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,...
Switching to oral antibiotics halves hospital stay in endocarditis : ESC Update Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTIn late-breaking results of the POET trial presented in ESC Congress 2018, it has been found that Oral treatment can halve hospital stay in...
Ketamine safe for induction of GA with elevated intracranial pressure Vinay Singh singh7 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTKetamine should be used without concern for worsening outcomes in patient with elevated intracranial pressure requiring intubation and induction of...
Topical Tranexamic acid reduces risk of rebleeding in epistaxis Vinay Singh singh14 Jan 2019 7:05 PM ISTA probable reduction was found in the risk of re-bleeding with the use of either oral or topical tranexamic acid in addition to usual care in adult...
Antibiotics in asthma exacerbations-a harmful practice: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Jan 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: According to a retrospective cohort study of nearly 20,000 adult patients, treatment with Antibiotics in asthma exacerbations is an inappropriate...
2-week antibiotic therapy non inferior to 4-week therapy in Septic arthritis Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 April 2019 7:10 PM ISTTotal postsurgical antibiotic therapy can be limited to 2 weeks instead of the longer 4 weeks therapy in patients with septic arthritis, suggests a...
Spinal anesthesia- Best neuraxial technique for hip and knee surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTDelhi: Spinal anaesthesia after hip and knee arthroplasty provides the best postoperative outcomes as compared to other options of neuraxial...
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...
Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to severe thrombocytopenia in Dengue Vinay Singh singh10 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTVitamin B12 deficiency may be responsible for severe thrombocytopenia, slower platelets count recovery and prolonged hospitalization in dengue fever...
