Archive: 19/10/2015
Significant nonmedical financial burden for families after child admitted to ICU
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found that families with children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) incurred significant nonmedical, out-of-pocket expenses and demonstrated work ...
Oct 19, 2015
Patients undergoing lung cancer screening experience elevated levels of distress
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening is recommended to screen patients with an increased risk of developing lung cancer, but little research regarding the emotional toll of screening has been conducted. ...
Oct 19, 2015
Veterans with PTSD admitted to the ICU found to have higher sedation requirements
Researchers from the University at Buffalo at The State University of New York examined the effects of pre-existing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on mechanically ventilated veterans during ICU hospitalization. This ...
Oct 19, 2015
Noninvasive ventilation during exercise training beneficial in patients with COPD
Researchers from Turkey's Ege University Department of Biostatistics evaluated the effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and supplemental oxygen during exercise training (ET) and found it to have multiple physiologic benefits ...
Oct 19, 2015
Trial results show that 'health risk assessment' benefits non-disabled elderly people
Implementation of a collaborative care model among community-dwelling older people using a health risk assessment instrument resulted in better health behaviors and increased use of preventative care, according to a study ...
Oct 19, 2015
Antiplatelet therapy with blood thinners reduces mortality for angioplasty patients
Patients with acute coronary syndrome who have undergone angioplasty have a reduced risk of all-cause in-hospital mortality but an increased risk of bleeding when given glycoprotein 2b/3a inhibitors (GPI) after the procedure, ...
Oct 19, 2015