Menopausal women experience an accelerated decline in lung function supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 4:49 PM ISTWomen suffer an increased decline in lung function during menopause, claims a recent research.“Women are living longer and, therefore, many years...
Imatinib improves symptoms for patients with severe asthma: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2017 6:05 PM ISTMast cells, a type of white blood cell, are present in the airways of severe asthmatics even in the face of aggressive treatment, and their presence...
Largest John Hopkins Study shows ventilator-associated pneumonia is preventable Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 May 2017 10:31 AM ISTFor some hospital patients, going on a ventilator is often the difference between life and death. About 800,000 hospital patients undergo mechanical...
Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea patients could lose eyesight within four years: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 July 2017 2:14 PM ISTResearch led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are at...
Ultrasound-triggered liposomes- a novel technique of local anesthesia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTResearchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found a new way to non-invasively relieve pain at local sites in the body; such systems could one day...
Elevated tissue iron a risk factor for Aspergillus Infection in lung transplant recipients Medical Dialogues Bureau2 March 2018 7:28 PM ISTDr.Mark Nicolls, Stanford University Professor in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine conducted a study to investigate why lung transplant patients...
Ramelteon decreases Delirium and duration of ICU Stay Vinay Singh singh10 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTRamelteon may tend to decrease the duration of ICU stay as well as causes a significant decrease in the occurrence rate and duration of delirium,...
Steroids in Sepsis reduce mortality and length of ICU stay Vinay Singh singh16 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTCorticosteroids possibly result in a small reduction in mortality as well as increase the risk of neuromuscular weakness in critically ill patients...
Longer duration of intubation linked to severe laryngeal injury in ICU patients Vinay Singh singh17 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTLaryngeal injury from intubation is common in the ICU setting. Longer-duration intubation is linked to higher injury prevalences and severity. At...
Vitamin C in ICU patients- Controversial benefits with lagging evidence Deepanjana Sarkar5 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTAdministration of vitamin C to Intensive care unit patients is a common practice. However, the ability of vitamin C to reduce mortality in critically...
Single dose of IV Desmopressin decreases risk of hematoma expansion in ICH patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Administration of a single dose of IV desmopressin (DDAVP) decreases the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) expansion in Intracranial...
Vitamin C does not significantly improve outcomes of ICU patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTDELHI: Refuting the claims of previous studies that demonstrated the role of vitamin C in shortening intensive care unit (ICU) stay in critically ill...
