Manage critical first hour of Sepsis on war footing-SSC Update Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTThe 2018 update of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) appearing in Journal Critical Care Medicine emphasizes on immediate treatment of Sepsis for...
Obese, overweight with pneumonia have less mortality risks versus normal weight patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTIn what seems an obesity paradox-- a new study has found that the overweight and obese people who are hospitalized for pneumonia are more likely to...
Early measurements of lactate in sepsis patients associated with improved outcomes Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTDelay in measurements of lactate is associated with increased mortality in sepsis patients with initial intermediate or elevated lactate levels and...
Lab-on-a-chip technology can improve chronic disease diagnoses Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTResearchers have developed a breakthrough lab-on-a-chip technology that reveals how human cells communicate, opening path to new treatments for cancer...
Adding Vasopressin to catecholamine lowers AF risk in Shock Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Jun 2018 8:30 PM ISTIn patients with distributive shock, the addition of vasopressin to catecholamine vasopressors compared with catecholamines alone was associated with...
Simple test to prevent childhood blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity Hina Zahid17 Jun 2018 7:04 PM ISTA simple tear based testing of inflammatory proteins can help in screening the premature babies who are at risk of developing a blinding condition -...
No survival benefits of Point-of-care ultrasonography in hypotensive patients in ED Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTPoint-of-care ultrasonography (PCU) is not associated with improved clinical and survival outcomes over standard care without point-of-care...
New PIRO score accurately predicts mortality in surgical patients with Sepsis Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:26 PM ISTA PIRO-based model can be used to accurately predict mortality in surgical patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis or septic shock, reports a...
Sepsis tied to subsequent risk for multiple cancers in elderly Vinay Singh singh13 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTSepsis linked to increased risk of 15 cancers in elderly adults as well as associated with 9 cancers >5 years post-sepsis diagnosis, according to a...
Steroids in Sepsis reduce mortality and length of ICU stay Vinay Singh singh16 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTCorticosteroids possibly result in a small reduction in mortality as well as increase the risk of neuromuscular weakness in critically ill patients...
Sepsis care within an hour associated with reduced mortality in children: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 July 2018 8:28 PM IST The chances of survival are increased considerably in children hospitalized with sepsis when a series of clinical treatments and tests (sepsis...
A case of Dog lick that led to amputation of limbs Hina Zahid6 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTA case of infection by bacteria Capnocytophaga has been reported which led to the amputation of limbs of a patient reportedly after a dog lick.A...
