EMA recommends new drug Dzuveo for pain management Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 May 2018 7:31 PM ISTThe Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion for recommending the...
Brain Death Revisited: Dr Rahul Pandit Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 April 2018 7:03 PM ISTBrain Death is defined as the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem. The three essential findings in Brain Death...
Early identification and treatment of sepsis saves lives Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 April 2018 8:28 PM ISTSepsis is a serious medical condition that affects more than 30 million people worldwide every year, potentially leading to 6 million deaths. The...
Liberal oxygen use in critically ill patients increases death risk : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 April 2018 8:32 PM ISTUsually in a critical care setting supplemental oxygen use is liberally carried out as a practice to acutely ill adults although the credibility of...
Piperacillin+tazobactam inferior to Meropenum in bacteraemia by resistant bacteria Vinay Singh singh25 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe antibiotic combination therapy piperacillin-tazobactam was significantly less effective than meropenem when treating potentially fatal bloodstream...
Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax : Needle Aspiration vs Chest Tube Vinay Singh singh24 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is an abnormal accumulation of air in the space between the lungs and the chest cavity (called the pleural...
Ketamine Nasal spray for rapid treatment of depression Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTKetamine has been found to be effective in refractory depression.The researchers have developed a nasal spray formulation of ketamine that shows...
Elderly hip fracture patients have better outcomes with regional than GA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Si Ra Bang and coworkers conducted a Nationwide Population-Based Study to evaluate General Anesthesia Versus Regional Anesthesia with respect to ...
Hydrocortisone,fludrocortisone combo reduces mortality in septic shock Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTSeptic shock is characterized by dysregulation of the host response to infection, with circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities.Dr. Djillali...
Sepsis can be diagnosed accurately by measuring neutrophil motility Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTDiagnosing the life-threatening complication of sepsis has been a big and persistent challenge in medicine.Investigators at Massachusetts General...
Continued Statin use may prevent delirium in critically ill patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTThere have been documented evidence of benefits of Statin use.The new in the list is its use in the prevention of delirium in patients in...
Low-dose Nocturnal Dexmedetomidine Prevents ICU Delirium Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 March 2018 7:28 PM ISTDr.Yoanna Skrobik, a clinician-scientist at McGill University Health Centre in Canada conducted a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to identify a...
