Protecting long-term care residents from outbreaks requires different infrastructure, proper staffing conditions and a culture of quality assurance, researchers have found.
Tag: CRITICAL CARE/EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Cell adaptation in critically ill could be difference between life and death
Creating the best conditions for cells to make energy and survive critical illness is a challenge little understood in modern medicine.
New blood markers may reveal heart attack in chest pain patients
Study reveals molecules in the blood that could provide an early warning for doctors in identifying heart attack patients
Burns victims struggling to pay
Living away from community and country, Aboriginal families of children with severe burns also face critical financial stress to cover the associated costs of health care and treatment, a new study shows.
American Roentgen Ray Society awards 2021 ARRS Gold Medal to entire membership
For valiant service selflessly rendered on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) symbolically awards each and every one of our members the 2021 ARRS Gold Medal
Hot topics, keynote presentations at ATS 2021 International Conference
(April 15, 2021) – What can you expect at the ATS 2021 International Conference , taking place May 14-19? We’ve gone ahead and identified some “hot topics” for your consideration. Selected by the International Conference Committee chair, these sessions comprise…
Outcome predictive performance of admission chest radiographs in COVID-19 patients
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds in the setting of high pretest probability of COVID-19 infection or with quick turnaround of rapid RT-PCR COVID-19 test, chest x-ray scoring can predict patient outcomes
When does a bruise on an infant or young child signal abuse?
New screening tool could improve earlier recognition of abuse in young children with bruising
Failure to rescue a major driver of excess maternal mortality in Black women
Site of delivery represents a focal point for interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities
The case for embedding equity into incident command
WHO Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, Medical Director of Emergency Preparedness, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; co-author of a new editorial published in American Journal of Public Health Cheryl R.…
Bringing KAIZEN to kid healthcare
Through a systematic review of literature detailing quality improvements in pediatric intensive care units, Osaka City University reveals there is still room for improvement
Houston Methodist among largest providers of monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
Strategy for successful mAB treatment program published in New England Journal of Medicine
Parents often don’t use child car seats in ride-share
Study highlights need to promote use of appropriate child car seats when in ride-share
Skoltech scientists use machine learning to help doctors find veins for no-fuss blood draws
Researchers from Skoltech have developed an early prototype of a medical imaging system that uses neural networks to analyze near-infrared images of veins and project a venous pattern onto a patient’s body – this may make blood draws much easier…
One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms
New study looks at gun access among adolescents in Colorado
FDA approvals strengthen Octapharma USA pediatric critical care product portfolio
Octaplas™ and fibryga® receive new product labeling following FDA’s approval of BLA supplements to update therapy research; FDA expands fibryga® indication to include treatment of children under 12 years of age
COVID-19: A retrospective by the numbers
Godot is in sight
Insights on operationalizing COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment
PITTSBURGH, March 26, 2021 – As evidence mounts supporting the use of monoclonal antibody treatment to reduce hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists are sharing the health system’s experience administering the life-saving…
Remdesivir and clinical improvement in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: This comparative effectiveness research study that included a high proportion of non-White individuals assesses whether remdesivir administered alone or with corticosteroids is associated with time to clinical improvement or time to death in patients hospitalized with…
New treatment can reduce facial pressure injuries from PPE in frontline healthcare workers
A study has found that a new ‘care bundle’ can reduce the incidence of facial pressure injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers caused by the prolonged wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The study, led by researchers from RCSI University…
Fear of COVID-19 is killing patients with other serious diseases
Massive education effort is needed to assure patients with potentially lethal conditions that hospitals are safe, says the Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine
NUI Galway spearheads international research on critical care
Study reveals life-threatening complications for patients requiring respiratory life support
Outpatient management following diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism
Despite guidelines promoting outpatient management of patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), few patients are currently discharged home from hospital emergency departments in the United States. That is the conclusion of a study titled Outpatient Management of Patients Following Diagnosis…
Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers
Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, creating an initial knowledge base about the clinical experiences of so-called “long-haulers” – patients with COVID-19 who experience prolonged symptoms and/or the emergence of…
International conference on pragmatic research in health set for May 2021
Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, COPRH Con focuses on pragmatic study design methods for clinical, translational, and public health research audiences
Importance of crisis standards of care for equitable allocation of scarce medical re
During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals need to allocate scarce medical resources in an equitable manner, according to clinicians and ethicists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “Significant concerns have been raised…
Hospital surge capacity survey before COVID-19 gives insight into pandemic preparedness
PITTSBURGH, March 19, 2021 – A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-led survey of dozens of surge capacity managers at hospitals nationwide captures the U.S. health care system’s pandemic preparedness status in the months before the first COVID-19 cases were…
Study of 630,000 patients unveils COVID-19 outcome disparities across racial/ethnic lines
Researchers examined EHRs of patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 and found stark disparities in COVID-19 outcomes — odds of infection, hospitalization, and in-hospital mortality — between White and non-White minority racial and ethnic groups
‘Time lost is brain lost’
Study finds mobile stroke units improve outcomes and lessen rates of disability in stroke patients.
Patient wait times reduced thanks to new study by Dartmouth engineers
The first known study to explore optimal outpatient exam scheduling given the flexibility of inpatient exams has resulted in shorter wait times for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patients at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass. A team of…
Clinical trial begins for non-invasive brain scanner to monitor intracranial hemorrhage
SENSE device uses low-power tailored radio frequency (RF) pulse to detect changes that may indicate expanding brain bleed; * Current standard of care lacks a means to monitor brain injury continuously, non-invasively, in real time, between CT scans
Pick up the pace!
New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
Does shielding the vulnerable from COVID19 work?
Funding for new study to assess evidence
Racial disparities in heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes death rates have minimally improved over last two decades
Black adults in rural areas have high mortality rates from high blood pressure, diabetes, but improvement seen in stroke outcomes, urban areas
An update about the global pandemic
Recently, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerged in China and rapidly spread worldwide. It is declared an ongoing outbreak as a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The spread of this virus is continuous despite many drastic…
Cancer surgery in Canadian Universal Health Care System during COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers sought to quantify cancer surgical backlog and determine whether there were differences in sociodemographic and hospital characteristics among patients undergoing cancer surgery before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Antoine Eskander, M.D., Sc.M., of Sunnybrook Health…
Experiences of Latinx individuals hospitalized for COVID-19
What The Study Did: Experiences of Latinx patients who were hospitalized with and survived COVID-19 are described in this study. Authors: Lilia Cervantes, M.D., of Denver Health in Colorado, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our…
Early tracheotomy helps patients avoid ventilator-associated pneumonia, team finds
Windpipe procedure reduces mechanical ventilation time
Association of age with likelihood of developing symptoms, critical disease among close contacts exposed to patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
What The Study Did: In a study of Italian close contacts of patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, most infected contacts (1,948 of 2,824 individuals or 69%) didn’t develop respiratory symptoms or fever 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher; 26.1% of…
MUSC is first in nation to enroll kids in trial of novel MIS-C therapy
Using an investigational cell therapy, Medical University of South Carolina pediatricians successfully treated two patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a rare but life-threatening complication of COVID-19.
Tropical cyclone exposure linked to rise in hospitalizations from many causes for older adults
Hurricane-force winds doubled respiratory disease hospitalizations the day after exposure
Ministry Of Health, Jordan joins Bentham Open as Institutional Member
Bentham Open is pleased to announce an Institutional Member partnership with the Ministry of Health, Jordan. The partnership provides the opportunity to the researchers, from the university, to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee concessions.…
Social distancing policies, changes in traffic volume, accidents, injuries
What The Study Did: Researchers compared traffic volume and motor vehicle crash injuries before, during and after COVID-19-related state-of-emergency and stay-at-home orders in Ohio from January to July last year with the same period in 2019. Authors: Motao Zhu, Ph.D.,…
Hospital admissions associated with noncommunicable diseases during COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil
What The Study Did: Researchers assessed the number of hospital admissions for noncommunicable diseases (abnormal tissue growths, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal diseases) in São Paulo, Brazil, between January and June last year compared with the corresponding periods in the…
Hospital-based violence intervention program engages vulnerable populations
DES PLAINES, IL – A Boston violence intervention advocacy program is effectively engaging the client population that hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) have been designed to support. This is the conclusion of a study titled Boston Violence Intervention Advocacy Program:…
Outcomes, mortality among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 at US medical centers
What The Study Did: The objectives of this study were to examine the characteristics and outcomes among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 at U.S. medical centers and analyze changes in mortality over the initial six months of the pandemic. Authors: Ninh…
Administering zinc to covid-19 patients could help towards their recovery
Administering zinc supplements to covid-19 patients with low levels of this element may be a strategy to reduce mortality and recovery time. At the same time, it could help to prevent risk groups, like the elderly, from suffering the worst effects of the disease.
Demand for public health graduates remains high through the COVID-19 pandemic
March 4, 2021 — COVID?19 has altered the labor market for millions of people, including public health graduates, yet an analysis of job postings for Master’s level public health graduates showed that job postings remained at the same levels as…
Administering zinc to covid-19 patients could help towards their recovery
Mortality in this patient group was 21% compared to 5% of those with higher levels of zinc in the blood
Robotic systems for patient evaluation
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of using a mobile robotic system to perform health care tasks such as acquiring vital signs, obtaining nasal or oral swabs and facilitating contactless triage interviews of patients with potential…