Gastroschisis: diagnosis and treatment of this rare neonatal disease
Gastroschisis is a rare abdominal wall formation defect disease. It is corrected by surgery in the first few hours of the infant's life
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What is an intensive care unit (ICU)? Some information for the citizen
An intensive care unit (ICU) provides the critical care and life support for acutely ill and injured patients
What is percutaneous thermoablation of tumours and how does it work?
Thermoablation is a minimally invasive method that is essential for treating tumours. Let's find out more about exactly what it consists of
When talking about tumours, we are commonly used to associating this term with the word 'surgery'.…
State of minimally consciousness: evolution, awakening, rehabilitation
The 'state of minimally consciousness' (also called 'minimally conscious state') refers in medicine to an altered state of consciousness defined by minimal behaviour that demonstrates an awareness of self and/or environment, albeit less…
When is a patient discharged from hospital? The Brass index and scale
Brass index and scale in hospital discharge: the discharge of a patient from hospital to the territory, to the home, to other facilities, but also in the transition from one ward to another represents a critical step in the pathway of any…
Reverse Trendelenburg position: what it is and when it is recommended
The reverse Trendelenburg position, also called anti-Trendelenburg, is a position applied in healthcare, which in certain cases can facilitate the patient's condition or reduce complications related to certain diseases
Prone, supine, lateral decubitus: meaning, position and injuries
The word decubitus in medicine refers to the position the patient assumes in bed or when lying down. This position may be different according to the patient's need to maintain a given position in order to experience less pain, according to…
Ukraine, emergency specialists from 11 hospitals will be trained in war damage according to European…
Ukraine, Emergency Department doctors and nurses from 11 Ukrainian hospitals will receive training in the provision of emergency war care based on the latest European protocols
Stretcher blockade in the emergency room: what does it mean? What consequences for ambulance…
'Stretcher blockade' (or stretcher blockade) is the undesirable condition in which the Emergency Department or the Department of Emergency and Acceptance (DEA) of a hospital, no longer having beds available to accommodate people transported…
Interesting case study from Texas (USA): sepsis in nursing home patients
Sepsis in nursing home patients, an interesting case study from the USA: NPUSA nursing home expert, Amy Woolman, RN recently reviewed the following case involving a patient with a pre-existing urinary tract infection. This case sadly had a…