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• 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.

• ICU Stethoscopes May Be Vector For Bacterial Infections: Study

  December 19, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds stethoscopes used in ICUs are often covered in bacteria linked to hospital-acquired infections.

• Hospital ICU Transfers Pose High Risk for Medical Errors, Communication Breakdowns: Study

  June 6, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study highlights the risks of transferring patients from ICU and ways that those transfers can be improved.

• Hospital ICU Admission Often Unnecessary, Overused: Study

  December 28, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that many hospitals may overuse ICU treatment, resulting in unnecessarily invasive and expensive patient care.

• Conservative Oxygen Therapy Reduces ICU Death Rates: Study

  October 6, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  More conservative application of oxygen ventilation in ICU could reduce death rates and save lives, according to the findings of a new study.

• Overnight Extubation in ICU Linked to Increased Rate of Mortality: Study

  September 14, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  Patients taken off ventilators overnight have a higher rate of mortality than those taken off during the day, according to the findings of a new study.

• Hospital ICU Overuse Costing Patients More, Not Improving Survival: Study

  August 12, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  Hospitals that put patients unnecessarily in ICUs spend more money and conduct more invasive procedures without improving patient outcomes, according to the findings of a new study.

• Nexium, Other Heartburn Drug Side Effects May Put Critically Ill Patients At Risk: Study

  July 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Popular heart burn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec may increase the risk of C. diff infections when given to ICU patients, researchers warn.

• Opioid Overdoses Straining Nation’s Intensive Care Units, Study Warns

  May 19, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that drug overdoses are straining the nation's ICUs, taxing staff and resources.