Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients with a cancer diagnosis is associated with several poor postoperative outcomes according to a newly published study from researchers at the University of Missouri ...
Apr 27, 2022
0
2
Coughing is a socially awkward symptom, particularly since the COVID pandemic hit.
Mar 30, 2022
0
32
Lying face down in a prone position is thought to improve outcomes for patients in intensive care with COVID-19. But a trial published by The BMJ today suggests that many patients cared for in hospital wards with COVID-19 ...
Mar 23, 2022
0
10
Scientists have discovered a new family of helpful proteins in the lung, with the finding potentially paving the way for a new course of treatment for patients with respiratory failure.
Mar 23, 2022
0
32
Survival of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) hospitalization for respiratory failure is associated with a reduction in IQ scores relative to matched biological siblings, according to a study published in the March 1 issue ...
Mar 1, 2022
0
0
The current trend of using two cannulas to place most newborns in respiratory failure on life-sustaining extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), one in the right internal jugular vein and a second in the right common ...
Feb 15, 2022
0
24
Newborns in respiratory failure who require the life-sustaining support of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) also require transfusion of red blood cells. But a new study indicates that the higher volume of these ...
Feb 14, 2022
0
3
Almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that required medical attention in the months after initial infection, 11 more than those who did not have ...
Feb 9, 2022
1
352
Inflammation is a defense mechanism of the body to fight pathogens. However, when it is widespread and excessive, it can aggravate the pathology and even cause death. One of the ways in which this excessive response occurs ...
Jan 31, 2022
0
16
Children who survive critical illness and their parents commonly experience physical, emotional, and cognitive conditions as a result of the critical illness. These effects can also include prolonged absences from school ...
Jan 27, 2022
0
0
