Fragile: Handle with care
Interhospital transfer may be essential for the sickest patients, but the risk of death remains higher for transfer patients than ...
Tag: Critical Care/Emergency Medicine
Study: 90-sec scan shows promise evaluating chest pain in Emergency Dept observation unit
Initial study shows Genetesis, Inc.'s CardioFlux Magnetocardiograph (MCG) has potential to rule patients out for Coronary Artery DiseaseCredit: Genetesis Mason, ...
Who receives advanced stroke care? It may depend on traffic
New study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC reveals that Los Angeles County's traffic patterns affect stroke care ...
Scientists isolate biomarkers that can identify delirium risk and severity
Opens door to easy, early identification of individuals at risk for delirium complicationsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute and ...
Sepsis associated with 1 in 5 deaths globally, double previous estimate
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2020 - Twice as many people as previously believed are dying of sepsis worldwide, according ...
Exosomes promote remarkable recovery in stroke
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker It's been almost a quarter century since the first drug was approved for stroke. But what's ...
Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients
An international team of researchers led by Osaka University find that prehospital administration of epinephrine could result in a more ...
Hospital critical care resuscitation unit improves patients’ chances of survival
Critically ill patients transferred to specialized resuscitation unit had better outcomes than those transferred directly to a traditional intensive care ...
Prolonged ECG monitoring of ED patients with syncope is safe alternative to hospitalization
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring ...
Study questions routine troponin testing for ACS in geriatric patients with NSCs
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL-- The results of a study ...
Wearable AC
University of Missouri engineers design on-skin electronic device providing a personal air conditioner without needing electricityCredit: University of Missouri One ...
Insufficient home care the biggest challenge to overcome after release from hospital
Ontario patients and caregivers consistently prioritized insufficient publicly funded home care services as the gap in the health system that ...
IKBFU Scientists study molecular elements effective in countering malaria
The scientists research a building block of organic molecules needed for medical chemistry development -- spirocycles in nature is an ...
Low back pain accounts for a third of new emergency department imaging in the US
AJR research finds one in every three ED visits for back pain results in x-ray, CT, or MRI, and imaging ...
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