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Newborns admitted to NICUs vulnerable to mental disorders in future: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): Children who are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) have a higher vulnerability towards developing mental health problems later on in life regardless of their body weight at the time of birth.
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Study reveals survival of preterm babies improves by 25% after quality-imp
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): According to a recent study in Canada, the rate of survival of preterm babies in Canada has increased by 25 per cent after the introduction of national program - Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)
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Better critical care can vary depending on the patient population of the h
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Boston [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): A new study revealed that while critical care outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) steadily improved over a decade at hospitals with few minority patients, ICUs with a more diverse patient population did not progress comparably.
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Delhi pollution: Patients gasp for oxygen amid respiratory emergency, ICUs
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): The national capital is witnessing public health emergency with hundreds of patients having respiratory problems being shifted to intensive care units (ICUs) by their pulmonologists because of the worsening air quality in the city, including the general war
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Muzaffarpur Encephalitis deaths: Bihar minister cites shortage of beds as
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Jun 16 (ANI): As death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) continues to rise, Urban Development and Housing department minister Suresh Sharma on Sunday cited lack of beds and Intensive Care Units (ICU) as a problem to deal with the situation that has em
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Nicotine and caffeine withdrawal may lead to unwanted suffering in ICU pat
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], June 1 (ANI): A recent study has found that withdrawal of Nicotine and Caffeine can cause unwanted suffering to patients in intensive care units (ICUs), leading to unnecessary laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging such as X-rays and MRIs.
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ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cogniti
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that most patients who are treated in the intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or disease also suffer from some level of related cognitive dysfunction which currently goes undetected in mos
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Tracking oxygen saturation helps identify vulnerable preemies
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 08 (ANI): According to a recent study, tracking oxygen saturation and vital signs can help in identifying vulnerable, more sensitive, pre-term babies.
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Children admitted to ICUs develop acute kidney injury
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 19 (ANI): A study published online in The New England Journal of Medicine has found acute kidney disease developing in children admitted to pediatric intensive care units.
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Breast milk protein safely decreases infections in preemies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 8 (ANI): To reduce hospital-acquired infections in neonatal intensive care units, researchers have found a protein in breast milk to be a safe and efficient solution.
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