Even perfectly clean hands can lead to MRSA transmission in NICU babies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 July 2017 10:40 AM ISTEven if hospital workers practice perfect hand hygiene, MRSA can still spread among babies in the NICU, according to new research led by a Drexel...
Obese heart surgery patients require significantly more ICU resources Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTAfter heart surgery, obese patients tend to require additional intensive care unit (ICU) services and longer recovery times when compared to non-obese...
Hemodynamic Monitoring In The ICU - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap4 Sept 2017 2:07 PM ISTHemodynamic monitoring is an integral part of ICU care. Need for invasive monitoring should be assessed carefully. Attention to technical details...
Biomarkers as predictive of sepsis as lengthy patient monitoring Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTSepsis is a deadly and quick-moving medical condition, but its presence can be betrayed early on by the very immune responses that trigger it.A team...
Standard Treatment Guidelines for Patient Care in Anesthesiology supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2017 12:00 PM ISTAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists has issued the Standard Treatment Guidelines for Patient Care in Anesthesiology.Following are the major...
Conjoined twins: Kalia undergoes plastic surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTKalia, one of the conjoined twins from Odisha who continues to be on the ventilator, underwent a plastic surgery at the AIIMS, during which the...
Mortality similar in early Enteral vs. Parenteral nutrition in ICUs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTWhether the route of early feeding affects outcomes of patients with severe critical illnesses is controversial.The data supporting U.S. and European...
Prophylactic Haloperidol use does not prevent delirium or improve survival rates in ICU patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.Mark van den Boogaard from the Radboud university medical center and associates conducted a large-scale trial lasting three-year among 1,800...
Low-dose Nocturnal Dexmedetomidine Prevents ICU Delirium Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 March 2018 7:28 PM ISTDr.Yoanna Skrobik, a clinician-scientist at McGill University Health Centre in Canada conducted a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to identify a...
Stenting only in culprit artery in Cardiogenic Shock-Guidelines Challenged Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTIt is well established that early revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces mortality after cardiogenic shock (CS) in...
Elderly hip fracture patients have better outcomes with regional than GA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Si Ra Bang and coworkers conducted a Nationwide Population-Based Study to evaluate General Anesthesia Versus Regional Anesthesia with respect to ...
A Lines and B lines: Beyond radiographs- Applications in lung ultrasound Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe concept of lung ultrasound is simple and used in ‘point of care ultrasound’ in ICU settings. Although it is common to use it in the diagnosis of...
