The kidneys are among the most important organs of the human body. Every day they filter around 1,500 liters of blood, regulate electrolyte and fluid balance, control blood pressure and play a central role in detoxifying ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed condition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. To improve early detection, a transdisciplinary team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that analyzes facial expressions ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Conversations with newly admitted patients and their families about goals of care are designed to provide clarity and align treatment with their preferences, but an inconsistent approach may instead lead to nonbeneficial ...
Dec 1, 2025
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A multi-institutional research team has demonstrated how AI and machine learning can optimize therapy selection and dosing for septic shock, a life-threatening complication that is the leading cause of hospital deaths.
Nov 20, 2025
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A new discovery from the lab of YouYang Zhao, Ph.D., from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, opens promising new directions for treatment of life-threatening ...
Nov 17, 2025
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A 3-month study conducted in the intensive care unit (ICU) in Japan, revealed that health care workers experience reduced environmental satisfaction and concentration due to lack of natural light and excessive ambient noise. ...
Nov 17, 2025
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The innovative use of recorded messages from a family member to provide reorientation information to a critically ill patient receiving mechanical ventilation helped reduce the risk of developing delirium, according to new ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Sepsis continues to be a leading cause of mortality in ICUs worldwide. Despite advances in early detection and treatment, standardized antibiotic dosing frequently ignores patient-level variability—especially that associated ...
Oct 31, 2025
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A U of A researcher is leading a study that could help save the lives of people in intensive care whose kidneys work too well, flushing out critical medications before they can do their job.
Oct 29, 2025
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For patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), lower eosinophil counts are associated with increased in-hospital mortality, according to a ...
Oct 28, 2025
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