Vitamin C in ICU patients- Controversial benefits with lagging evidence Deepanjana Sarkar5 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTAdministration of vitamin C to Intensive care unit patients is a common practice. However, the ability of vitamin C to reduce mortality in critically...
Failure of Lyme disease treatment - Investigate for babesiosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Delayed diagnosis is common in patients with babesiosis, this is because almost half of the patients with the condition do not recall being...
Ahmadabad doctors recover 3.5 kgs of metal objects from a man's stomach Deepanjana Sarkar16 Aug 2019 6:00 PM ISTAhmedabad: In a rare medical case, 3.5 kg of metal objects were recovered from a man's stomach. A team of doctors at the Civil Hospital of Ahemadabad...
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...
Beta-lactams effective alternative for intra-abdominal infections Deepanjana Sarkar12 Sept 2019 7:25 PM ISTBeta-lactams are as effective as carbapenems in treating intra-abdominal infections revealed a study published in the Journal, Open Forum Infectious...
Long term mechanical ventilation may boost risk of extubation failure Deepanjana Sarkar16 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTKeeping patients on long term mechanical ventilation may boost the risk of extubation failure, according to the findings of a recent study published...
New molecular identification test rapidly diagnoses bloodstream infections in ICU patients: PLOS One study Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTA new molecular identification test has been found to rapidly diagnoses bloodstream infections in ICU patients and shall be a useful tool in the hands...
Therapeutic hypothermia improves outcomes after cardiac arrest in comatose patients: NEJM Dr. Prem Aggarwal4 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTFrance: The use of moderate therapeutic hypothermia in coma patients after cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm improved outcomes, finds a recent...
Indian doctors report rare case of Eucalyptus oil poisoning in adults Hina Zahid12 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Abraham M. Ittyachen at Department of Medicine, M.O.S.C Medical College & Hospital, Kolenchery, Kerala State, India and colleagues have...
KEM Hospital: Suspension of Dean demanded after infant arm charred in ICU fire Garima15 Nov 2019 11:16 AM ISTAggrieved standing committee member, Prabhakar Shinde, demanded an immediate suspension of the KEM Dean Dr Hemant Deshmukh.Mumbai: Days after taking...
Treatment of a resistant Neurogenic fever after ischemic stroke: a report Hina Zahid23 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr L. G. Giaccari at Department of Women, Child, General and Specialistic Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy and...
Vitamin D replenishment does not benefit critical neurology patients: Clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Sept 2019 9:01 AM ISTVitamin D replenishment in neurocritical care patients who are vitamin deficient does not show improvement finds a Clinical trial. The findings of the...
