Critically Ill Covid 19 Patients Articles & Analysis
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Running a hospital without clear, actionable insights is like navigating a stormy sea without a compass. Compliance gaps go unnoticed, unresolved incidents pile up, and critical trends in patient safety slip through the cracks. Decisions become reactive, driven by the latest crisis rather than proactive strategies to prevent them. Every day, hospitals generate a deluge of data, but without ...
Imagine this: it’s 8:30 AM, and your hospital’s leadership team is preparing for a surprise Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection. Despite weeks of effort, spreadsheets are scattered, incident reports are incomplete, and audit trails are missing links. The anxiety is palpable – because manual systems have left you vulnerable to compliance gaps. This is the reality for ...
CPR training is more than just a certification; it’s a crucial skill that can save lives in critical situations. In Kentucky, where industries range from manufacturing to healthcare, the demand for comprehensive CPR and first aid training is ever-present. The different levels of CPR training are designed to meet specific needs – from basic techniques for laypersons to advanced ...
Medical cold chain solutions often make a difference between people being affected by a disease or being healthy. Our solutions are not mere tools, but rather lifelines that ensure the safe storage and transport of critical drugs, vaccines, samples and more. The efficacy of these biologicals, crucial in medical treatments and procedures, is inextricably linked to the quality and reliability of ...
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain cancer with a dire prognosis. Unlike most cancers, it still grows in the presence of the p53 protein. Scientists have been unable to solve the case for decades...until now. CSHL scientists have discovered that a protein called BRD8 goes out of control in glioblastoma, paralyzing P53. The discovery could help turn this deadly cancer into a treatable disease. Brain ...
As an emergency physician, I routinely have to make quick decisions that can impact the direction and quality of care for my patients. With the current high nursing turnover and short-staffing on many shifts, these decisions are even more important, as they can also positively or negatively impact provider stress and patient flow. Streamlined care for critical patients is extremely helpful to ...
Medical History A 55-year-old white male has degenerative arthritis of the knees. 10 months ago, the patient underwent total knee replacement on the left knee without complication. The surgical incisions had closed without signs of surgical site infection. At the time, he made a good recovery. He is fully functional and fully independent. Patient is a chain smoker with a wife and two children. He ...
From clinical trial enrollment through completion, understanding medication adherence is critical to data integrity and AiCure offers a competitive edge where traditional methods fall short. To ensure trial participants are complying with dosing regimens, sites often rely on traditional patient reported outcome systems with participant diaries, which can be unreliable. Also in common use are ...
ByAiCure
The SIAP study investigates the effect of using Ergotrics' Inflatable Prone Support (IPS) on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during spine surgery. Study background The objective of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the inflatable Prone Supports (IPS) to lower the IAP of patients in the prone position. Whenever the patients’ position is changed to prone, the IAP is increased due to ...
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
With a mission to provide the best patient experience in the industry, the team at Ortho Rhode Island (ORI) is always seeking new ways to enhance their services, so patients not only have confidence that they will have the best outcomes, they can tell that their experience with ORI matters too. In our interview with Dr. Michael Bradley, CEO and President at Ortho Rhode Island, he shares his ...
In honor of National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day this month, we are doing our part to set the record straight on Fibromyalgia, a condition the MayoClinic calls “one of the most misunderstood disorders in medicine today.” Once thought to be an autoimmune or inflammatory disorder, specialists now agree that fibromyalgia is a disorder of the nervous system. It most commonly affects women ...
A smart device in the 21st century is an essential tool that bridges the gap between humans no matter where they are in the world. With the constant evolution of technology, we are now able to build a connection and socialise in astonishing ways we would have never imagined decades ago. Though mobile phones are the most common smart devices that people are aware of, modern technology is ...
BySky Labs
The need for providing dialysis to patients in the ICU has increased overtime. Delivery of this care is challenging to health care systems (HCS) both in costs and ...
The “world’s first in-heart microcomputer” and an endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) suture-delivery catheter were recognized Saturday as the best innovations of CRT 2021 Virtual. The judges chose the V-LAP implantable microcomputer (Vectorious Medical Technologies Ltd.), presented by Tal Hasin, MD, of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem. CRT audience members voted for ...
National Doctor’s Day is celebrated every year on March 30th. The first Doctor’s Day observance was March 30th, 1933, in Winder, Georgia. This first observance included mailed greeting cards and flowers placed on the graves of deceased physicians. In 1990, legislation was passed to establish a national Doctor’s Day. The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the limits of healthcare ...
In India, only 1 lakh beds get monitored continuously out of 19 lakh beds which are dependent on human intervention. This leaves loopholes in the care of critically ill patients, who need constant monitoring of their vitals. ...
Multiplex real-time PCR: A guide to application In multiplex real-time PCR (qPCR), scientists amplify two or more target genes in the same reaction, using the same reagent mix. Multiplexing allows scientists to overcome limitations for myriad applications. First and foremost, multiplexing enables scientists to conserve valuable samples used in a quantitative assay, which is especially ...
Annotations Acute kidney injury (AKI) is recognized as a potential risk factor for future cardiovascular events, especially heart failure. Up to 60% of patients with severe AKI who are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) die; the long-term risk of death associated with AKI is also increased. Preclinical models and biomarkers have identified several likely pathways, apparently involving ...
How Efficient Urine Monitoring Plays a Role in Managing COVID-19 Patients When a nurse is monitoring a COVID-19 patient, a delicate process is put in place, which includes measuring how much urine their patient is producing every hour. ...