For patients struggling to breathe because of acute respiratory failure, clearing mucus from the airways is a routine part of ...

A recent randomized, controlled trial in Tokyo, Japan, has unveiled the positive impact of early mobilization, assisted by mobile patient lifts, on the recovery of ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) ...

Any ICU is a highly specialized environment designed to provide critical care for patients facing life-threatening illnesses or injuries. While primary focus within the ICU is typically physiologic ...

Shree Giriraj Hospital's ICU team saved a Stage IV breast cancer patient with severe pneumonia, enabling her to attend her ...

The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail, and lost ...

New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, identifies biomarkers of a distinct immune profile that could be used ...

Telemedicine has had a profound impact on the way care is delivered to patients. Its many advantages have led to its increased use, not to mention the crucial role it played in ensuring care during ...

Not too long ago, Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Indiana, did not have the capability to staff an ICU 24/7. Physicians and nurses were only able to provide ICU care on a part-time basis. This ...

Several health care workers were injured and one remains off the job after a violent encounter with a patient in the ...

Use of mobile patient lifts for ICU patients on mechanical ventilation improve their physical function during ICU admission by accelerating the standing process. The intervention group predominantly ...