Guideline for management of sepsis and septic shock: Surviving sepsis campaign Medha Baranwal7 Oct 2021 7:45 PM ISTUSA: A recent international guideline published in the journal Intensive Care Medicine provides recommendations for the management of sepsis and...
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...
Vitamin C reduces short-term mortality in sepsis patients, study finds Medha Baranwal30 Aug 2021 12:45 PM ISTChina: Mono-intravenous vitamin C therapy may reduce short-term mortality in sepsis patients and also protects organ function, a recent study has...
Thromboelastogram may predict severity of organ dysfunction in sepsis, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha28 Jun 2021 9:45 AM ISTRecent research reports have put forth that a subset of patients with severe sepsis without overt bleeding are hypocoagulable and can be...
Ultrashort-acting β-blockers lower mortality in patients with septic shock: Study Medha Baranwal16 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTJapan: The use of ultrashort-acting β-blockers (such as esmolol and landiolol) significantly lowered 28-day mortality in sepsis patients with...
Fluid balance status not linked to readmission chances for patients with sepsis:JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha10 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTResults from a large observational study of non-critically ill patients hospitalized with sepsis has highlighted no association between positive...
Use of Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone for Sepsis fails in major study Medha Baranwal25 Feb 2021 5:30 AM ISTUSA: Treatment with vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone does not significantly improve ventilator- and vasopressor-free days compared to placebo...
Procalcitonin Reduces Long-Term Infection-associated Adverse Events in Sepsis Dr Kartikeya Kohli17 Feb 2021 10:12 PM ISTThe U.S. CDC and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have identified antimicrobial resistance as an alarming global public health...
Invitro study shows a promising novel drug for sepsis MD Bureau24 Dec 2020 10:00 AM ISTSepsis is a dangerous, often fatal response, to many infections including COVID-19. A recent Invitro study reports suggest a non-toxic SPA (small...
Cholestyramine use with antibiotics may decrease risk of antibiotic resistance: Study Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A key challenge in antibiotic stewardship is figuring out how to use antibiotics therapeutically without promoting the...
Case of Unexpected death due to DIC after low anterior resection Dr. Nandita Mohan16 Oct 2020 11:30 PM ISTJurij Ales Kosir and colleagues at UMC Ljubljana, Europe, Slovenia have reported a rare case of unexpected death after low anterior resection due to...
Waterbirths as safe as traditional births, reveals study Hina Zahid15 Oct 2020 11:36 PM ISTResearchers conducted a new study to compare neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or special care nursery admission for deliveries with water...
