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...
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate use tied to adverse GI events and hospitalization in elderly: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar12 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTAdministration of sodium polystyrene sulfonate, commonly prescribed for hyperkalemia, is associated with adverse gastrointestinal (GI) events and...
PCSK9 inhibitor Evolocumab safely cuts LDL cholesterol across all stages of CKD Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTPCSK9 inhibitor, Evolocumab is clinically effective and safe for lowering Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol levels across all...
Bacteremic Pneumonia increases ICU admissions, hospital stays in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Jun 2019 7:20 PM ISTThe presence of community-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia results in longer hospital stays, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and invasive...
Gout patients at increased risk of VTE independent of urate-lowering therapy Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 July 2019 7:15 PM ISTUK: Gout patients are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) regardless of exposure to urate-lowering therapy. Also, the increased risk is...
Frail patients at increased risk of delirium and cognitive decline after cardiac surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTDelhi: Patients with frailty are at a higher risk of developing delirium after cardiac surgery as compared to patients without frailty. Also, frail...
Children hospitalized for dengue often given unnecessary antibiotics Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTIndonesia: Children hospitalized with dengue in private hospitals are often given unnecessary antibiotics for presumed concurrent bacterial infection...
Hypoglycemia reported with high intensity statins in non critical hospitalised patients Deepanjana Sarkar9 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTWhile statins are regarded as an ideal drug for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, use of high-intensity statins is associated with blood sugar...
Intensive lipid lowering therapy better in elderly after acute coronary syndrome: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar21 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTSimvastatin-ezetimibe combo better than simvastatin monotherapy for lipid reduction in older patients aged 75 years or above hospitalized after Acute...
Children with severe anemia do not require immediate blood transfusion: TRACT clinical trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Aug 2019 7:20 PM ISTDelhi: Children hospitalized for uncomplicated severe anemia do not require immediate transfusion, suggests findings from TRACT trial. The volume of...
Discontinuation of statins after 75 tied to increased CVD and hospitalization risk Deepanjana Sarkar6 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe role of statins in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease outcomes over 75 remains a subject of debate in the medical fraternity. A news...
Women more prone to Influenza related hospitalizations during pregnancy than otherwise Deepanjana Sarkar6 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTWomen are more susceptible to Influenza infection and hospitalizations during pregnancy than normal days, revealed a study published in BMC Infectious...
