A new analysis has found that hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a fluid product used to help resuscitate critically ill patients, does not improve patient survival and may cause harm, according to results published in JAMA today. The results suggest that alleged… Read More ›
A new study shows how emergency department physicians can avoid needless diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scanning of children with abdominal injuries. Researchers who developed a decision support tool say their findings could prevent many vulnerable children from being unnecessarily exposed… Read More ›
Cooling the body temperature of infants born with oxygen deficiencies improves their chances of surviving into early childhood compared with such children treated with usual care. The finding, by researchers affiliated with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child… Read More ›
Sedation is often required for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who are breathing with the assistance of a mechanical ventilator. But patients who are sedated for long periods can experience serious adverse effects, including delirium, posttraumatic stress disorder,… Read More ›
An 8-year-old girl from rural California who became infected with rabies and was not diagnosed until after the onset of symptoms survived serious neurologic illness after clinicians put her into an induced coma and offered other advanced supportive care. The… Read More ›
Premature infants treated with caffeine, which is often used to aid breathing in those born very early, appear to get a boost in their cognitive abilities at age 18 months. Although results of a new study published in JAMA today… Read More ›
People recovering from a potentially fatal lung condition often develop long-lasting symptoms of depression and physical impairments after they leave the intensive care unit (ICU), new findings show. The study, published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical… Read More ›
Giving mothers injections of corticosteroids within a week of giving birth reduces a substantial risk that infants born at 23 to 25 weeks of gestation will die or experience neurodevelopmental impairment, new research has found. Although mothers experiencing preterm labor… Read More ›
Too many blood draws may cause patients with heart problems to develop anemia, suggests a study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Many patients who are hospitalized for heart conditions develop anemia in the hospital, a complication that… Read More ›
About 4 out of 10 patients who experience a heart attack caused by blockage in a vessel that supplies blood to the heart are first seen at a hospital that does not offer procedures such as balloon angioplasty and stenting—known… Read More ›
