FDA approves heart and lung support system for critically-ill patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2020 9:40 AM ISTWALTHAM- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Novalung®, a heart and lung support system for the treatment of acute respiratory or...
Ketamine an effective alternative for sedation, pain management in ICU patients Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2020 11:45 AM ISTUSA: The use of continuous infusion (CI) ketamine increases the time spent in goal pain and sedation score range with no effect on delirium incidence,...
FDA approves IV Meloxicam for moderate to severe pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Feb 2020 5:20 PM ISTUSA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for ANJESOâ„¢ (meloxicam injection), which is indicated for the...
Vitamin C may shorten mechanical ventilation duration in critical care patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 3:52 PM ISTHELSINKI: A recent meta-analysis indicated that vitamin C may shorten the length of ICU stay and the duration of mechanical ventilation. The...
Sedation may not improve survival in ventilated ICU patients: NON-SEDA trial Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2020 4:15 PM ISTDenmark: Mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU who received no sedation had similar 90-day mortality compared to the patients who were assigned...
Ketamine use can prevent postanesthetic shivering without severe side effects Medha Baranwal17 Feb 2020 10:30 AM ISTChina: Ketamine can prevent postanesthetic shivering without severe side effects, a recent study in the journal BMC Anesthesiology. The study further...
Early administration of dexamethasone effective for ARDS treatment: Lancet Medha Baranwal17 Feb 2020 10:00 AM ISTSpain: Early administration of dexamethasone could reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and overall mortality in patients with established...
Vitamin C benefits ICU patients, reduces duration of mechanical ventilation Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2020 4:00 PM ISTDelhi: Critically ill patients may benefit from the administration of vitamin C, a recent meta-analysis in the Journal of Intensive Care has...
NOTICE: Vitamin C-B1-steroid combo may lower septic shock mortality in kids Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Feb 2020 5:30 PM ISTUSA: Sepsis can affect anyone at any time but it tends to strike more often the very old and the very young. Children, particularly premature babies...
High LDL-cholesterol following heart attack lowers mortality: BMJ Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2020 4:30 PM ISTUSA: The presence of high LDL-cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) following a heart attack in hospitalized patients lowers mortality risk, a recent study...
Dyskalemia commonly encountered in ICU may increase risk for cardiac events Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2020 3:00 PM ISTFrance: Dyskalemia at admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is common and is associated with increased mortality, according to a recent study...
GA during cesarean may increase likelihood of postpartum depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2020 4:13 PM ISTPostpartum depression has increased seven-fold in the past 15 years in the US, and it now affects up to 1 in 7 women, yielding about 550,000 annual...
