Critical care experts develop blueprint for essential operations during COVID-19 pandemic Hina Zahid2 April 2020 6:15 PM ISTCHICAGO:Coronavirus patients are rising and flooding hospitals day by day. Therefore the health care system must not only determine how to redeploy...
Toaster-sized ventilator from India helps hospitals fight Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 April 2020 5:02 PM ISTIn order to wage a war against Covid 19, the AgVa plant near New Delhi has been permitted to increase manufacturing of small ventilator weighing just...
Stroke Drug Tissue Plasminogen Activator may help treat critical COVID-19 patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 April 2020 7:30 PM ISTCOVID-19 patients who develop respiratory distress need access to a mechanical ventilator which can means life or death to them . Researchers have...
Multisociety consensus advises against multiple patients per Ventilator Hina Zahid31 March 2020 5:15 PM ISTThere has been need and interest in ventilating multiple patients on one ventilator because of Covid 19 epidemic. This is to expand access to...
Vitamin C may shorten ventilation time in critically ill patients Hina Zahid30 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTThe administration of vitamin C shortens the length of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients, according to a review recently published in...
PPE worn during COVID-19 patient care tests negative for virus: Pilot study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers at Singapore have found in a pilot study that healthcare workers treating patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 did not appear to have traces...
Prone position improves ventilation in severe COVID-19 patients, finds Wuhan study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 7:48 AM ISTResearchers at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, China have found in a new study that lying face down was better for the lungs in patients with severe...
Triple drug inhaler may effectively reduce COPD exacerbations Dr. K B Aarthi19 March 2020 6:15 PM ISTDaily use of triple-drug FF/UMEC/VI inhaler led to significant reductions in moderate/severe COPD exacerbations, hospitalizations and death.
Why appendicitis diagnosis is missed in ED, finds JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 March 2020 4:00 PM ISTDiagnosing appendicitis accurately in the emergency department may be challenging despite the fact that its symptoms are...
Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in premature infants Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 1:45 PM ISTBreast milk containing higher amounts of epidermal growth factor would not kill harmful or beneficial bacteria in the gut but might keep such bacteria...
Music may help overcome delirium in critically ill patients Hina Zahid12 March 2020 9:00 AM ISTINDIANAPOLIS - Delirium is a form of acute brain failure for which no effective treatment is known. It is common for critically ill patients on...
For pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest which is better-Lidocaine or amiodarone Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 March 2020 8:30 PM ISTA study published in Journal Resuscitation has found that that there was no significant difference in clinical outcomes between those receiving...
