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Study reveals increasing incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome in U.S.

An increasing number of babies across the country are born addicted to opioids and require intensive care, according to a study analyzing MEDNAX Clinical Data Warehouse statistics from 299 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) around the United States.

28 Apr 2015

OpenMRS community drives the world's largest open source project to tackle Ebola virus

An accurate, up to the minute, accessible medical record system is fundamental to effective treatment and tracking of the Ebola virus.

28 Apr 2015

WHO sends additional medical supplies, health workers into earthquake-affected region in Nepal

WHO is surging additional medical supplies and health workers into the earthquake-affected region to help the Government of Nepal provide rapid medical assistance to the thousands who have been injured in Saturday's disaster.

28 Apr 2015

Shadowing helps clinicians achieve ideal patient care experiences

Patient-centered care is best achieved when the care team understands every moment of the patient and family experience in their journeys through a health care system - from parking in the hospital garage to being treated in the intensive care unit. This is the core value of a novel quality improvement program implemented at a leading U.S. medical center and presented today at the National Quality Summit, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

27 Apr 2015

Study: Therapeutic hypothermia offers little neurological benefit to children with cardiac arrest

A new, randomized clinical study co-authored by Cohen Children's Medical Center's chair of pediatrics says there is little neurological benefit to using therapeutic hypothermia to lower a child's core temperature after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

27 Apr 2015

Johns Hopkins study finds that nearly one-quarter of ICU survivors experience PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder is often thought of as a symptom of warfare, major catastrophes and assault. It’s rarely considered in patients who survive a critical illness and stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, in a recent Johns Hopkins study, researchers found that nearly one-quarter of ICU survivors suffer from PTSD.

24 Apr 2015

Western European market for infant care solutions estimated to reach $177.5 million in 2018

The saturated European market for infant care solutions has received fresh impetus from the rising incidence of preterm births. This trend is not only fuelling the demand for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) devices but also skilled and trained professionals to operate these devices.

24 Apr 2015

Getinge secures EUR 160 million loan from EIB for development of new medical devices

The European Investment Bank has provided a EUR 160 million loan to Getinge AB, a global medical technology company, for its research and development in the areas of surgery, intensive care, infection control, care ergonomics and wound care. Getinge’s research addresses unmet medical needs and targets the development of new devices with higher efficiency and safety for increased positive outcomes for both caregivers and patients.

24 Apr 2015

French clinicians diagnose first case of rabies since 2003

A team of French clinicians has diagnosed the first case of rabies in that country since 2003. Only 20 cases of human rabies had been diagnosed in France between 1970 and 2003. Moreover, the patient was unaware of having been bitten.

22 Apr 2015

Nearly one-quarter of ICU survivors experience PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder is often thought of as a symptom of warfare, major catastrophes and assault. It's rarely considered in patients who survive a critical illness and stay in the intensive care unit (ICU).

21 Apr 2015

Pulmonary Hypertension Center at RI Hospital receives PHA accreditation

The Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Rhode Island Hospital is one of the nation's first centers of its kind to be accredited by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. For those affected by pulmonary hypertension (PH), accreditation assures them and their providers that they have access to the most advanced care available in the country.

20 Apr 2015

CareFusion showcases new medication management technologies at HIMSS annual conference

CareFusion, a BD company, today announced it is demonstrating several new medication management technologies at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society annual conference in the Intelligent Health Pavilion and Interoperability Showcase.

14 Apr 2015

Administration of selenide protects heart tissue post cardiac arrest, shows study

Damage to heart muscle from insufficient blood supply during cardiac arrest and reperfusion injury after blood flow is restored can be reduced by nearly 90 percent if selenide, a form of the essential nutrient selenium, is administered intravenously in the wake of the attack, according to a new preclinical study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

10 Apr 2015

AACN announces recipients of annual research grants

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses announces the recipients of its annual research grants, with total available funding of $160,000.

8 Apr 2015

Collaboration between nurses and physicians decreases rates of HAIs in critical care

Collaborative relationships between nurses and physicians decrease rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in critical care, according to an article in the April issue of Critical Care Nurse.

2 Apr 2015

New research reveals how a deadly fungus grows and kills immune cells

New research from the University of Toronto has scientists re-thinking how a lethal fungus grows and kills immune cells. The study hints at a new approach to therapy for Candida albicans, one of the most common causes of bloodstream infections.

31 Mar 2015

AJN honors six of Elsevier's nursing book titles with Book of the Year awards

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that six of its nursing book titles are recipients of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year awards.

30 Mar 2015

RSV infection rate on the rise among young children

Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a common virus that infects the lungs and breathing passageways, has been on the rise across the nation for the last several years. Though it may only produce minor cold symptoms in adults, it can lead to serious illness in young children and those with compromised immune systems.

30 Mar 2015

Penn surgeons develop new tools to identify joint replacement patients at risk for serious complications

Orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed two new prediction tools aimed at identifying total hip and knee replacement patients who are at-risk of developing serious complications after surgery.

30 Mar 2015

Most child pedestrian injuries occur near schools, bus stops, and in the spring months

New research presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that most child pedestrian injuries involving a motor vehicle occurred while children were unsupervised, near schools and bus stops, and in the spring months during the afternoon and evening hours.

24 Mar 2015

Intensive Care News and Research

Study reveals increasing incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome in U.S.

OpenMRS community drives the world's largest open source project to tackle Ebola virus

WHO sends additional medical supplies, health workers into earthquake-affected region in Nepal

Shadowing helps clinicians achieve ideal patient care experiences

Study: Therapeutic hypothermia offers little neurological benefit to children with cardiac arrest

Johns Hopkins study finds that nearly one-quarter of ICU survivors experience PTSD

Western European market for infant care solutions estimated to reach $177.5 million in 2018

Getinge secures EUR 160 million loan from EIB for development of new medical devices

French clinicians diagnose first case of rabies since 2003

Nearly one-quarter of ICU survivors experience PTSD

Pulmonary Hypertension Center at RI Hospital receives PHA accreditation

CareFusion showcases new medication management technologies at HIMSS annual conference

Administration of selenide protects heart tissue post cardiac arrest, shows study

AACN announces recipients of annual research grants

Collaboration between nurses and physicians decreases rates of HAIs in critical care

New research reveals how a deadly fungus grows and kills immune cells

AJN honors six of Elsevier's nursing book titles with Book of the Year awards

RSV infection rate on the rise among young children

Penn surgeons develop new tools to identify joint replacement patients at risk for serious complications

Most child pedestrian injuries occur near schools, bus stops, and in the spring months

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