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Intensive Care
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Anesthetic midazolam boosts survival after cardiac arrest
If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of…
AI facilitates collaboration between physicians and nurses for improved patient care
With large language models that take notes during patient visits and algorithms that identify disease, artificial intelligence has…
Impella CP pump shows survival benefit in cardiogenic shock
Implantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump in the hours after a heart attack significantly increased the…
UK Government donates £2 million worth of medical equipment to Ukraine
More than £2 million worth of lifesaving medical equipment, including ventilators, pumps and monitors, has been donated to…
Delaying surgical inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants reduces risks
Delaying surgical inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants until after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…
After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl
In the small Appalachian city of Bristol, Virginia, City Council member Neal Osborne left a meeting on the…
UQ researchers use new dosing technology to enhance ICU antibiotic treatment
University of Queensland researchers have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated…
New analysis provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity in rural America
A new policy analysis led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute describes the intensive care crisis in…
Neonates of booster-vaccinated mothers have lower COVID-19 risk and better outcomes
An international study of COVID-19 in pregnancy, which included Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago,…
Mechanically ventilated patients in intermediate care units of rural hospitals have higher death rates
A new National Institutes of Health-supported study finds that patients receiving ventilator life support in the intermediate care…