Search Tag: blood

ICU Management

Using-biomarkers-to-improve-sepsis-diagnosis-and-treatment

2019 12 Mar

Since sepsis was first identified almost three decades ago, the existing definitions remain imprecise and the clinical diagnosis of sepsis corresponds poorly with post hoc presence of infection. Furthermore, the outcome of sepsis depends on factors beyond patient signs and symptoms, including age, the infection source, and the timing and appropriateness...Read more

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How-to-implement-patient-blood-management-bundles

2016 28 Jun

Guidance on how to implement patient blood management (PBM) in a hospital is provided in an article just published in Transfusion Medicine Reviews . Corresponding author Prof. Dr. Patrick Meybohm (pictured), from the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany...Read more

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Monitoring-critical-blood-levels-in-real-time-in-the-icu

2015 26 Oct

Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) have developed a miniature device that can monitor in real time five vital substances for patients in the intensive care unit. This means medical staff can be alerted about critical blood levels of patients and react more quickly. The device was unveiled at the 2015 BioCAS Conference...Read more

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Old-blood-as-good-as-fresh

2015 17 Mar

A large clinical trial provides reassuring evidence about the safety of blood routinely transfused to critically ill patients, with data showing that blood stored for three weeks is just as good as fresh blood. The findings are published online in The New England Journal of Medicine . A team of researchers from 64 Canadian and European centres conducted...Read more

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Dr-michael-quintel-joins-sphere-s-medical-advisory-board

2015 14 Jan

Sphere Medical, innovator in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, has announced the appointment of Professor Dr. Michael Quintel to its Medical Advisory Board (MAB). Professor Quintel is a leading clinician within the German and European intensive care profession who fully complements Sphere Medical’s current MAB members.   “Professor...Read more

Health Management

Considerations-on-needlestick-injury-devices

2014 08 Nov

The transmission of pathogens through blood and other body fluids represents one of the main risks in the healthcare setting. Although over 20 pathogens can be transmitted in this way, the most important are the hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses and the AIDS virus (HIV). Since 2006 it has been mandatory in the Madrid Region of Spain to...Read more

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Ischemic-or-hemorrhagic-stroke-check-the-biomarkers

2014 10 Apr

When someone suffers a stroke, a race against time begins, as a fast diagnosis and subsequent treatment can make the difference between life and death. According to a report published in the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry, a team of scientists led by Steven A. Soper is working on a new blood test that could swiftly diagnose not only whether...Read more

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Study-masimo-pvi-facilitates-fluid-administration-under-anesthesia

2014 09 Apr

Masimo has announced a recent study in the Journal of Monitoring and Computing demonstrates that Masimo's noninvasive PVI parameter can help clinicians optimise fluid management and reduce unnecessary fluid administration for abdominal surgical patients under combined general and epidural anesthesia. Combining general and epidural anesthesia reduces...Read more

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Sepsis-study-same-survival-rate-regardless-of-treatment-method

2014 20 Mar

Comparing three treatment methods shows same survival rate According to a five-year clinical study named ProCESS, for Protocolised Care for Early Septic Shock, and published online on March 18, 2014, in the New England Journal of Medicine, the survival rate for patients with septic shock was the same regardless of whether they received treatment...Read more

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Isicem-2014-the-root-of-better-care

2014 18 Mar

Root™ is an intuitive patient monitoring and connectivity platform designed to transform patient care from the operating theater to the general ward through a powerful combination of the following high-impact innovations: Radical-7® Instant interpretation of Masimo’s breakthrough rainbow® and SET® measurements via Root’s intuitive navigation...Read more

Executive Health Management

Arab-health-2014-roche-premieres-region-s-first-blood-safety-solution-portfolio

2014 28 Jan

Roche Diagnostics Middle East launches the region’s first comprehensive Roche Blood Safety Solution (RBSS) portfolio at Arab Health • The only comprehensive RBSS portfolio of serology screening solutions and nucleic acid testing (NAT) available in the Middle East from a single source • RBSS safeguards patients through industry-leading assays...Read more

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Study-finds-sepsis-mortality-rates-declining

2013 18 Nov

Findings of a study recently conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston Medical Center (BMC) document a considerable decrease in mortality rates caused by severe sepsis over the period of the past two decades.  Evaluating severe sepsis patient data gathered in clinical trials, the research team established that...Read more