Chlorhexidine bathing and nasal mupirocin effectively reduces ICU infections: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Chlorhexidine bathing plus nasal mupirocin effectively reduces hospital-acquired infections finds a Clinical Trial published in The...
New wireless sensors may monitor babies in NICU in near future Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Sensors that monitor babies in hospitals' neonatal intensive care units (NICU) require wires that can prevent cuddles and other skin-to-skin...
New treatment guidelines issued for Traumatic brain injury in children Hina Zahid4 March 2019 7:20 PM ISTBrain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic brain injury, TBI has been released by a group of experts of...
GA with halogenated anaesthetic gases increases dementia risk in elderly Deepanjana Sarkar28 Feb 2019 7:28 PM ISTPatients who are priorly exposed to halogenated anesthetic gases during general anaesthesia show symptoms of dementia than who are not, revealed a...
Start antibiotics early in elderly with urinary infection to prevent sepsis Hina Zahid27 Feb 2019 8:28 PM ISTStart antibiotics as soon as possible after diagnosis of urinary infection in the elderly to prevent sepsis risk. Delaying or withholding antibiotics...
Laparoscopic Surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis effective and safe in adults Hina Zahid27 Feb 2019 7:05 PM ISTLaparoscopic Surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis effective and safe in adults. Appendectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for acute...
New device detects sepsis in minutes, saves lives Deepanjana Sarkar20 Feb 2019 8:20 PM ISTNew tiny device detects sepsis in two and a half minutes and may save thousands of lives.Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have developed a...
Higher O2 Sats with bag-mask ventilation during Intubation saves lives Hina Zahid20 Feb 2019 7:28 PM ISTThousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure of Intubation. Higher O2 Sats with Manual Ventilation during Intubation...
Vagus Nerve stimulation may ease Pain associated with PTSD Hina Zahid20 Feb 2019 7:05 PM ISTVagus Nerve stimulation may ease Pain associated with PTSD, found Lerman and colleagues.Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental condition...
Commonly used antidepressant could stop deadly sepsis, study suggests Hina Zahid15 Feb 2019 8:20 PM ISTNew research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests a commonly used antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive...
Delhi Doctors successfully deliver child of pregnant swine flu patient using ECMO Hina Zahid12 Feb 2019 6:00 PM ISTDelhi Doctors have successfully delivered the child of pregnant swine flu patient using ECMO and the good news is that both the mother and the foetus...
Cephalosporins double risk of delirium in ICU patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar8 Feb 2019 7:10 PM ISTDr Jessica J. Grahl and colleagues conducted a nested cohort study and found First-, second-, and third-generation cephalosporins increase the risk of...
