Sepsis ImmunoScore Diagnostic Added at Sinai Hospital
The Sepsis ImmunoScore is the first sepsis artificial intelligence diagnostic tool authorized by the FDA and uses patient data to assess risk within 24 hours.
Category: Critical Care
Critical Care
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Critical Care
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Power Naps Improved Hospital Resident Performance
Scheduled 30-minute naps helped hospital residents manage simulated cardiac arrest crises during 24-hour shifts, according to a clinical trial.
Critical Care
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PCV-VG Ventilation Mode Improved Lung Mechanics
Pressure control-volume guarantee (PCV-VG) ventilation improved intraoperative respiratory mechanics but did not significantly reduce postoperative pulmonary complications compared with conventional volume control ventilation in patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery.
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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Pediatric Septic Shock Therapies Perform Equally Well
Data on 9,000 children with septic shock shows no difference in kidney outcomes between two common types of IV fluids used for emergency resuscitation.
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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Ai Large Language Models Improved Sepsis Care Efficiency
Artificial intelligence large language models can accurately scan medical charts to assess complex quality measures for severe sepsis and septic shock in seconds.
Other Acute Disorders
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Alcohol Intake Tied to Small Airway Obstruction
Higher alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of small airway obstruction, even before major lung disease develops.