No significant benefit of moderate hypothermia versus mild hypothermia in comatose survivors: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2021 6:45 PM ISTCanada: According to a recent study in JAMA, a target temperature of 31 °C did not significantly reduce the rate of death or poor neurologic outcome...
Prophylactic Azithromycin may reduce asthma exacerbations in adults, finds study MD Editorial Team24 Oct 2021 10:30 PM ISTLong term Prophylactic Azithromycin causes significant reduction in exacerbations in adult asthma patients, reports a new research.An observational...
In severe hypoxemic COVID 19 patients, 6mg/ day and 12mg/day Dexamethasone equally effective: JAMA MD Editorial Team23 Oct 2021 10:30 AM ISTDexamethasone is a corticosteroid used popularly for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects. WHO in 2020 issued an interim guideline on...
ICU delirium frequently linked with acute renal damage, finds a new study MD Editorial Team19 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTAcute kidney Injury (AKI) and delirium are two of the most prevalent problems in the Intensive care unit (ICU). There is little known regarding the...
Live music relaxes, alleviates pain in pediatric patients, new research suggests Hina Zahid18 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTMusic can energize people during workout and is a source of calming down during stressful situations . But music doesn't just improve moods in...
High BMI independently associated with death and longer ICU stay for COVID patients Hina Zahid16 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTPrevious studies have shown that a high body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for severe COVID-19.In patients with COVID-19, a high body mass index...
Low postoperative blood platelet level increases mortality in acute type A aortic dissection cases MD Editorial Team15 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTGuangyu Liu and colleagues have discovered that in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) who have open aortic repair surgery, a lower...
Tebentafusp improves overall survival in patients with untreated metastatic uveal melanoma: NEJM MD Editorial Team13 Oct 2021 9:15 PM ISTUK: According to a new study, tebentafusp treatment resulted in longer overall survival than control therapy in previously untreated individuals with...
Serum procalcitonin- reliable biomarker to diagnose ventilator associated pneumonia in kids: Study dr anusha13 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major hospital-acquired infection that accentuates morbidities in an already sick child and negatively...
Steps to reduce deaths from critical illness in COVID times: Consensus among global clinical experts Medha Baranwal12 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTSweden: A recent study, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, provides a blueprint for hospitals on how to reduce deaths from critical...
LMW Heparin safely reduced major thromboembolism and death in high risk COVID-19 patients: JAMA MD Editorial Team10 Oct 2021 11:36 PM ISTIn the HEP-COVID randomized clinical trial, therapeutic-dose LMWH reduced the composite of thromboembolism and death compared to standard heparin...
Prophylactic scopolamine butylbromide reduces death rattle at end of life: JAMA MD Editorial Team7 Oct 2021 11:00 AM ISTHealth care professionals often struggle with death rattle because of the uncertainty about management.Clinical guidelines recommend anticholinergic...
