Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Music therapy may help improve outcomes among patients in the cardiac ICU. It was associated with lowered heart ...

Addition of echocardiogram measurement of biventricular dysfunction improved the accuracy of prognosis among patients with cardiac shock (CS) in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). In patients in ...

Patients admitted to cardiac intensive care units often are not suffering from cardiac conditions, rather they are admitted for other conditions, such as sepsis or renal failure, according to a study ...

A veteran US cardiac ICU nurse says sleeping position may influence heart health at night. She suggests left-side sleeping ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recreational drug use was detected among 11% of patients admitted to cardiac ICUs. Cannabis, cocaine and MDMA ...

The availability and utilization of intensive care unit (ICU) beds continues to change in the US healthcare system. [1,2] Sjoding and colleagues sought to examine changes in the composition of ...

Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being ...

Sedation weaning protocol reduces total opioid exposure in infants following cardiac surgery In the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), a specific sedation weaning guideline significantly ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sharon and Abby Outlaw do not have too much in common. “The first time I worked with her, it was so weird,” Sharon said. “I’m used to being called Sharron or Mrs. Outlaw, and all of ...

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is planning a $24.4 million renovation of its cardiovascular intensive care unit, according to a Press-Citizen report. The current ICU includes ...

TULSA, Okla. -- Ascension St. John completed the first phase of their critical care expansion in order to help serve more patients in the community. Phase one included the addition of 18 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — The Christ Hospital hosted a special event to emphasize the importance of heart health during National Heart Health Awareness Month. The event, dubbed a "Walk in Cardiovascular ICU ...