Safety of ICU patients can now be monitored through facial recognition technology Hina Zahid5 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTCritically ill patients are routinely sedated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to prevent pain and anxiety, permit invasive procedures, and improve...
30 min pressure support ventilation better extubation strategy in patients on mechanical ventilation Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTSPAIN: Daily spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) are the best approach to determine if the patient is ready for extubation --disconnection from the...
Herbal medication, Xuebijing decreases ICU stay, death in severe pneumonia Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTChina: Treatment with a traditional herbal-based Chinese medication Xuebijing led to significant improvement in pneumonia symptoms, decreased...
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...
Exercise caution with PPIs or H2RAs use in neonates with upper GI bleeding Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTDelhi: The risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, a common occurrence in sick newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care, can be reduced by the use...
Flu vaccination reduces mortality risk of elderly patients in intensive care units Hina Zahid5 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe flu vaccine reduces mortality risk of elderly patients in intensive care units, finds a new study. Influenza vaccination not only prevents older...
Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy in Adults: Indian Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTIndian Chest Society, National College of Chest Physicians (I) and Indian Association for Bronchology have jointly released recommendations for...
Surgeons conduct rare pediatric double Lung-Heart transplant on a 12-year old girl Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTA team of surgeons at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital (UMCH) performed a rare bilateral lung-heart transplant on a 12-year-old girl...
Clinical nutrition in ICU: Latest ESPEN guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Oct 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) has released an updated version of its enteral nutrition (EN) and parenteral...
Tracheotomy in the intensive care unit : French guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTTracheotomy is widely used in intensive care units with great disparities between medical teams in terms of frequency and modality. Indications and...
