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Medical Bulletin 15/October/2021
Overview
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Serum procalcitonin a reliable biomarker
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major hospital-acquired infection that accentuates morbidities in an already sick child and negatively impacts recovery and prognosis. Variuos morbidities associated with VAP included prolonged ventilation, long duration of higher antibiotics, increased ICU and hospital stay subsequently leading to increased health care costs.
Early identification of an evolving VAP helps in the early optimization of antibiotic therapy and correlates with early weaning from mechanical ventilation. For this purpose researchers from RML hospital New Delhi conducted a study to determine the role of serum procalcitonin as an early inflammatory marker for an early and provisional diagnosis of VAP among clinically suspected VAP patients in pediatric intensive care unit settings.
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Serum Procalcitonin- Reliable Biomarker To Diagnose Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Kids: Study
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"Available evidence has not definitively addressed the question of whether spinal anesthesia is safer than general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery, an important question to clinicians, patients, and families. Our study argues that, in many cases, either form of anesthesia appears to be safe," said lead investigator Mark D. Neuman, MD, MSc, an associate professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care. "This is important because it suggests that choices can be guided by patient preference rather than anticipated differences in outcomes in many cases."
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