAMBIL11 Sept 2021 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has been unrelenting for the last year and a half. Globally, increasing numbers are added each day to the COVID-19...
High degree of platelet reduction associated with mortality in Sepsis, finds study Hina Zahid10 Sept 2021 9:15 AM ISTSepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition arising from tissue and organ damage due to a body's overactive response to an infection. It is...
Pregnancies complicated by antepartum sepsis linked to placental dysfunction: JAMA Dr Nirali Kapoor10 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTPregnant patients may be particularly susceptible to rapid progression to sepsis and septic shock due to pregnancy-specific physiologic, mechanical,...
