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Oxehealth secures European medical device accreditation for vital signs measurement software

The British Standards Institute has accredited Oxehealth’s vital signs measurement software as a Class IIa medical device in Europe.

19 Sep 2018

Study confirms link between use of muscle relaxants and respiratory complications

Muscle relaxants are a necessary part of anesthesia during certain major operations. Studies have, however, hinted at respiratory risks connected with these drugs.

17 Sep 2018

Patients with severe TBI recover to functional independence more often than before

Patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, recover to functional independence more often than before.

17 Sep 2018

KKH develops new test to enable faster diagnosis of critically ill children with rare diseases

A multi-disciplinary team at KK Women's and Children's Hospital has developed a test to enable faster diagnosis of rare diseases to help critically ill children.

17 Sep 2018

Trying to protect seniors, the most vulnerable, from formidable foe Florence

Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable during a hurricane as frail, older adults, especially those who are homebound or living in nursing homes. With Hurricane Florence predicted to slam the North Carolina coast Friday, health officials are already scrambling to keep older residents safe.

12 Sep 2018

Integration of innovative digital techniques into medical courses for enhanced patient safety

The future begins now - that is the mantra on medical courses at MedUni Vienna and also at the Society for Medical Education conference starting in Vienna this coming Wednesday - the largest event on this topic within the German-speaking area.

12 Sep 2018

Mechanically ventilated patients treated with vasopressor may develop ICU-related weakness

At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair their quality of life.

11 Sep 2018

Raising Awareness of Sepsis

An interview with Dr. Steven Simpson, MD, discussing the importance of raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis, and how Sepsis Alliance is helping to reduce the number of deaths caused by sepsis in the USA.

10 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new generation of pain medications

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Zuse Institute Berlin have developed a new generation of pain medications.

7 Sep 2018

UAMS’ multi-disciplinary structure offers best maternal and fetal care

Charlotte and Emelia Dubs are just starting to toddle around their world. The 1-year-old twin girls from Conway spend their days exploring, laughing, blowing kisses and keeping their parents, Kenzie Butcher-Dubs and Morgan Dubs, on their toes.

6 Sep 2018

Supplemental drivers' education program helps teens to drive responsibly and defensively

Teens who took a supplemental drivers' education program -- including tours of emergency rooms, intensive care units and a morgue -- showed greater awareness of the consequences of risky driving and of how they can avoid dangers, a Baylor University study found.

6 Sep 2018

Superbugs emerging from skin bacteria on the increase

A new study has shown that some of the sub-strains of the bacteria that commonly live on our skin have become resistant to common infections – or in other words turned into superbugs. Infections with these strains thus could become untreatable with the antibiotics available and may turn life-threatening, warn researchers.

6 Sep 2018

Study finds ways to maximize nutrition and growth for tiniest of premature infants

The tiniest of premature infants - weighing just over two pounds at birth on average - start out receiving nutrition intravenously. Over the next several days or weeks, they are transitioned to enteral (or through the gut) feeds, often delivered through feeding tubes if the baby still cannot suck or swallow.

5 Sep 2018

Mass. ICU nurse staffing regulations not associated with improved patient outcomes

In 2014, Massachusetts lawmakers passed a law requiring a 1:1 or 2:1 patient-to-nurse staffing ratio in intensive care units in the state, as guided by a tool that accounts for patient acuity and anticipated care intensity.

5 Sep 2018

New project aims to combat drug-resistant bacteria in hospitals

Antibiotic resistance is a big global public health problem. Of particular concern are multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, which are among the leading causes of serious, debilitating and life threatening healthcare-associated infections.

3 Sep 2018

Researchers report challenges in reducing tetanus mortality

The overall mortality in patients suffering non-neonatal tetanus is high. Efforts to reduce mortality in one sub-Saharan African intensive care unit by implementing a standard tetanus protocol did little to change mortality rates, although they shifted causes of deaths, researchers have now reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

31 Aug 2018

Newborns require special diagnosis and treatment considerations for C. difficile infection

Newborns require special diagnosis and treatment considerations for an infectious diarrhea known as Clostridioides difficile infection, according to a new evidence-based white paper published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

31 Aug 2018

Eagle Pharmaceuticals completes enrollment of second clinical study to evaluate safety, efficacy of RYANODEX

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced completion of enrollment of the Company's second clinical study to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of RYANODEX® (dantrolene sodium for injectable suspension) for the treatment of exertional heat stroke, an investigational new indication for the product.

30 Aug 2018

Novel treatment can shorten hospital stays for few patients with endocarditis

A new treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with a heart infection, according to late breaking results of the POET trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Aug 2018

Using clinical quality registers to compare institutions or physicians may be misleading

Many clinical quality registries have been established during the 2000s, particularly in North America where such registers are used as a criterion for health care funding.

28 Aug 2018

Intensive Care News and Research

Oxehealth secures European medical device accreditation for vital signs measurement software

Study confirms link between use of muscle relaxants and respiratory complications

Patients with severe TBI recover to functional independence more often than before

KKH develops new test to enable faster diagnosis of critically ill children with rare diseases

Trying to protect seniors, the most vulnerable, from formidable foe Florence

Integration of innovative digital techniques into medical courses for enhanced patient safety

Mechanically ventilated patients treated with vasopressor may develop ICU-related weakness

Raising Awareness of Sepsis

Researchers develop new generation of pain medications

UAMS’ multi-disciplinary structure offers best maternal and fetal care

Supplemental drivers' education program helps teens to drive responsibly and defensively

Superbugs emerging from skin bacteria on the increase

Study finds ways to maximize nutrition and growth for tiniest of premature infants

Mass. ICU nurse staffing regulations not associated with improved patient outcomes

New project aims to combat drug-resistant bacteria in hospitals

Researchers report challenges in reducing tetanus mortality

Newborns require special diagnosis and treatment considerations for C. difficile infection

Eagle Pharmaceuticals completes enrollment of second clinical study to evaluate safety, efficacy of RYANODEX

Novel treatment can shorten hospital stays for few patients with endocarditis

Using clinical quality registers to compare institutions or physicians may be misleading

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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