Health
Using machine learning to save lives in the ER
Worldwide, approximately 4.5 million people die of traumatic injury every year. Many of these patients die from blood loss.
Mar 26, 2024
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Critical Care
Medical economics
Blood poisoning keeping many people out of work
A few years ago, the World Health Organization estimated that blood poisoning, or sepsis, is involved in 1 in 5 deaths around the world; 11 million people die from sepsis each year, of which nearly 3 million are children.
Dec 29, 2023
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Medical research
Medical discovery for sepsis moves to next phase of human trials
Scientists at The Florey have proven that a formulation they pioneered alleviates deadly sepsis, with the next phase of clinical trials to start rolling out across Australia next month.
Oct 12, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Widely used blood purifier shows no proven benefit, finds meta-study
Many hospitals use the adsorber to purify the blood of seriously ill patients in order to trap inflammatory substances and prevent the life-threatening cytokine storm. MHH researchers have now found in a meta-study that the ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers report on near-death experiences among ICU survivors
Research on the incidence of near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) for at least 7 days reveals that 15% reported having experienced a NDE. The emergence of these experiences seems ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Pediatrics
World's first studies with bedside portable MRI in pediatric ECMO patients
The neonatology team at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) has conducted the world's first study of children receiving ECMO therapy using the mobile magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The procedure, known as extracorporeal ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pulse therapy for certain COVID-19 patients found to be effective, after correcting for statistical bias
Although steroid treatment for COVID-19 is reportedly beneficial in some cases, details—such as the upper dosing limits and safety of this method—have not yet been clarified. Now, Japanese researchers have used a large ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Bacterial co-infection is a major risk factor for death, ICU admission and mechanical ventilation
Bacterial co-infection is a major risk factor for death, intensive care unit admission and mechanical ventilation, according to a multi-center, retrospective cohort study published in the journal Critical Care and led by ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Medical research
New transfusion product combining blood and plasma in one bag saves lives, study finds
NHS Blood and Transplant, Queen Mary University London, and Barts Health NHS Trust have collaborated on a new study published in the journal Critical Care.
Feb 1, 2023
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Health informatics
Machine learning algorithm to predict mortality risk for trauma patients
Scientists from the Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine developed an AI algorithm to predict the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury. ...
Aug 17, 2022
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