A new study finds that patients receiving ventilator life support in the intermediate care units—a potentially less costly alternative for people not sick enough for the intensive care units (ICUs) but too ill for the general ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, representing a clinical and economic burden and a global public health ...
Sep 12, 2023
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During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a constant public fear was the rise of a new variant of the disease. Among the SARS-CoV-2 viral mutations, some were alarming, such as omicron, delta, and gamma. The strains with ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Doctors in Croatia give details of a pregnant COVID-19 patient's 22-day-long battle for survival, in a case report being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive ...
Jun 5, 2022
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Immigrants to Denmark and their descendants hospitalized with COVID-19 are 46% less likely to die from COVID-19 than Danish-born residents, according to a year-long nationwide study investigating COVID-related death and use ...
Apr 26, 2022
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A new randomized control trial compares the current recommendations of ventilation and chest compression versus ventilation during neonatal resuscitation using an ovine model of bradycardia. Findings from the study will be ...
Apr 22, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 incidence and hospitalization rates are consistently higher for unvaccinated persons, and rates are lowest for those fully vaccinated with a booster, according ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a byproduct of human metabolism and exists in high levels in exhaled air, and is therefore often used as a proxy for indoor air quality. The study "Ventilation Assessment by Carbon Dioxide Levels in ...
May 11, 2021
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An essay from Harvard University provides context to the debate over mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 patients. The author argues that the good-faith debate that broke out over acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, ...
May 4, 2021
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Abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and mortality rates for COVID-19 patients, including those without diabetes, according to major research published in the peer-reviewed open access journal Annals of Medicine.
Nov 23, 2020
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