News tagged with critical 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 ...

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breastfeeding and lung function at school age: Does maternal asthma modify the effect?

Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK.

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created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Early cystic fibrosis lung disease detected by bronchoalveolar lavage and lung clearance index

The lung clearance index (LCI) is a sensitive non-invasive marker of early lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study from Australian researchers.

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Assessment of COPD exacerbation severity with the COPD Assessment Test

Exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be reliably assessed with the COPD Assessment Test (CAT), according to a new study from the UK.

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Duration of RBC storage does not affect short-term pulmonary, immunologic, or coagulation status

There is no difference in early measures of pulmonary function, immunologic status or coagulation status after fresh versus standard issue single-unit red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, according to a new study from the Mayo ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in awake, non-intubated patients may be an effective strategy for bridging patients to lung transplantation, according to a new study from Germany.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children

Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Statins may increase risk of interstitial lung abnormalities in smokers

Use of statins may influence susceptibility to or the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in smokers, according to a new study.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

ATS issues joint statement on key issues and recommendations for critical care research

To reduce mortality and improve patient care in the nation's ICUs, a task force formed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), in conjunction with the US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group (USCIITG) has ...

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created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find pet kidney injuries are similar to human kidney injuries

When evaluating early kidney injuries in people, doctors monitor blood level increases of creatinine, a waste product of muscle breakdown, to understand the severity of the injury. Creatinine is filtered by the kidneys, and ...

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created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel immuno-gene therapy shows promise for the treatment of rare, deadly form of cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report promising new results from a small clinical trial using an immune-system-based gene therapy for treating advanced ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-term inhaled dry powder mannitol improves lung function in CF

Adding inhaled dry powder mannitol to standard therapy for cystic fibrosis produced sustained improvement in lung function for up to 52 weeks, according to a new study. Along with the treatment's efficacy and good safety ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inhaled glucocorticoids during pregnancy and offspring pediatric diseases

Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discordance among commercially-available diagnostics for latent TB infection

In populations with a low prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), the majority of positives with the three tests commercially available in the U.S for the diagnosis of TB are false positives, according to a new study.

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diagnosis of tuberculosis is increased in postpartum women

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is significantly increased in mothers postpartum, suggesting a potential new population to target for screening, according to a new UK-wide cohort study.

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0