Critical Care
Campaign to Get Heart Patients to Hospital Faster
Noting that delay in seeking emergency help is a key factor in the nearly 500,000 deaths from heart attacks each year, the American Heart Association and the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute have begun a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of calling quickly for medical help. More...24 Sep 2001
Patient Distress Caused by Ineffective Anesthesia
A study of 16 patients who remained awake and aware during anesthesia for surgery found that more than half developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while none of the 10 patients who were not awake during surgery developed the disorder. More...20 Sep 2001
New
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Neonatal Heel Incision Device
Tenderfoot
Gold Member
STI Test
Vivalytic Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Array
New
Digital Radiography System (Ceiling Free)
Digix CF Series
New
Medical-Grade Display
HL2316SHTB
In Other News
New Drug to Prevent Blood Clots
Study Will Try to Prevent Asthma in Children
Emergency Teams Meet Challenge of Terrorist Attack on New York
Psychologic Trauma of Heart Attack Impairs Recovery
Amphetamines Help Stroke Patients Regain Speech
Drug Shows Major Benefits for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Paramedics Can Safely Treat Patient Seizures in Ambulance
ICDs Found of Most Benefit to Sickest Patients
Enhanced Capabilities for Portable Spirometer
Biventricular Pacing System Treats Congestive Heart
New Therapy Shows Promise for Systolic Hypertension
New Class of Drug Aids Congestive Heart Failure
Growing Safety Problems of Heart-Device Implants
Epidural Found Not to Increase Chance of C-Section
Depressed Heart Patients More Likely to Die
Key Found to Controlling Clotting in Meningitis
New Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Deaths Lead to Withdrawal of Cholesterol Drug
Subclavian vs Femoral Catheterization in the Critically Ill
New Treatment Shown to Reduce Heart Attacks
Researchers Find Medical Error Deaths Overestimated
Aviation Safety Training Adapted for Hospitals
Increased Drug-Related Visits to Emergency Departments
HospiMedica Critical Care channel provides timely reporting on emergency medicine, intensive care, anesthesia, neonatal care, patient monitoring, respiratory care, infection control, and more hospital related subjects.