Even Small Diabetes Distress Changes Clinically Important
Just a quarter of a point change in Diabetes Distress Scale-17 (DDS-17) score was enough to be clinically important, according to a secondary analysis of a clinical trial. Using data from a randomized trial of Veterans with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, a 0.25 or greater drop in DDS-17 score was determined to be a clinically […]
Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in COVID Patients with ARDS, New Trial Shows
Convalescent plasma reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) when provided within 5 days of invasive mechanical ventilation, the randomized open-label CONFIDENT trial showed. Mortality at 28 days was 35.4% among patients who received donated convalescent plasma with at least 1:160 neutralizing antibody titer, compared with 45% in patients who received […]
Less Invasive Surfactant Delivery Works for Tiniest Newborns
For extremely preterm infants with potential respiratory distress syndrome, less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of adverse outcomes, a cohort study found. There was a drop in requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation between those infants receiving LISA within the first 72 hours of life and those who […]
Legionnaires’ Disease: Outbreak, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a lung condition in which trauma to the lungs leads to inflammation of the lungs, accumulation of fluid in the alveolar air sacs, low blood oxygen, and respiratory distress. ARDS can be life-threatening. Signs and symptoms of are shortness of breath and low levels of oxygen in the blood, […]
Nurses Report Being Traumatized by Patient Care
Three years into the pandemic, moral distress, staffing problems, and workplace violence continue to plague nurses across the country, according to results of the latest survey in a series conducted by National Nurses United (NNU). “Nurses are experiencing alarming levels of moral distress and moral injury due to the unsafe working conditions,” NNU President Zenei […]