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VUMC’s V3 program that pairs volunteers with dying patients expanding in 2017

After a successful 2016 pilot, Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Vigil Volunteers (V3) program — which pairs volunteers with dying patients who either have no known family or friends, or whose family and friends are unable to be with them — is expanding in 2017.

30 Jan 2017

Doctors spend less face-to-face time with delayed patients in busy clinics, study finds

A study examining doctor and patient behavior at three Johns Hopkins Medicine outpatient clinics has found evidence that clinicians spend more face-to-face time with patients when the clinic is on schedule and less when the clinic is running late.

30 Jan 2017

Oral devices improve sleep in OSA patients but may not reduce key heart disease risk factors

In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oral appliances that treat the condition by moving the lower jaw forward appear to improve sleep but not reduce key risk factors for developing heart and other cardiovascular disease, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

28 Jan 2017

Pulmospheres could serve as personalized, predictive model for assessing effect of IPF drugs

Pulmospheres, three dimensional multicellular spheroids composed of lung cells from individual patients, were shown to be effective in predicting the efficacy of medications for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to findings from University of Alabama at Birmingham scientists presented today in JCI Insight, a journal of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

27 Jan 2017

New guidelines promote family-centered care in neonatal, pediatric and adult ICUs

Having a loved one go through a critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects months after the patient is discharged from the intensive care unit.

27 Jan 2017

Smartphone app reduces length of hospital stay after delivery for C-section patients

Women who used a smartphone app as part of a Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) program were released from the hospital sooner after delivering their babies via cesarean section, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2017 meeting.

27 Jan 2017

Body cooling not more effective than therapeutic normothermia for treating in-hospital cardiac arrests in children

In a multicenter, international study of infants and children who suffered cardiac arrest while in the hospital, NIH-funded researchers have found that body cooling, or therapeutic hypothermia, is no more effective than actively keeping the body at a normal temperature, or therapeutic normothermia.

25 Jan 2017

Mediplus to showcase drug delivery system at Arab Health

A pioneering IV administration set that allows clinicians to access a variety of pumps and deliver fluids in a safe manner will be launched at Arab Health 2017 by UK manufacturer, Mediplus.

20 Jan 2017

Childhood asthma may increase obesity risk, study finds

Children with asthma may be more likely to become obese later in childhood or in adolescence, according to new research published online ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

20 Jan 2017

New guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for family-centered care in ICU

Critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects on the health of patients and families, even months after discharge from the intensive care unit.

18 Jan 2017

Device to help physicians assess the pain experienced by patients released by Medasense

Medasense Biometrics Ltd. announced today that it has received CE mark approval for its novel Pain Monitoring Device, PMD200™. This new technology is now available to help physicians objectively assess a patient’s pain in critical care situations, where patients are unable to communicate. This allows physicians to ensure pain is properly managed.

18 Jan 2017

Analgesic effects of opioids can be mediated via immune cells

Opioids are the most powerful painkillers. Researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now found that the analgesic effects of opioids are not exclusively mediated by opioid receptors in the brain, but can also be mediated via the activation of receptors in immune cells.

17 Jan 2017

Recognition given to Edwards Lifesciences for hemodynamic monitoring product

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, has received CE Mark for its HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform, which provides greater clarity on a patient’s hemodynamic status to enable clinicians to make timely, potentially life-saving decisions.

17 Jan 2017

Clean-burning ethanol stoves may reduce hypertension, cardiovascular risk in pregnant women, study shows

Replacing biomass and kerosene cookstoves used throughout the developing world with clean-burning ethanol stoves may reduce hypertension and cardiovascular risk in pregnant women, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

12 Jan 2017

Mediplus develops new silicone pessaries that eliminate clinical risks associated with surgical mesh

Women who suffer from incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse from obesity, heavy lifting, smoking, chronic constipation or childbirth don’t always need surgery according to a pioneering British medical device manufacturer.

12 Jan 2017

PCT screening could be promising tool to help shorten hospital stays, reduce costs for sepsis patients

Each year, over $20 billion dollars is spent on sepsis care, making it the most expensive condition managed in U.S. hospitals.

10 Jan 2017

Unique type of airway inflammation could make African Americans less responsive to asthma treatment

African Americans may be less responsive to asthma treatment and more likely to die from the condition, in part, because they have a unique type of airway inflammation, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

6 Jan 2017

Study suggests using hypertonic saline infusions via peripheral catheter may help avoid complications

Current recommendations that a central catheter is required for continuous intravenous infusion of 3 percent sodium chloride solution should be re-evaluated, according to a study in the American Journal of Critical Care.

4 Jan 2017

CHLA Medical Group, Providence Saint John's to provide premium care for fragile newborns

Providence Saint John's Health Center is partnering with Children's Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group to raise the level of care for the most fragile newborns in the medical center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), bringing world class neonatal care to Santa Monica and the surrounding Westside communities.

30 Dec 2016

American Journal of Nursing declares 2016 winners of its annual Book of the Year Awards

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is pleased to announce the 2016 winners of its annual Book of the Year Awards. Winners in 19 categories appear in the journal's January issue. AJN, the "leading voice of nursing since 1900," is published by Wolters Kluwer.

30 Dec 2016

Critical Care News and Research

VUMC’s V3 program that pairs volunteers with dying patients expanding in 2017

Doctors spend less face-to-face time with delayed patients in busy clinics, study finds

Oral devices improve sleep in OSA patients but may not reduce key heart disease risk factors

Pulmospheres could serve as personalized, predictive model for assessing effect of IPF drugs

New guidelines promote family-centered care in neonatal, pediatric and adult ICUs

Smartphone app reduces length of hospital stay after delivery for C-section patients

Body cooling not more effective than therapeutic normothermia for treating in-hospital cardiac arrests in children

Mediplus to showcase drug delivery system at Arab Health

Childhood asthma may increase obesity risk, study finds

New guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for family-centered care in ICU

Device to help physicians assess the pain experienced by patients released by Medasense

Analgesic effects of opioids can be mediated via immune cells

Recognition given to Edwards Lifesciences for hemodynamic monitoring product

Clean-burning ethanol stoves may reduce hypertension, cardiovascular risk in pregnant women, study shows

Mediplus develops new silicone pessaries that eliminate clinical risks associated with surgical mesh

PCT screening could be promising tool to help shorten hospital stays, reduce costs for sepsis patients

Unique type of airway inflammation could make African Americans less responsive to asthma treatment

Study suggests using hypertonic saline infusions via peripheral catheter may help avoid complications

CHLA Medical Group, Providence Saint John's to provide premium care for fragile newborns

American Journal of Nursing declares 2016 winners of its annual Book of the Year Awards

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