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Bicycle exercise may benefit ICU patients, shows study

Early bicycle exercise during their stay in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU) may help some patients recover more quickly.

29 Dec 2016

New study finds overuse of hospital ICUs

Intensive Care Units, which provide the most expensive and invasive forms of care in a hospital setting, are being used too often for patients who don't need that level of care, according to a new study by LA BioMed and UCLA researchers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine today.

28 Dec 2016

History of head injuries increases risk of negative outcomes for homeless adults with mental illness

Among homeless adults with mental illness, having a history of head injuries is associated with a greater risk of adverse health conditions, new research indicates.

20 Dec 2016

Metavision clinical information system adopted by health services centre, Canada

iMDsoft® announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Canada is now live with the MetaVision clinical information system throughout their critical care environment. The system has been implemented in adult, neonatal and burn intensive care units, across a total of 145 beds.

19 Dec 2016

Sphere Medical launches next generation Proxima for bedside blood gas and glucose analysis

Sphere Medical, an innovative company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, has launched its next generation CE-marked Proxima system.

17 Dec 2016

Viral infection during pregnancy affects maternal care and can trigger depression in offspring

A viral infection in a pregnant woman not only affects her subsequent ability to provide maternal care but can also trigger depression in her offspring, which can then even extend into the next generation as a result of changes to genetic mechanisms in the brain.

15 Dec 2016

Ground-breaking study to explore effectiveness of using pre-hospital blood products

University of Warwick is collaborating with researchers at the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre to support a ground-breaking new study to investigate the effectiveness of giving patients blood products immediately after a major injury or trauma - before they reach hospital.

8 Dec 2016

Menopausal women may experience accelerated decline in lung function, research shows

Menopausal women appear to experience an accelerated decline in lung function, according to new research published online ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

2 Dec 2016

Reseachers identify cellular ‘off’ switch for inflammatory immune response in asthma attacks

Working with human immune cells in the laboratory, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified a critical cellular "off" switch for the inflammatory immune response that contributes to lung-constricting asthma attacks.

2 Dec 2016

Use of Frailty Screening Initiative linked to reduced risk of postoperative mortality and illness

In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Daniel E. Hall, M.D., M.Div., M.H.Sc., of the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues examined the effect of a Frailty Screening Initiative on death and complications by comparing the surgical outcomes of patients treated before and after implementation of the FSI.

30 Nov 2016

MILabs to provide Adaptive X-ray CT system to UAB for advancing pulmonary research

MILabs will provide an advanced U-CTUHR microCT system to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Center (CFRC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

30 Nov 2016

Over-the-counter and prescription pain medications linked to drug-induced liver injury

More than 1,000 medications, with acetaminophen being the most common, have been associated with drug-induced liver injury.

30 Nov 2016

Tele-nephrology program helps provide much-needed kidney care to patients in rural hospitals

Although dialysis rates are similar in urban and rural areas, most remote rural counties in the United States lack in-county dialysis facilities.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers developing biomaterial with potential to treat vascular bleeding

Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a biomaterial that has potential to protect patients at high risk for bleeding in surgery.

17 Nov 2016

E-cigarette use linked to risk of respiratory symptoms among adolescents

E-cigarette use among teenagers is growing dramatically, and public health experts are concerned that these devices may be a gateway to smoking.

16 Nov 2016

Evena Medical introduces advanced wearable ultrasound for real-time bedside imaging at MEDICA 2016

Evena Medical, a leader in the development of high-quality, high-definition imaging for fast, accurate and precise bedside visualization, is introducing its enhanced DeepVu Ultrasound 4.0, offering clinicians the most advanced handheld ultrasound for use by clinicians of all skill levels.

15 Nov 2016

International scientists unravel mystery of newly discovered type of controlled cell death

A multidisciplinary international team of scientists solved the mystery of a recently discovered type of controlled cell death, mapping the path to potential therapies for conditions ranging from radiation injury to cancer.

15 Nov 2016

Researchers develop new blood test that can accurately diagnose concussions

Scientists from Children's Health Research Institute, a program of Lawson Health Research Institute, and Western University have developed a new blood test that identifies with greater than 90 per cent certainty whether or not an adolescent athlete has suffered a concussion.

7 Nov 2016

New treatment may reduce side effects linked to transfusions of red blood cells

A new treatment may diminish a dangerous side effect associated with transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) known as pulmonary hypertension, an elevated blood pressure in the lungs and heart that can lead to heart failure, suggests a new study published in the November issue of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

7 Nov 2016

Stem cell therapy appears to dampen the body's neuroinflammatory response to trauma, preserve brain tissue

Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient's own stem cells showed that the therapy appears to dampen the body's neuroinflammatory response to trauma and preserve brain tissue, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

4 Nov 2016

Critical Care News and Research

Bicycle exercise may benefit ICU patients, shows study

New study finds overuse of hospital ICUs

History of head injuries increases risk of negative outcomes for homeless adults with mental illness

Metavision clinical information system adopted by health services centre, Canada

Sphere Medical launches next generation Proxima for bedside blood gas and glucose analysis

Viral infection during pregnancy affects maternal care and can trigger depression in offspring

Ground-breaking study to explore effectiveness of using pre-hospital blood products

Menopausal women may experience accelerated decline in lung function, research shows

Reseachers identify cellular ‘off’ switch for inflammatory immune response in asthma attacks

Use of Frailty Screening Initiative linked to reduced risk of postoperative mortality and illness

MILabs to provide Adaptive X-ray CT system to UAB for advancing pulmonary research

Over-the-counter and prescription pain medications linked to drug-induced liver injury

Tele-nephrology program helps provide much-needed kidney care to patients in rural hospitals

Researchers developing biomaterial with potential to treat vascular bleeding

E-cigarette use linked to risk of respiratory symptoms among adolescents

Evena Medical introduces advanced wearable ultrasound for real-time bedside imaging at MEDICA 2016

International scientists unravel mystery of newly discovered type of controlled cell death

Researchers develop new blood test that can accurately diagnose concussions

New treatment may reduce side effects linked to transfusions of red blood cells

Stem cell therapy appears to dampen the body's neuroinflammatory response to trauma, preserve brain tissue

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