Acupuncture useful in reducing stress, anxiety, pain in ED Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study shows that use of acupuncture in the emergency department (ED) can cut stress and anxiety, relieves pain and is acceptable to the majority...
Agile Implementation reduces central line-associated blood stream infections Vinay Singh singh18 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTAgile Implementation, an easy to localize and apply change methodology that enables fast, efficient, effective, scalable and sustainable...
New neonatal resuscitation practice recommended by NRP Vinay Singh singh14 Nov 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in the AAP News and Journals Gateway reports that the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is associated with an increased...
Higher Prophylactic platelet transfusion threshold increases deaths in neonates Vinay Singh singh7 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that among preterm infants with severe thrombocytopenia, the use of a platelet-count threshold of 50,000 per...
Role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in trauma cases: Dr Amit Nabar Hina Zahid5 Nov 2018 7:04 PM ISTHead Trauma is one of the major causes of death and disabilities across the world. This can be caused due a contusion (bruise), concussions, fractured...
Hyperglycemia After Metformin Overdose: A Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTTurkey: An interesting case of a 16-year-old non-diabetic girl who developed hyperglycemia and later died following ingestion of over 35 tablets of...
Small Pneumothorax detected on CT chest may forego chest tube placement Vinay Singh singh3 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTA new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine reports that increased use of computed tomography (CT) allows detection of smaller chest...
HCTZ induces pulmonary oedema in a patient: Case study Vinay Singh singh2 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTA unique and rare case of a male patient who experienced hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)-induced pulmonary oedema complicated by acute respiratory distress...
Artificial intelligence system may improve survival in sepsis Vinay Singh singh30 Oct 2018 7:12 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Nature Medicine suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help identify the best way to treat patients...
Prophylactic pantoprazole in ICU offers no mortality benefit Vinay Singh singh29 Oct 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that no significant differences were found between pantoprazole and placebo with regard to either 90-day...
What to do when patient’s spontaneous breathing trial fails? Vinay Singh singh28 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in the journal JAMA reports that among patients requiring mechanical ventilation in whom a spontaneous breathing trial had...
High Calorie nutrition does not increase survival in critical patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Oct 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe use of an energy-dense formulation for enteral delivery of nutrition in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation is not associated with a higher...
