Critical Care News and Research

RSS

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

For specialist nurses on neurocritical care units, accompanying patients for imaging scans and other procedures has a major impact on nurse staffing ratios, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

2 Aug 2018

Major genome science study offers insights into cardiac electrical diseases

New knowledge about biological processes related to the heart's electrical activity has been gained through a major genome science study. The research had the largest sample size ever of a project of this type.

28 Jul 2018

Researchers find distinct microbiomes in airway, gastrointestinal systems of children with chronic cough

Different respiratory diseases associated with chronic cough create distinct microbial imbalances in the lower airways of children, according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine.

26 Jul 2018

Pediatric sepsis care within an hour increases chances of survival, shows study

More than one in 10 children hospitalized with sepsis die, but when a series of clinical treatments and tests is completed within an hour of its detection, the chances of survival increase considerably, according to a new analysis led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

25 Jul 2018

New target for pneumonia seems to restore tight barriers and fluid clearance in the lungs

Severe pneumonia causes a buildup of fluid in the lungs that makes the basics of breathing and getting oxygen out to the body difficult to impossible.

25 Jul 2018

Doctors' ‘gut feelings’ play key role in medical decision making, finds study

Many technology companies are working on artificial intelligence systems that can analyze medical data to help diagnose or treat health problems. Such systems raise the question of whether this kind of technology can perform as well as a human doctor.

23 Jul 2018

Study: Supplemental oxygen prevents rise in morning blood pressure in OSA patients

Supplemental oxygen eliminates the rise in morning blood pressure experienced by obstructive sleep apnea patients who stop using continuous positive airway pressure, the standard treatment for OSA, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

20 Jul 2018

New clinical trial examines use of adrenaline to treat cardiac arrests

A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive - but almost doubles the risk of severe brain damage for survivors of cardiac arrest.

19 Jul 2018

Study assesses patient and family attitudes in voicing concerns about care

Previous studies have shown that when all members of the clinical care team feel comfortable speaking up, team performance improves.

13 Jul 2018

UTHealth sleep expert offers tips to help position school children for academic success

To get your young scholar off to a good start this school year, it's important to make sure he or she is well-rested when the bell sounds, according to Reeba Mathew, M.D., a sleep expert with McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas of Health Science Center at Houston.

12 Jul 2018

Study: Physician burnout equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe healthcare settings

Physician burnout is at least equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe medical workplace conditions, if not more so, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

9 Jul 2018

Established lung fibrosis can be reversed using diabetes drug treatment

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have shown - for the first time - that established lung fibrosis can be reversed using a drug treatment that targets cell metabolism.

2 Jul 2018

Scoring system based on PIRO helps predict mortality in surgical ICU patients with severe sepsis

A new classification system that scores the variables associated with mortality rates for patients who develop intra-abdominal sepsis after surgery may help guide care and improve outcomes

2 Jul 2018

Antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease exacerbations in cystic fibrosis patients

An antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis(CF), according to new research published online in April in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

2 Jul 2018

Higher doses of rifampin kill more TB bacteria in sputum without increasing adverse effects

Higher daily doses of rifampin, a cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment, killed more TB bacteria in sputum cultures, and the higher doses did so without increasing the adverse effects of treatment, according to a randomized controlled trial published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

29 Jun 2018

Antidepressant use in people with COPD linked to increased risk of death and hospitalization

Antidepressant use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with a 20 percent increase in likelihood of death and a 15 percent increase in likelihood of hospitalization due to related symptoms, finds a new study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.

26 Jun 2018

Critical Care News and Research

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

Major genome science study offers insights into cardiac electrical diseases

Researchers find distinct microbiomes in airway, gastrointestinal systems of children with chronic cough

Pediatric sepsis care within an hour increases chances of survival, shows study

New target for pneumonia seems to restore tight barriers and fluid clearance in the lungs

Doctors' ‘gut feelings’ play key role in medical decision making, finds study

Study: Supplemental oxygen prevents rise in morning blood pressure in OSA patients

New clinical trial examines use of adrenaline to treat cardiac arrests

Study assesses patient and family attitudes in voicing concerns about care

UTHealth sleep expert offers tips to help position school children for academic success

Study: Physician burnout equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe healthcare settings

Established lung fibrosis can be reversed using diabetes drug treatment

Scoring system based on PIRO helps predict mortality in surgical ICU patients with severe sepsis

Antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease exacerbations in cystic fibrosis patients

Higher doses of rifampin kill more TB bacteria in sputum without increasing adverse effects

Antidepressant use in people with COPD linked to increased risk of death and hospitalization

Administering nitric oxide gas after heart surgery may decrease risk of kidney problems

Penn Medicine team launches universal stroke awareness program

Malnutrition could have major health implications on patients' surgical outcomes, shows research

SonoSite X-Porte point-of-care system offers significant benefits in critical care

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

Latest News