acute

Latest stories

  • in Health care

    Elevated gliosis index in brain after acute COVID-19 infection linked to depressive and or cognitive symptoms: JAMA

    by

    Canada: A case-control study revealed higher translocator protein distribution volume (TSPO VT), an index of gliosis, in COVID-DC (COVID-19 with persistent depressive and cognitive symptoms) patients. The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, showed elevation of TSPO VT in 20 patients with persistent depressive and cognitive symptoms after initially mild to moderate COVID-19 infection, compared with […] More

  • in Health care

    Management of adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in critically ill patients: Key uptakes from guidelines

    by

    USA: A recent article published in the Critical Care Medicine reports guidelines for managing adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in the ICU. The article entails infectious disease, peri-transplant medicine, neurology, and gastroenterology considerations. In the ICU, acute liver failure (ALF) and acute chronic liver failure (ACLF) are frequently encountered and are associated with high […] More

  • in Health care

    Stress Hyperglycemia Ratio Independent Predictor of In-Hospital MACCE in Acute STEMI

    Stress Hyperglycemia Ratio Independent Predictor of In-Hospital MACCE in Acute STEMI

    by

    China: A recent study published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders Journal has revealed that the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is a significant and independent predictor of in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) particularly in nondiabetic patients. The study, which enrolled 1,944 patients within 24 hours of […] More