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Acoustic-Powered Microrobots for Bladder Disease Treatment
Posted by Conn Hastings on
Engineers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a medical microrobot that is powered by acoustic waves. The tiny devices, which are 20 micrometers wide and considerably smaller than the width of a human hair, can move incredibly fast for their size, achieving a speed of 3 millimeters per second. To put this […]
iLet Bionic Pancreas Cleared by FDA
Posted by Conn Hastings on
The iLet Bionic Pancreas for use by type 1 diabetes patients has been cleared by the FDA and is now available commercially. The device is offered by Beta Bionics, a medtech company based in Massachusetts and California, but the underlying technology originally developed by researchers at Boston University. The system can be paired with a […]
Device Moves Esophagus for Cardiac Ablation Procedure
Posted by Conn Hastings on
Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a medical device that is intended to improve patient safety during cardiac ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). At present, the esophagus can lie very near to the target tissue during cardiac ablation, leading to esophageal injury in many patients. This device is […]
Última hora. Francia | Varios heridos, entre ellos cuatro niños de corta edad, en un ataque con cuchillo. Francia
Posted by EMS Solutions International on
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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults
Posted by Marco Torres on
Background Information: Acute Hypotension is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Continuous vasopressor infusions have previously been the mainstay of treatment. However, peripherally dosed push dose pressors, (PDPs), are beginning to be administered more frequently for management of acute hypotension.1-4 The PDPs, phenylephrine and epinephrine, result in vasoconstriction and increased cardiac contractility. They can be associated with side effects such as reflex bradycardia, decreased stroke volume in phenylephrine, tachycardia and hypertension associated with epinephrine. The authors of this trial sought out to describe PDP and assess the efficacy and safety of PDP use in the management of hypotension. Prior literature primarily focused on safety and medication errors, and while this study did the same, they also assessed variables associated with PDP response.