News tagged with conscious sedation


Heart separation device improves 3 year outcomes in heart failure patients

A novel non-invasive device which separates healthy and damaged heart muscle and restores ventricle function improves 3 year outcomes in patients with ischemic heart failure, according to research presented at the ESC Congress ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Endoscopic procedure may result in better outcomes for patients with infected severe pancreatitis

In a small, preliminary trial, patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis (severe form of the disease involving devitalized pancreatic tissue) who received a less-invasive procedure, endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy ...

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Capnography training video by BMC published in New England Journal of Medicine

Physicians at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have developed a training video for health care providers about how to effectively use capnography to monitor ventilation and carbon dioxide levels for patients under anesthesia or ...

Other created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Screening for esophageal disease with unsedated transnasal endoscopy is safe and feasible

Researchers report that unsedated transnasal endoscopy is a feasible, safe, and well-tolerated method to screen for esophageal disease in a primary care population. This study is the largest reported experience with transnasal ...

Cancer created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0