18 results

• Hospital Sepsis Risks Could Be Lessened With AI Model: Study

  March 31, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Research shows a new AI-powered diagnosis could be more effective at detecting sepsis in hospital patients than currently used protocols.

• Study Finds AI-Based Early Warning System Cut Hospital Deaths by 26%

  September 19, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  AI technology could help doctors and nurses predict when a patient's condition may deteriorate, allowing them to move more quickly to prevent serious health problems.

• Hospital Diagnostic Errors Are Common Among Patients Who Died or Were Transferred to ICU: Study

  January 15, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The findings of a new study reveal hospital diagnostic errors regularly lead to patient harm and death.

• Haldol Fails to Help ICU Patients with Delirium in New Study

  November 1, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Haldol failed to help patients in ICU live longer or shorten their hospital stay when given to treat delirium, a new clinical trial indicates.

• ICU Delirium Linked to Longer Hospital Stays, But Not Increased Mortality: Study

  October 20, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds mechanical ventilation and postoperative delirium do not increase the risk of patient deaths, but the length of comas might.

• Neurocritical Care Could Increase Survival Rates from Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries

  October 17, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that specialized neurocritical care can reduce the risk of death from acute brain injuries and result in better recovery over time.

• Eliminating False Alarms Can Increase Safety of Patients in Burn ICU: Study

  August 3, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that reducing false and non-actionable alarms in a Burn ICU helped reduce nurses' "alarm fatigue" and increased the quality of care for critically ill patients.

• Positive Fluid Brain Balance May Worsen Traumatic Brain Injuries: Study

  July 26, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study indicates giving traumatic brain injury patients more fluids than they are losing while in ICU can increase their risk of death and worsen future functioning.

• ICU Stays Increase Suicide Risk For Those With Mental Health Disorders: Study

  May 10, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study warns that patients who undergo long ICU stays may face an increased risk of suicide.

• One-Third Of Serious CAR-T Cell Therapy Side Effects Linked To Toxicity

  February 24, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A third of admissions to ICU by CAR-T therapy patients is linked to toxicity side effects, according to the findings of a new study.