Cardiology
Heart patients need kindness as much as medical intervention
Heart attack patients can suffer substantial emotional trauma once the medics have finished making their bodies better, according to new research.
Jan 2, 2019
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News tagged with trauma patients
Surgery
Chatbots delivering psychotherapy help decrease opioid use after surgery
Patients who need surgery to fix major bone fractures use fewer opioid pills after their procedure if they're reminded of their values – and those reminders don't necessarily need to come from a doctor, according to a new ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines trauma in dementia patients
(Medical Xpress) -- As the elderly population of West Virginia increases, the number of patients with dementia who will require hospital admission for trauma will also increase as this population is at a higher risk of falls ...
May 26, 2011
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Health
Vitamin D deficiency high among trauma patients
New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that 77 percent of trauma patients had deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D.
Feb 7, 2012
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Health
Pressure injuries at time of ICU admission tied to longer stays
(HealthDay)—Pressure injuries at the time of admission to an intensive care unit may predict patients at risk for longer hospital stays, according to a study published in the June issue of Critical Care Nurse.
Jun 3, 2019
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Cardiology
Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half
Giving trauma patients with severe blood loss the hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) cut the volume of blood products required to stabilize them by half, according to results of a new, first-of-its-kind clinical trial from ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Neuroscience
Alternating training improves motor learning
Learning from one's mistakes may be better than practicing to perfection, according to a study in the Oct. 19 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The study found that forcing people to switch from a normal walking pattern ...
Oct 18, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research links childhood trauma to schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life.
Apr 19, 2012
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Health
Uninsured trauma patients are more likely to use the ED for follow-up care
Providing access to an outpatient clinic isn't enough to keep some trauma patients who have been discharged from the hospital from returning to the emergency department (ED) for follow-up care, even for such minor needs as ...
Aug 25, 2011
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Other
Computer tomograph on rails
Siemens has installed a mobile, rail-mounted computer tomograph at Frankfurt University Hospital. The device can be used in two rooms: the room for routine scans and the trauma room. If necessary, the CT can be moved up to ...
Jul 15, 2014
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