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Beckman Coulter collaborates with SWLP to aid sepsis diagnosis and management in the UK

Beckman Coulter , a global leader in clinical diagnostics, announced today that South West London Pathology (SWLP) has implemented DxH 900 hematology analyzers and the Early Sepsis Indicator across the SWLP network.

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 9 Jan 2020

AI Therapeutics reports considerable progress on LAM-001 and LAM-004 clinical trials

AI Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that has created an artificial intelligence-driven drug development platform for matching drugs to new indications.

7 Jan 2020

FDA needs to take further action on e-cigarettes

While the American Thoracic Society appreciates that the FDA took action on certain flavored cartridge-based vaping products, it is disappointed that the Administration chose to not follow through on its September 2019 promise to clear the market of all flavored electronic nicotine delivery projects.

3 Jan 2020

Loyola physician one among the contributing authors of new guidelines for treatment of ischemic stroke

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently appointed a writing group to provide updated guidelines for the early management of acute ischemic stroke.

2 Jan 2020

Study helps explain why previous attempts to develop a staph vaccine have failed

Staph bacteria, the leading cause of potentially dangerous skin infections, are most feared for the drug-resistant strains that have become a serious threat to public health.

26 Dec 2019

Exposure to ozone pollution or wood smoke exacerbates lung disease in former and current smokers

Over many years, exposure to the levels of ozone and other forms of pollution found in most U.S. cities and some rural communities can take a toll on a person's health.

23 Dec 2019

Sphingotec's new biomarker bio-ADM identifies ICU patients who need immediate organ support

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today announced a publication in Critical Care1 with data on 2,000 ICU patients demonstrating that sphingotec's proprietary biomarker bio-ADM (Bioactive Adrenomedullin) not only identifies high-risk patients for septic shock at admission but also identifies patients in the general ICU patient population who require immediate life-saving therapeutic intervention.

23 Dec 2019

Texas law highlights dilemma over care for patients with no hope of survival

Critically ill Tinslee Lewis - a Fort Worth baby embroiled in a dispute between her family and a hospital over whether to continue life-sustaining treatment - is the most recent public face of the heartbreaking and intractable dilemmas often confronted quietly in intensive care units.

23 Dec 2019

New software helps prevent ICU delirium and improve patient outcomes

Intensive care unit delirium, a fertile area of clinical research and patient care innovation associated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is beginning to reshape how commercial electronic health record systems are engineered with regard to intensive care.

22 Dec 2019

Sphingotec's penKid is a reliable marker for detection and monitoring of acute kidney injury

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today reported on the publication of novel study results of its proprietary kidney function biomarker penKid® in BMC Emergency Medicine.

21 Dec 2019

Online decision aid provides more knowledge about the benefits of genomic sequencing

A decision aid developed to support patients undergoing genomic sequencing can reduce the amount of time patients spend speaking with overburdened genetic counselors while helping them were more knowledgeable about the benefits of sequencing, suggests a study from St. Michael's Hospital.

10 Dec 2019

Fresh red blood cell transfusions are no more beneficial than older ones to critically ill children

A new study led by the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre and the University of Montreal, along with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found that transfusions using fresh red blood cells--cells that have spent seven days or less in storage--are no more beneficial than older red blood cells in reducing the risk of organ failure or death in critically ill children.

10 Dec 2019

New treatment approach could improve outcomes for people with cystic fibrosis

A new approach to treating people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been shown to reduce inflammation, which has the potential to reduce the need for lung transplants and lower the risk of death.

3 Dec 2019

Study: Holding intubated infants found to be well tolerated and safe

Critically ill infants who are old enough to move on their own but too young to cooperate with care instructions have been among the last to benefit from patient mobility initiatives.

2 Dec 2019

Coping with (power) loss: California’s hospitals, clinics, patients face new reality

We all know that when the power goes out, refrigerators, heaters and air conditioners stop running. Homes go dark, and desktop computers shut down.

27 Nov 2019

TB must also be reduced to achieve the goal of ending AIDS epidemic by 2030

The World Health Organization has set a goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. To achieve that goal, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies, of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is calling on governments, health advocates and non-government organizations on World AIDS Day to strengthen their response to AIDS and tuberculosis.

27 Nov 2019

Decision not to offer or perform CPR can be at the discretion of treating physicians

In August, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a malpractice lawsuit filed against two physicians who refused to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation to an 88-year-old man with multiple comorbidities and multiorgan failure.

25 Nov 2019

Doctors place patients in suspended animation in first trial of its kind

For the first time, doctors have placed people in suspended animation in an effort to repair fatal

21 Nov 2019

New research case report describes lung injury related to e-cigarette use

A research case report describing lung injury related to e-cigarette use in a 17-year-old Canadian may be the first documented case of a new form of damage from vaping products.

21 Nov 2019

Sepsis survivors express a need for advocacy and follow-up support

Survivors of sepsis--a life-threatening response to an infection--have expressed a need for advocacy and follow-up support, according to a study authored by professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and published in Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing.

19 Nov 2019

Critical Care News and Research

Beckman Coulter collaborates with SWLP to aid sepsis diagnosis and management in the UK

AI Therapeutics reports considerable progress on LAM-001 and LAM-004 clinical trials

FDA needs to take further action on e-cigarettes

Loyola physician one among the contributing authors of new guidelines for treatment of ischemic stroke

Study helps explain why previous attempts to develop a staph vaccine have failed

Exposure to ozone pollution or wood smoke exacerbates lung disease in former and current smokers

Sphingotec's new biomarker bio-ADM identifies ICU patients who need immediate organ support

Texas law highlights dilemma over care for patients with no hope of survival

New software helps prevent ICU delirium and improve patient outcomes

Sphingotec's penKid is a reliable marker for detection and monitoring of acute kidney injury

Online decision aid provides more knowledge about the benefits of genomic sequencing

Fresh red blood cell transfusions are no more beneficial than older ones to critically ill children

New treatment approach could improve outcomes for people with cystic fibrosis

Study: Holding intubated infants found to be well tolerated and safe

Coping with (power) loss: California’s hospitals, clinics, patients face new reality

TB must also be reduced to achieve the goal of ending AIDS epidemic by 2030

Decision not to offer or perform CPR can be at the discretion of treating physicians

Doctors place patients in suspended animation in first trial of its kind

New research case report describes lung injury related to e-cigarette use

Sepsis survivors express a need for advocacy and follow-up support

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