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Mashup Score: 2Fighting Sepsis: Using old drugs new ways - 2 year(s) ago
Each year, at least 1.7 million Americans develop sepsis. According to the CDC, 270,000 will die as a result. Sepsis is caused by bacterial infections but, it can also be caused by viral infections like COVID-19. Now, there’s new hope that two already approved drugs can help save lives. Fever, chills, rapid breathing, increased heart […]
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Medical students from some historically underrepresented populations experienced moderately higher levels of exhaustion-related burnout, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.Those who experienced racial discrimination during training were also more likely to experience burnout.
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“This burnout is likely multifactorial and could represent a resiliency or survival bias, the burden of increased responsibility and/or recurrent discrimination.” https://t.co/ZXsZu4T31C #CriticalCareUpdate #SCCMDiversity
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Mashup Score: 0Vaccinated adults were less likely to land in intensive care during the omicron surge - 2 year(s) ago
The highly contagious omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 became the dominant strain in the United States in mid-December 2021, coinciding with a rise in hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19.
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"The more vaccinated someone is–from unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, fully vaccinated without a booster dose to fully vaccinated with a booster dose−the better the outcome for the patient." https://t.co/RhnprFYHAa #CriticalCareUpdate
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An antibiotic rarely used in infants admitted to hospitals could be a safe and affordable, life-saving treatment for neonatal sepsis, in the face of growing resistance to other drugs, a study finds.
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"The antibiotic fosfomycin has 'significant potential' for the safe treatment of #sepsis in infants, as antimicrobial resistance threatens the efficacy of other commonly used drugs." https://t.co/bpXUqsvkdH #CriticalCareUpdate #PedsICU
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Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act aims to help physicians receive mental health assistance without jeopardizing their licenses.
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"The bill provides for a national awareness campaign, federal grants to health care workers to develop treatment and peer support programs and funds to train employees about strategies for coping with mental health issues." https://t.co/BYcNiYB7LN #CriticalCareUpdate
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Mashup Score: 5Optimal timing of tracheostomy may improve outcomes, alleviate ICU strain during pandemic - 2 year(s) ago
Early tracheostomy for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia may improve outcomes and alleviate capacity strain in the ICU during the pandemic without increasing mortality, researchers reported in Chest. “Expert recommendations on timing tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic vary widely. One panel concluded that no specific timing could be recommended; other panels recommend 7 days, 10 days,
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“The greatest benefits for ICU resources were found in the group that underwent tracheostomy within 7 days after intubation, suggesting that the mechanisms involved are time dependent.” https://t.co/iCAkxqP8Cp #CriticalCareUpdate #COVID19
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Mashup Score: 0Premature Babies’ Survival Rate is Climbing, Study Says - 2 year(s) ago
A comprehensive new study of premature babies in the United States is helping to redefine what it means for a premature infant to survive.
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"We need to shift our focus from the NICU hospitalization to far beyond that period, investing in parents and the family, launching interventions and support strategies to improve outcomes that are important to families." https://t.co/AWiJigqpTL #CriticalCareUpdate
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Mashup Score: 2Repeated seasonal influenza vaccines also provide kids better protection against future flu pandemics, researchers find - 2 year(s) ago
Researchers have found that children who receive years of season-specific flu vaccines develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, including those capable of causing pandemics.
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The findings could inform the design of a universal influenza virus vaccine for children, who are especially vulnerable to serious complications from flu, such as pneumonia, dehydration and, in rare cases, death. https://t.co/ezYOI12jf6 #CriticalCareUpdate #PedsICU
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants born at all gestational ages with low-risk delivery characteristics have a low risk for early-onset sepsis (EOS) and may not require initiation
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"The researchers found that 14.8 percent of the evaluated infants had low-risk delivery characteristics, and none of these infants had early-onset #sepsis." https://t.co/IccnC4Iokp #CriticalCareUpdate
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Mashup Score: 1Man with COVID marries ex-wife in ICU at Las Vegas hospital - 2 year(s) ago
It might not be a dream marriage, but MountainView Hospital hosted a wedding for a patient in the ICU’s COVID unit on Tuesday.
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“This is proof that love prevails and that people are stronger together and that there are joyful moments amidst the challenges.” https://t.co/SMCBvBa1JS #CriticalCareUpdate
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"The two repurposed drugs used to maintain platelets are Brilinta, a blood thinner commonly prescribed to prevent heart attack recurrence, and Tamiflu, used to treat the flu." https://t.co/SKy7G77uGQ #CriticalCareUpdate #sepsis