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SJHS selects Picis perioperative and anesthesia information management solutions

Picis announced today that St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) in Orange, Calif., one of the largest integrated delivery network (IDNs) in the United States, has selected Picis perioperative and anesthesia information management solutions for 13 facilities and an estimated 81 operating rooms (ORs) as the standard across the IDN.

13 Jul 2010

Finalists for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards announced

URAC announced today that a distinguished panel of judges has selected 30 finalists for its Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards. The competition drew entries from across the nation. The finalists will be honored during URAC's 11th Annual Quality Summit, October 5-7, 2010 in Chicago, IL. The awards honor programs in two areas: Consumer Decision-Making and Consumer Health Improvement.

13 Jul 2010

APIC survey uncovers barriers in adoption of best practices for CRBSI prevention in hospitals

Hospitals still struggle to prevent avoidable healthcare-associated infections, according to a survey of infection preventionists released today by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Half of those surveyed agree that catheter-related bloodstream infections continue to be a problem in their facilities and cite lack of time, resources, and the commitment of hospital leadership as hindering their ability to combat these infections more aggressively.

13 Jul 2010

Hospitals in the news: ICU deaths higher on weekend, continuous improvement pays off in Seattle

"Patients admitted to an intensive care unit over the weekend may be more likely to die than those admitted at other times, perhaps because of reduced staffing, a review of research finds," HealthDay/USA Today reports. "For the review, published in the July issue of the journal Chest, researchers examined the results of 10 studies exploring the link between time of admission to an ICU and death rates.

12 Jul 2010

Research offers hope to thousands of UK transplant patients

New research could have an "incredible" impact on the numbers of people being saved through the organ donor system, experts claim today. As demand for organ transplants continues to outstrip supply, a team of scientists from the University of Sunderland are hopeful they may have found a way to expand the donor pool.

12 Jul 2010

Student-led team awarded top honor in 2010 CIMIT Prize in Primary Healthcare competition

Imagine finding out before you leave the pediatrician's office if your child has strep throat, or even something more serious requiring a different treatment. A novel application for applying DNA "nanobarcodes" in a clinical assay could help primary-care physicians quickly and more accurately determine what's causing a patient's acute pharyngitis from an easy throat swab.

9 Jul 2010

Medizone seeks international patent protection for Asepticsure technology

Medizone International, Inc. has filed an international patent application under the auspices of the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) to secure international patent protection for its Asepticsure™ technology. The international patent application consolidates the two previously filed patent applications titled "Healthcare Facility Disinfecting System" and "Disinfecting Process and Apparatus."

8 Jul 2010

ASA provides tips to help parents protect children from over-the-counter drug abuse

In recent years, a growing and potentially life-threatening trend known as Robo tripping, the abuse of over-the-counter cough and cold medications, has emerged among America's youth. As the Society representing the front-line physicians responsible for treating patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who have overdosed on over-the-counter medications, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has developed information to help parents recognize the signs of Robo tripping and to prevent overdose and longer-term health complications.

8 Jul 2010

Study reveals asthma as a risk factor for pneumonia in children hospitalized for influenza

Children with asthma are at increased risk of developing pneumonia as a complication of influenza, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

8 Jul 2010

Breathing system filters used in anaesthesia allow passage of bacterial, yeast infections

Doctors have highlighted potential problems with the breathing system filters used in anaesthesia, including intensive care units, after demonstrating that they don't provide protection from harmful bacteria and yeast when they become wet.

6 Jul 2010

First US forum gathers doctors and children who no longer need insulin

Twenty-five families who have overcome diabetes caused by a defect in a single gene will gather at "Celebrating the Miracles," a University of Chicago symposium for patients, parents and physicians. The first Monogenic Diabetes Forum is designed to review scientific studies, celebrate treatment successes, stress the importance of a genetic diagnosis for children diagnosed before age one, and exchange tips on how to make the most of a new concept--life without insulin injections.

3 Jul 2010

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital issues public safety warning about dangers of swimming pools

A strong public safety warning about the dangers of swimming pools comes in the wake of 19 drownings or near-drownings treated by doctors at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt since May 27.

3 Jul 2010

Commonly used type of bone marrow stem cell may help treat sepsis, new study suggests

A new study from researchers in Ottawa and Toronto suggests that a commonly used type of bone marrow stem cell may be able to help treat sepsis, a deadly condition that can occur when an infection spreads throughout the body. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, shows that these cells can triple survival rates in an experimental model of sepsis.

1 Jul 2010

Researchers report no increased rate of heart attack in patients taking rosiglitazone

The diabetes drug rosiglitazone has been under intense scrutiny since a 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine looked at more than 40 clinical trials and linked the drug's use with increased risk of heart attack and death from heart disease.

1 Jul 2010

Cubist commences enrollment in Phase 2 study of CXA-201 for complicated intra-abdominal infections

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading acute care therapeutics company, today announced the enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2 study with CXA-201. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized, study will compare the safety and efficacy of intravenous CXA-201 with an active comparator in patients with complicated intra-abdominal Infections (cIAI). This international study is expected to enroll 120 patients.

1 Jul 2010

5-month-old, 4 pound infant receives lifesaving liver transplant

A 5-month-old New York infant received a lifesaving liver transplant for advanced liver failure diagnosed following her birth 10 weeks premature. One of the smallest babies ever to successfully receive a liver transplant, she weighed 4 pounds at the time of the surgery.

30 Jun 2010

Cubist Phase 2 trial for efficacy of CXA-101 in complicated urinary tract infections meets objectives

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading acute care therapeutics company, today announced that the recently-completed Phase 2 study of CXA-101, a novel cephalosporin, compared to ceftazidime for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) in adults met its study objectives.

30 Jun 2010

Clinical assessment study identifies opportunities to improve end-of-life care

Even at a hospital recognized for managing seriously ill patients, a systematic assessment of clinical measures associated with end-of-life care identified opportunities to improve treatment for those dying in the hospital, according to a report in the June 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

29 Jun 2010

OrSense presents NBM 200 non-invasive Hb measurement system at XXXIst International Congress of ISBT

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced today at the XXXIst International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), in Berlin, Germany, the presentation of NBM 200, a non-invasive hemoglobin (Hb) measurement system for various hematological applications including anemia monitoring, hemorrhage detection and pre-donation screening.

29 Jun 2010

Hospice care falls as more Americans spend final days in hospitals; Milwaukee hospital reports success with treatment guidelines

The Associated Press: "Americans increasingly are treated to death, spending more time in hospitals in their final days, trying last-ditch treatments that often buy only weeks of time, and racking up bills that have made medical care a leading cause of bankruptcies. More than 80 percent of people who die in the United States have a long, progressive illness such as cancer, heart failure or Alzheimer's disease."

29 Jun 2010

Intensive Care News and Research

SJHS selects Picis perioperative and anesthesia information management solutions

Finalists for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards announced

APIC survey uncovers barriers in adoption of best practices for CRBSI prevention in hospitals

Hospitals in the news: ICU deaths higher on weekend, continuous improvement pays off in Seattle

Research offers hope to thousands of UK transplant patients

Student-led team awarded top honor in 2010 CIMIT Prize in Primary Healthcare competition

Medizone seeks international patent protection for Asepticsure technology

ASA provides tips to help parents protect children from over-the-counter drug abuse

Study reveals asthma as a risk factor for pneumonia in children hospitalized for influenza

Breathing system filters used in anaesthesia allow passage of bacterial, yeast infections

First US forum gathers doctors and children who no longer need insulin

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital issues public safety warning about dangers of swimming pools

Commonly used type of bone marrow stem cell may help treat sepsis, new study suggests

Researchers report no increased rate of heart attack in patients taking rosiglitazone

Cubist commences enrollment in Phase 2 study of CXA-201 for complicated intra-abdominal infections

5-month-old, 4 pound infant receives lifesaving liver transplant

Cubist Phase 2 trial for efficacy of CXA-101 in complicated urinary tract infections meets objectives

Clinical assessment study identifies opportunities to improve end-of-life care

OrSense presents NBM 200 non-invasive Hb measurement system at XXXIst International Congress of ISBT

Hospice care falls as more Americans spend final days in hospitals; Milwaukee hospital reports success with treatment guidelines

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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