A Kaiser Permanente study confirms the benefit of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, also known as Paxlovid, as an early-stage treatment to prevent hospitalization for people with mild to moderate COVID-19, regardless of prior immunity ...
Mar 16, 2023
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The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular weakness. Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 15 evidence-based ...
Mar 14, 2023
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The rate of cardiac arrest during delivery hospitalizations is 13.4 per 100,000, with cardiac arrest occurring more often among older patients, non-Hispanic Blacks, and those with an underlying medical condition, according ...
Mar 14, 2023
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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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A new study from University of Galway has found high death rates in weaning intensive care patients from ventilation.
Jan 24, 2023
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COVID-19 infection at any time during pregnancy boosts the mother's risk of death and is associated with serious illness in both mothers and their newborns, finds a pooled data analysis of international evidence, published ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Critical illness myopathy (CIM) is a common complication affecting ventilator-treated intensive care patients, which can lead to increased mortality/morbidity, prolonged hospital care, impaired patient quality of life, and ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Researchers have developed a novel device that detects abnormal breathing sounds to predict whether an ICU patient is likely to suffer from respiratory complications after removal from a mechanical ventilator, alerting intensive ...
Dec 16, 2022
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The largest clinical trial ever conducted in infants younger than age 1 undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass found that administering steroids during surgery did not improve post-operative outcomes compared ...
Nov 7, 2022
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For adults undergoing mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU), early mobilization does not affect the numbers of days alive and out of the hospital compared with usual care, according to a study published ...
Oct 27, 2022
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