News tagged with intensive care unit
Related topics: patients , hospital , critical care medicine , pneumonia , archives of internal medicine
Pre-operative statins can help patients who undergo heart surgery
Pre-operative statin therapy can reduce the chance of post-operative atrial fibrillation and shortens the stay on the intensive care unit (ICU) and in the hospital in patients who undergo cardiac surgery, according to a new ...
Cardiology
Apr 17, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Beds in pediatric intensive care unit could be used more efficiently with improved flow
The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a precious resource. With limited number of beds and resource-intensive services, it is a key component of patient flow. A new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reveal ...
Other
Apr 16, 2012 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Better care for some elderly patients means less intervention, says geriatrics specialist
(Medical Xpress) -- To provide elderly, hospitalized patients with the best care possible, the medical community needs to reevaluate its reliance on medical technologies, says Bruce J. Naughton, MD, associate professor of ...
Health
Apr 16, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Argentine 'miracle baby' shows slight improvement
A premature baby who survived hours in a morgue refrigerator after being mistakenly declared dead showed "slight improvement" Saturday after suffering from cardiac arrest, her mother said.
Other
Apr 15, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Primitive consciousness emerges first as you awaken from anesthesia
Awakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and orientation to one's surroundings. Scientists now know why this may occur: ...
Neuroscience
Apr 04, 2012 |
5 / 5 (12) |
0
|
Can a ray of sunshine help the critically ill?
Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning of the body's autoimmune system. Now Prof. Howard Amital of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty ...
Health
Apr 03, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Hospitals vary widely in ICU admissions
Hospitals vary widely in their admissions to intensive care units, which some experts believe are overused, costly and potentially dangerous. A new study in Health Services Research finds that the actions of hos ...
Health
Mar 28, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Study finds paramedics skilled in identifying strokes
(Medical Xpress) -- If a paramedic suspects a patient is having a stroke, the paramedic is probably right, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.
Cardiology
Mar 28, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Reducing breath size/pressure from ICU ventilator increases survival in people with acute lung injury
Carefully adjusting mechanical ventilator settings in the intensive care unit to pump smaller breaths into very sick lungs can reduce the chances of dying by as much as 8 percent, according to a study by critical care experts ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 28, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
New analysis of premature infants' heartbeats, breathing could be cues for leaving NICU
Late gestation is a busy time for babies getting ready for life outside the womb, particularly for functions critical to life such as breathing and maintaining an adequate heartbeat. These two functions are connected in mature ...
Health
Mar 26, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Aide says Cheney had heart transplant
(AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday, after five heart attacks over the past 25 years and countless medical procedures to keep him going. Cheney, 71, waited nearly two ...
Cardiology
Mar 25, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Sedative may reduce duration of mechanical ventilation, improve comfort for ICU patients
The results of two randomized trials indicate that among intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation, use of the sedative dexmedetomidine was not inferior (outcome not worse than treatment ...
Other
Mar 20, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Review of multilevel surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo surgery for their condition should be closely monitored after their procedures are performed but may not need to be in an intensive care unit, according to a report published ...
Sleep apnea
Mar 19, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Stressed parents may affect preemie behavior later
(HealthDay) -- When parents of very small premature infants are stressed or depressed, their children are more likely to develop behavioral problems by age 3, according to new research.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Monitoring antibiotic use cuts millions in wasteful spending, study finds
Curbing unnecessary use of antibiotics is our best defense against the spread of drug-resistant infections. A new study suggests another benefit to antimicrobial stewardship: a potential cost savings of millions of dollars ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
