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Study findings could help reduce unnecessary testing in children with postoperative fever

Despite a low likelihood of positive results, children who develop fever in the first two days after surgery are often subjected to non-targeted, costly and invasive testing. This is according to a study that was recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

8 Nov 2017

Experts call for routine screening of babies across Europe for heart defects

All babies across Europe should be routinely screened for critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) within 24 hours of their birth, say a group of experts led by a University of Birmingham Professor and Honorary Consultant Neonatologist at Birmingham Women's Hospital.

8 Nov 2017

UMD study provides important insights into early sensory development

Some expectant parents play classical music for their unborn babies, hoping to boost their children's cognitive capacity later in life.

7 Nov 2017

History of kidney stones linked to higher risk for metabolic, hypertensive complications during pregnancy

Results from a new study suggest that a history of kidney stones may indicate an increased risk for metabolic and hypertensive complications during pregnancy and add support to a growing body of research linking kidney stones with systemic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

6 Nov 2017

Pro cyclist turns attention toward curing sepsis after career ended by devastating crash

Every hour Sinead Miller spends figuring out how to cure sepsis equates to some untold amount of time she'll spend in a cool, dark, quiet room, her brain recovering from punishing migraines triggered by bright laboratories and computer screens.

3 Nov 2017

Point-of-care ultrasound indispensable for treating patients in ICU

Point-of-care ultrasound is proving indispensable in the intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital.

3 Nov 2017

Computers can alert doctors of acute kidney injury earlier to help save lives

Embedding a decision support tool in the hospital electronic health record increases detection of acute kidney injury, reducing its severity and improving survival, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.

2 Nov 2017

Low oxygen, not blood flow, may contribute to major disturbances in the brain of preterm infants

Premature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities. Historically, these conditions were believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain.

2 Nov 2017

Mindfulness may offer coping mechanism for mothers of infants diagnosed with CHD

Mindfulness may offer an active coping mechanism for mothers faced with the stress of having a newborn diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD).

2 Nov 2017

Combination therapy with azithromycin found to be unnecessary in most children with pneumonia

A combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing that using just one of the two has the same benefit to patients in most cases.

2 Nov 2017

IUPUI researchers receive grant to design real-world advance care planning program with nursing homes

The National Institute on Aging has awarded two researchers at IUPUI a $400,000 grant to work with nursing homes to design a real-world program to provide systematic, high-quality advance care planning for nursing home patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

1 Nov 2017

Researchers develop artificial intelligence software to assess preterm infant's brain maturity

University of Helsinki researchers have developed artificial intelligence software, which can evaluate the maturity of a preterm infant's brain directly from an EEG.

27 Oct 2017

Eczema and family history linked to severe hospitalization for children with asthma

Asthma and allergies are related, and many people who suffer from asthma have allergies that trigger their asthma. Research being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's Annual Scientific Meeting examines the relationship between medical history and allergic reactions in children, and how long they stayed in the hospital after an asthma attack.

27 Oct 2017

Perinatal social worker at Loyola Medicine wins national award for excellence

Rasa Ragas, LSW, was awarded the National Association of Perinatal Social Work Award for Excellence at the organization's recent national conference.

25 Oct 2017

VICC selected to administer FDA-approved CAR T therapy for treatment of lymphoma patients

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has been selected as one of the few authorized treatment centers in the United States approved to administer the first FDA- approved chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy for treatment of adult patients with a specific type of lymphoma.

25 Oct 2017

ACS recognizes contributions of five surgeons with Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards

Last night, five surgeons received the 2017 American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian Awards and Surgical Volunteerism Awards in recognition of their selfless efforts as volunteer surgeons who provide care to medically underserved patients abroad.

23 Oct 2017

Older surgical patients with diabetes may be at higher risk of developing POCD

Older patients with diabetes may be at an 84 percent higher risk of developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) than those who are not diabetic, suggests new research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017 annual meeting.

23 Oct 2017

Increased use of split liver transplantation could decrease pediatric waitlist deaths

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - found that increased utilization of split liver transplantation (sharing a donor liver between one pediatric and one adult patient) could decrease the number of children who die awaiting liver transplantation without decreasing liver transplantation access for adult patients.

20 Oct 2017

Blood transfusions should be gender matched between donor and recipient

An emergency blood transfusion mandates matching of the blood types so that the donor and the recipient are compatible in their blood types. There is no other matching between the blood bag and the recipient – race, ethnicity, religion, gender etc.

18 Oct 2017

Study: Many women do not follow guidelines to prevent pregnancy after bariatric surgery

Many women do not follow the guidelines to prevent pregnancy for an 18-month period following bariatric surgery, University of Pittsburgh researchers examining post-surgery contraceptive practices and conception rates report.

17 Oct 2017

Intensive Care News and Research

Study findings could help reduce unnecessary testing in children with postoperative fever

Experts call for routine screening of babies across Europe for heart defects

UMD study provides important insights into early sensory development

History of kidney stones linked to higher risk for metabolic, hypertensive complications during pregnancy

Pro cyclist turns attention toward curing sepsis after career ended by devastating crash

Point-of-care ultrasound indispensable for treating patients in ICU

Computers can alert doctors of acute kidney injury earlier to help save lives

Low oxygen, not blood flow, may contribute to major disturbances in the brain of preterm infants

Mindfulness may offer coping mechanism for mothers of infants diagnosed with CHD

Combination therapy with azithromycin found to be unnecessary in most children with pneumonia

IUPUI researchers receive grant to design real-world advance care planning program with nursing homes

Researchers develop artificial intelligence software to assess preterm infant's brain maturity

Eczema and family history linked to severe hospitalization for children with asthma

Perinatal social worker at Loyola Medicine wins national award for excellence

VICC selected to administer FDA-approved CAR T therapy for treatment of lymphoma patients

ACS recognizes contributions of five surgeons with Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards

Older surgical patients with diabetes may be at higher risk of developing POCD

Increased use of split liver transplantation could decrease pediatric waitlist deaths

Blood transfusions should be gender matched between donor and recipient

Study: Many women do not follow guidelines to prevent pregnancy after bariatric surgery

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