Continuous noninvasive blood pressure monitoring using resonance sonomanometry

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Aug , 2024

Continuous noninvasive blood pressure monitoring using resonance sonomanometry

In a recent study published in the PNAS Nexus, researchers introduced and validated resonance sonomanometry (RSM) for noninvasive, calibration-free continuous blood pressure (BP) measurement using ultrasound imaging. Study: Resonance sonomanometry for noninvasive, continuous monitoring of blood pressure. Image Credit: Vita_Dor/Shutterstock.com Background BP is essential for assessing patient health, with continuous, noninvasive measurement being highly desirable. While invasive […]

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May , 2024

Tag: Critical Care

Study reveals unintended consequences of antibiotic choice in sepsis treatment Treatment With …

In emergency rooms and intensive care units across the country, clinicians make split-second decisions about which antibiotics to give a patient when a life-threatening infection is suspected. A new U-M study reveals that these decisions may have unintended consequences for patient outcomes. Beginning in 2015, a 15-month national shortage of a commonly prescribed antibiotic, piperacillin/tazobactam, […]

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Oct , 2023

Tag: Critical Care

Telestroke program improves stroke care for rural patients

Minutes matter when a patient may have had a stroke, but being far from a physician with advanced training in neurology no longer needs to be a barrier to rapid diagnosis and intervention. Telestroke programs are designed to improve access to the limited number of specialists, regardless of the geographic isolation of patients who may […]