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...
Can ICU stay per se lead to risk of depression? Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTUnited Kingdom: Stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) can lead to anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finds a new study.The...
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...
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...
Corticosteroids use in influenza pneumonia linked to increased mortality, ICU stay Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 April 2019 8:10 PM ISTCHINA: In patients with influenza pneumonia, corticosteroids use is associated with increased mortality, length of stay in the intensive care unit...
Omadacycline for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 April 2019 7:25 PM ISTDELHI: Omadacycline, a new once-daily aminomethylcycline antibiotic agent, is non-inferior to moxifloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired...
Early norepinephrine use controls septic shock by 6 hours Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTThailand: In sepsis patients with hypotension, the administration of early low-dose norepinephrine significantly increased shock control by 6 hours...
Commercial fastener better than tape for securing endotracheal tube Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTUSA: The use of an endotracheal tube fastener for securing an endotracheal tube in critically ill adults undergoing endotracheal intubation is...
30 min pressure support ventilation better extubation strategy in patients on mechanical ventilation Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTSPAIN: Daily spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) are the best approach to determine if the patient is ready for extubation --disconnection from the...
Low phosphate blood levels during ICU stay increase death risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTLow phosphate blood levels during ICU stay increase death risk, Finds a new study.The presence of hypophosphatemia -- low levels of phosphate in the...
Fortis doctors perform rare 'dual surgery' for tumours in breast, heart Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 6:00 PM ISTFortis doctors perform rare 'dual surgery' on a 55 years old female patient who was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her breast and a benign tumor...
CPAP can work well even outside Intensive Care Unit in Bronchiolitis Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been continuously performed in infants with bronchiolitis on the general paediatrics floors safely...
