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The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Medical Residents Questionnaire: Meet Kelly Drozdowicz
But thanks to the Grey’s Anatomy Medical Communications Fellowship, all the Grey’s Anatomy writers need to do is ask one of ...
Why Infectious Disease Experts Are Concerned Over the First Bird Flu Death in the U.S.
The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1). The death happened in a Louisiana patient who contracted H5N1 ...
Children’s of Alabama expands NICU unit
Children’s of Alabama has announced the expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The NICU now has an additional six beds totaling 54 private rooms for neonates and infants. The unit ...
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Children Undergoing ECMO Are at High Risk for Nosocomial Infection
Children undergoing ECMO are at a high risk for nosocomial infection; however, nosocomial infection did not increase ...
First U.S. fatality from bird flu reported in Louisiana
A Louisiana resident infected by H5N1 bird flu has died, state authorities there reported Monday, marking the first U.S.
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UNDP's Million-Dollar Investment Transforms Healthcare in Mogilev
The bulk of the supplies arrived in 2021-2022. The comprehensive package included ventilators, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines, high-precision ultrasound equipment, specialized ...
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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and other ventricular assist devices, depending on the hemodynamic derangements present, may be used to stabilize patients with massive PE refractory ...
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Treatment of pneumothorax and bronchopleural fistula by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a neonate: a case report
We present the first report of a newborn with spontaneous pneumothorax and bronchopleural fistula treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Positive pressure mechanical ventilation ...
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What Does An Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI) Mean?
The oxygen desaturation index (ODI) is a measure of insufficient blood oxygen (low levels) during sleep. If you have a diagnostic sleep study, this measure can be one of the components in the report ...