Laryngeal mask airway use tied to less pharyngolaryngeal complications after thyroid surgery Written By Medha Baranwal3 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: Findings from a recent meta-analysis showed an association between laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and a reduced risk of pharyngolaryngeal...
Early mobilization in ICU may not reduce mortality or hospital stay: NEJM Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTMelbourne: A trial presented at the LIVES 2022 meeting of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine in Paris and published in the New England...
ECMO use linked to increased risk of mental health and social issues: JAMA Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 Nov 2022 7:30 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests that receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in comparison...
Haloperidol fails to improve survival outcomes among ICU Patients with delirium: NEJM Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia30 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new article published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that haloperidol therapy did not result in a substantially higher percentage of...
Music may reduce likelihood of critically ill, elderly ICU patients developing delirium Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTAccording to a new study Music intervention can reduce likelihood of critically ill, mechanically ventilated older adults in a hospital intensive care...
Selective decontamination of digestive tract may lower hospital mortality in ICU patients: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal28 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTAustralia: The use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) versus standard care or placebo is linked with lower hospital mortality...
Early treatment with anti-anaerobic antibiotics tied to increased mortality in critically ill patients Written By Dr. Shravani Dali28 Oct 2022 9:00 AM ISTIn critically ill patients, early treatment with anti-anaerobic antibiotics is associated with increased mortality suggests a recent study published...
Spontaneous-breathing trials with pressure-support ventilation no better than trials using T-piece: NEJM Written By Medha Baranwal27 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTFrance: Among patients with a high risk of extubation failure, the use of pressure-support ventilation (PSV) fails to increase ventilator-free days at...
Role of Procalcitonin in Mechanically Ventilated Patients of COPD with respiratory failure Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Oct 2022 9:15 AM ISTCHINA: According to a report published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the detection of procalcitonin can...
Probiotics tied to increased mortality among ICU patients: A boon or a hazard? Written By Aditi25 Oct 2022 7:30 PM ISTCHEST 2022: A recent analysis of over 23,000 patients, presented at the American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting, suggested that the...
Administration of B-blockers may reduce mortality in critically ill patients. Written By Dr.Niharika Harsha B24 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTA recent systematic review has found that in critically ill patients administering β-blockers appeared safe and reduced the mortality rate after...
Combo therapy of elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor improves sinonasal outcomes in cystic fibrosis: Study Written By Medha Baranwal21 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Elexacaftor-tezacaftor-vacaftor rapidly and durably improves sinonasal symptoms for at least 180 days in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients 12 years...
