News tagged with acute care
Restricting calories early on does not help acute lung injury patients on ventilators
Acute lung injury patients on ventilators who require a feeding tube have a similar number of ventilator-free hospital days and similar mortality rates if they receive a low-calorie feeding program initially followed by a ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Depressive symptoms and impaired physical function are frequent and long-lasting after ALI
Depressive symptoms and impaired physical function were common and long-lasting during the first two years following acute lung injury (ALI), according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Depressive ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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New study finds timely acute care could cut the cost of stroke cost
New research published in the journal Age and Ageing suggests that timely acute care immediately after a stroke reduces the level of disability in stroke survivors and the associated need for long-term care, therefore reduci ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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World's first bedside genetic test proves effective
Tailored anti-platelet therapy, made possible through a novel point-of-care genetic test, optimizes treatment for patients who carry a common genetic variant, researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Why did healthy children fall critically ill in the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic?
During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, many previously healthy children became critically ill, developing severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, sometimes fatal. The largest nationwide investigation to date of influenza ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Latex gloves lead to lax hand hygiene in hospitals, study finds
Healthcare workers who wear gloves while treating patients are much less likely to clean their hands before and after patient contact, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Ep ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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New aggression tool predicted violent patients in medical and surgical wards
Using a specially designed risk assessment tool was an effective way of identifying violent hospital patients in medical and surgical units, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Dietary supplements for patients after lung injury do not appear to improve outcomes; may be harmful
In contrast to findings of previous studies, patients who experienced an acute lung injury, such as from pneumonia or sepsis, and received dietary supplements including omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants had more days on ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Oxygenating system associated with lower risk of death for H1N1 patients with respiratory failure
Patients with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza who developed respiratory failure and were treated with a system that adds oxygen to the patient's blood had a lower rate of in-hospital death than similar patients who did not receive ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Heart drug offers possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure
Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, which often accompanies chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Pain relief can now be based on solid evidence
A Cochrane Review of data relating to about 45,000 patients involved in approximately 350 individual studies has provided an evaluation of the effect you can expect to get if you take commonly used painkillers at specific ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Blue-green algae a danger for people, pets
(Medical Xpress) -- Warning signs have been showing up all summer: Several lakes and ponds in Kansas have been reporting contamination from toxic blue-green algae.
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Patients at small, isolated, rural hospitals in US more likely to receive lower quality of care
In the first national study to examine care at critical access hospitals (CAHs) in rural areas of the U.S., Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that CAHs have fewer clinical capabilities, lower quality ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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New drug may be the breath of life in intensive care
A new drug to treat potentially fatal lung injuries caused by ventilators in hospital intensive care units is being developed by Flinders University researchers.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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iPhone app can diagnose stroke: study
New research from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine shows that doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as a diagnosis at a medical computer workstation. This technology ...
May 09, 2011 |
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