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Tag: CRITICAL CARE/EMERGENCY MEDICINE
New study underscores the role of race and poverty in COVID-19
An analysis of both inpatient and outpatient data within an integrated health system demonstrates the role of structural, societal factors in the pandemic’s spread
Newborns on ventilators can now be better protected from a common breathing tube incident
After 30 years of development, a medical device designed to continuously monitor the airways of the tiniest ventilated patients could become the standard of care for babies worldwide
Patient characteristics, subsequent health care use of SARS-CoV-2 testing initiation in safety-net health system
What The Study Did: Researchers found differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by entry location for SARS- CoV-2 testing within a safety-net health system. White and English-speaking individuals disproportionately initiated testing via telehealth visits, while Black, Native American and non-English-speaking…
Christopher Chesley, MD, is the 2021 ATS Fellowship in Health Equality Award Winner
June 08, 2021 – Christopher Chesley, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania has been named the 2021 ATS Fellowship in Health Equality Award winner for his project “Determining disparities in care quality for patients with acute respiratory failure and sepsis:…
New AI tool invented by NTU, NP and NHCS scientists could speed up diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases
A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore (NP), and the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have invented a tool that could speed up the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Powered by artificial intelligence…
New heart metric may increase survival for heart-failure patients
A new physiological measurement of heart function developed at UVA Health could improve survival for people with heart failure by identifying high-risk patients who require tailored treatments, a new study suggests. The study is the first to show a survival…
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, June 2021
Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine and related disciplines. Journal topics include asthma, chest infections, COPD, critical care, diffuse lung disease, education and clinical practice, pulmonology and cardiology,…
Important to reduce patients’ time respiratory intensive care with mechanical ventilation
More active efforts to reduce patients’ time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free up intensive care resources, a thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows. Mechanical ventilation (MV) in an intensive care unit…
Decline in number of people receiving life-enhancing cardiac rehabilitation in pandemic
The number of people engaging with life-enhancing cardiac rehabilitation clinics has declined during the pandemic, according to a BMJ clinical update which makes the case for more home-based and virtual alternatives
Lung ultrasound can efficiently diagnose volume overload in hemodialysis patients
An abbreviated lung ultrasound protocol can efficiently determine presence of lung congestion in patients receiving hemodialysis and help expedite care. Pulmonary congestion owing to fluid overload is common among patients with kidney failure on hemodialysis (HD) and contributes to excess…
The dream team: Scientists find drug duo that may cure COVID-19 together
Preclinical experiments show that the drugs cepharanthine and nelfinavir may be effective treatments for COVID-19
Target protein identified for improving heart attack treatment
A new study led by researchers at Washington State University has identified a protein that could be the key to improving treatment outcomes after a heart attack. Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry , the research suggests that protein…
Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare awarded to immigrant cofounders of pre-health dreamers
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation have announced Dr. Jirayut ‘New’ Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez as joint recipients of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
People of color twice as likely to die after traumatic brain injury, new study finds
OHSU co-authors say findings are a call to address structural racism throughout society
Global costs of Plasmodium vivax malaria estimated for the first time
Plasmodium vivax malaria is a mosquito-borne illness that causes significant morbidity. However, the household and healthcare provider costs of the disease are unknown. A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Dr Angela Devine at Menzies School…
Malaria parasite’s partiality for the spleen
The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax may accumulate in the spleen soon after infection to a greater extent than its better-known relative P. falciparum, according to new research published by John Woodford of the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and colleagues…
WVU designated as one of only eight ECHO Superhub sites in the US
With the designation, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute program can now lend resources and expertise to health providers beyond West Virginia
ETS welcomes two research chairs specialized in artificial intelligence applied to health
1.5 million in funding over three years from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRSQ)
Policy changes urgently needed to support tobacco cessation, warn respiratory groups
On World No Tobacco Day (31 May, 2021) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) is a founding member, calls on governments and policymakers to make greater political and financial commitments…
Researchers create machine learning model to predict treatment with dialysis or death for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Paper Title: Predictive Approaches for Acute Dialysis Requirement and Death in COVID-19 Journal: The Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (published online May 24, 2021) Authors: Girish Nadkarni, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Nephrology), Clinical…
Helping doctors manage COVID-19
New tool uses AI technology to assess the severity of lung infections and inform treatment
A review on the current updates in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology
Knowledge in medicine is a very dynamic process due to the continuing progress in this field. New developments influence research, but also the clinical practice. Hence the continuous need for improvement in the field in which we work is required.…
Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus during COVID-19 quarantine period
The article by Dr. Michael L. Tee and colleagues is published in The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2021
FAPESP will discuss an integrative approach to clinical long-term effects of COVID-19
Renowned scientists sharing their research and clinical practice will take part at the webinar. They will tackle the patients’ evolving clinical conditions and the challenges of dealing with the subacute phase.
Escape from oblivion: How the brain reboots after deep anesthesia
Innovative experiment demonstrates the resilience of the healthy human brain despite deep general anesthesia
Coronavirus testing made quick and easy
A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver highly accurate results in less than 15 minutes. The diagnostic, which brings together electrochemical biosensors with engineered protein constructs, allows clinicians to quickly detect bits of the virus with…
Overdose-associated cardiac arrests during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: T his study included data from more than 11,000 emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in 49 states to describe racial/ethnic, social and geographic changes in EMS-observed overdose-associated cardiac arrests during the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020 in…
ED visits for appendicitis, miscarriage fell sharply in first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency department visits for common conditions such as appendicitis, miscarriage, gallbladder attacks and ectopic pregnancy decreased markedly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but patient outcomes were not worse, found research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https:/…
National survey of frontline health care workers finds fear, unsafe working conditions
Report by the George Washington University offers a snapshot of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations to prepare for the future
Pain monitoring helps assess the effectiveness of opioid-sparing approaches during surgery
A new study has shown that effective opioid-sparing anaesthesia with dexmedetomidine can be guided with NOL pain monitoring technology (Medasense, Israel). The study showed that the NOL monitor is able to detect the effect of dexmedetomidine on the patient’s pain…
Serendipitous discovery could lead to treatment for strokes, cardiac arrest
Researchers identify a mechanism that could lead to new treatments for brain injuries caused by oxygen deprivation
COVID-19 mortality associated with 2 signs easily measured at home
Abnormal blood-oxygen levels and breathing rates are strong predictors of poor patient outcomes in-hospital, study shows
Storytelling reduces pain and stress, and increases oxytocin in hospitalized children
New research shows robust evidence that telling stories can increase the quality of life of children in ICUs
No difference in outcomes between light exercise and rest for patients with mild TBI
Des Plaines, IL – For acute mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), there were no differences in recovery or health care utilization outcomes with prescribed early light exercise compared to standard care. These are the results of a study titled A…
Novel immunotherapy boosts long-term stroke recovery in mice
PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2021 – Specialized immune cells that accumulate in the brain in the days and weeks after a stroke promote neural functions in mice, pointing to a potential immunotherapy that may boost recovery after the acute injury is…
Tezepelumab significantly reduced asthma exacerbations: Phase 3 NAVIGATOR trial
ATS 2021, New York, NY – Results from the NAVIGATOR study of tezepelumab showed that the new biologic therapy significantly reduced exacerbations requiring hospital stays and emergency department (ED) visits for adults and adolescents with severe, uncontrolled asthma, according to…
Nodal and deltoid radiotracer uptake on post-COVID-19 vaccination PET
Recognition of abnormal axillary lymph node or deltoid uptake on PET examinations performed after COVID-19 vaccination aid interpreting physicians and reduce unnecessary biopsies
Seniors with medicare and medicaid fare worse functionally after ICU
ATS 2021, New York, NY – Seniors who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid are at risk for experiencing greater worsening of functional status following ICU hospitalization, according to research presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference. Snigdha Jain,…
Risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for patients with unexplained syncope
Des Plaines, IL – The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) is an accurate validated prediction score for emergency department patients with unexplained syncope. These are the results of a study titled Multivariable risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for emergency…
Canadian researchers studying effectiveness, safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy
Dr. Deshayne Fell of CHEO Research Institute and University of Ottawa leads Ontario portion by studying BORN baby registry and province’s vaccination registry
Researchers announce new discovery to evaluate tuberculosis treatments
A new standard for evaluating treatments can save lives and cure tuberculosis faster
Researchers announce new discovery to evaluate tuberculosis treatments
A new standard for evaluating treatments can save lives and cure tuberculosis faster
New wound care best practice consensus document for pharmacy teams
DURING the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists have increasingly played a key role as being the first point of contact for people with wounds, both chronic and acute. As the burden of wound care increases through the ageing population and with many…
Erythropoietin treatments may increase hip fracture risk in patients with kidney failure
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a medication used to stimulate the production of new red blood cells, which is impaired in individuals with kidney failure. Unfortunately, however, the treatment may increase the risk of hip fractures. In an analysis published in the…
Researchers identify protein “signature” of severe COVID-19
These findings could help researchers identify the mechanisms that cause severe disease.
Tackling the persistent and sometimes controversial questions about COVID-19
Professor Winfried Just creates critical discussions around COVID in new book
Emergency physicians first to safely treat vaccine-induced blood clot with heparin alternative
WASHINGTON, DC — A new case report, detailed in Annals of Emergency Medicine , is the first known case of a patient with VITT (vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia) treated with a heparin alternative following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Study explores how private equity acquisitions impact hospitals
HOUSTON – (May 4, 2021) – Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study of short-term acute care hospitals acquired by…
Patient characteristics, COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in us during COVID-19
What The Study Did: This study of registry patients evaluates whether any changes in the in-hospital COVID-19 mortality rates during the first nine months of the pandemic were associated with individual characteristics of patients with COVID-19. Authors: Gregory A. Roth,…