ICU-to-Home discharge not risky in select patients : JAMA Vinay Singh singh24 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe discharge of select adult patients directly home from the ICU is not associated with increased health care utilization or increased mortality,...
In Aortic Stenosis TAVR leads to significantly shorter hospital stay than SAVR Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTTAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) for aortic stenosis is associated with a significantly shorter length of hospital stay and fewer chances...
Quick defibrillation not linked to better survival in Kids : JAMA Vinay Singh singh1 Oct 2018 8:10 PM ISTNo significant association was observed between the time to first defibrillation attempt in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) with a first...
One-third of elderly patients die after emergency intubation Vinay Singh singh8 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study has found that one-third of elderly patients die after emergency intubation.The researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital investigated...
Low blood sugar during discharge increases death and hospital readmission Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: A nationwide, retrospective cohort study of 843,978 admissions of diabetic patients found that the diabetes patients having low blood sugar...
Regional more beneficial than general anesthesia for hip surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Regional anesthesia (RA) is more beneficial than general anesthesia (GA) for hip fracture surgery in frail elderly, concludes a recent study...
Nonresolving Ulcerative Keratitis successfully managed with ayurvedic medicines: case study Deepanjana Sarkar2 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTNonresolving ulcerative keratitis of a 20-year-old young man was successfully managed with ayurvedic medicines, revealed a case report published in...
Despite available effective gout treatment, opioids still over prescribed Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Gout patients commonly receive opioids prescription after their discharge from the emergency department (ED), finds a recent study. This occurs...
Sepsis survivors with higher inflammation after discharge at higher risk for death: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: More than 60% of the patients who survived hospitalization for sepsis had a persistent elevation of inflammation and immunosuppression biomarkers...
Pneumonia patients prescribed more antibiotics, causing adverse events Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Two-thirds of patients hospitalized with pneumonia receive more antibiotics than they probably need, finds a recent retrospective study.According...
Antibiotics for Pneumonia,Short course reduces risk of adverse events and antibiotic resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTShort is good.Short course of Antibiotics in Pneumonia reduces risk of adverse events and antibiotic resistance.Excess antibiotic treatment, often...
