Tracking Coughs to Monitor Respiratory Outbreaks
Researchers designed an automated acoustic monitoring tool that flags indoor coughing without identifying individual patients.
Category: Critical Care
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Critical Care
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School Substance Exposures Surge Among K-8 Students
Reported cases of intentional substance exposures at school have surged among elementary and middle school students, while high school adolescents faced more severe medical outcomes.
Critical Care
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Invasive Mold Disease Tied to High ICU and Ventilation Rates
Half of patients with invasive mold infections require mechanical ventilation, with significantly higher mortality observed in those with recent COVID-19.
ICU & Ventilation
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Draeger Expands Corrections for Atlan A350 and A350 XL Anesthesia Workstations
A manufacturing error in the ventilator motor assembly may cause mechanical ventilation to fail before or during use, according to an FDA early alert.
Emergency Room
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Female ED Physicians Order More Tests, Admit More Patients
Female emergency department physicians ordered 3% to 5% more imaging and laboratory tests and admitted 3% to 5% more patients.
Ambulance & EMS
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FDA Approves OTC Rextovy for Opioid Overdose
Rextovy, a 4 mg naloxone medication, will be available for purchase without a prescription at retail stores and online.
ARDS
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Rapid Test Detects ARDS Subtypes
An immunoassay measured key inflammatory biomarkers and classified patients into two ARDS subtypes—hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory—within approximately one hour.
Sepsis
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Remote Monitoring Fails to Reduce Readmissions After Sepsis, LRTI
Remote monitoring did not increase the time spent at home after discharge among patients hospitalized with sepsis or lower respiratory tract infection, according to results from a randomized clinical trial of 1,286 adults.
Other Acute Disorders
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New Imaging Method Tracks Lung Changes Following Aspiration
Researchers validated a technique using videofluoroscopic recordings to measure liquid infiltration and accumulation in the lungs.