Loud Incubators Might Damage Preemie Babies’ Hearing
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While an incubator can save the life of a premature baby, it may be contributing to hearing loss in these vulnerable infants.A new study published March 27 in Frontiers in Pediatrics assessed the sounds in th…
Learn MoreHydrocortisone Linked to Lower Risk for Death in Severe Pneumonia
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), hydrocortisone is associated with a lower risk for death by day 28, according to a study published online Mar…
Learn MoreMissed Nursing Care Tied to Poor Outcomes for Very Low Birth Weight Infants
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), missed clinical nursing care is associated with an increased likelihood of bloodstream infections and a longer length of stay,…
Learn MoreDecision Guide Helps ID Referral for Swallowing Assessment
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A decision guide is effective for helping nurses and health care providers determine which patients should be referred for swallowing assessment after extubation, according to a study published online Feb. 1 …
Learn MoreFew NICUs Regularly Screen for Social Determinants of Health
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than one in four U.S. neonatal care units (NICUs) conducts standardized screening for social determinants of health (SDH), according to a study published in the December issue of Hospital Pediatrics.E…
Learn MoreEducational Intervention Increases Use of Pulse Oximeter Ear Probes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Providing an educational intervention and increasing the availability of ear pulse oximeter ear probes increases their use in the critical care setting, in accordance with manufacturer guidelines, according …
Learn MoreClinical Report Addresses Need for POCUS Guidelines for NICU
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) program should be developed for use in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a clinical report published online Nov. 28 in Pediatrics.Noting that use of …
Learn MoreEl motivo de que los pacientes en ventiladores a veces tarden semanas en recuperar la conciencia
MARTES, 8 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los pacientes con COVID a quienes se saca de los ventiladores pueden tardar cierto tiempo en recuperar la conciencia, un nuevo estudio sugiere que esto no es necesariamente un mal augurio.Más b…
Learn MoreWhy Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While it can take some time for COVID patients who are taken off ventilators to regain consciousness, a new study suggests this is not necessarily a bad omen.Instead, it might be the way the body protects the …
Learn MorePhysicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Faulty readings by pulse oximeters may have resulted in more COVID-19 deaths among minorities, doctors warned in testimony before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel this week.The devices appea…
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