¥ Extensive medical knowledge
of cardiac care procedures ¥ Solid technical expertise in the use of patient monitoring equipment ¥ In - depth knowledge of recovery therapies and follow - up patient care ¥ Ability to monitor patients with life - threatening conditions ¥ Ability to work long shifts including nights weekends and holidays as needed ¥ Impressive practical problem solving skills ¥ Strong interpersonal skills
The goal of the cardiology service of the Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center is to provide the highest level
of cardiac care in conjunction with consistent and effective communication with the client and referring veterinarian.
With the currently available methods
of cardiac care, some heart patients achieve a decrease in their symptoms while many others, having exhausted all treatment options, are considered «no - option.»
Not exact matches
WellStar Health System's services include
cardiac, cancer, diabetes and women's healthcare, in addition to a network
of interconnected hospitals, doctors» offices, and urgent
care facilities.
Team Lalez took
care of business (in
cardiac fashion) and finished what they started back in October.
We were named one
of the nation's top 50 cardiovascular hospitals and recognized as a «Blue Distinction Center for
Cardiac Care.»
I worked for five
of the most wonderful, challenging, eye opening years on the High Dependancy Neonatal
Cardiac Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital where I would
care for the most delicate
of babies, most sick babies, most vulnerable babies and their parents and families.
Whether you require a few days
of therapy or weeks
of rehabilitation, Alden Long Grove provides comprehensive
care for individuals with a wide range
of orthopedic,
cardiac and neurological needs — all in a luxurious setting with five - star amenities.
PATS President John Moyer stated «With the recent elections, the main goal
of the «Hike To Harrisburg» event was to thank those legislators who have been PATS supporters and to enlighten the freshman legislators about our Society, as well as, our role in concussion and sudden
cardiac arrest management and other recent health
care issues that we have supported.»
Over the last few years, Pennsylvania legislators have placed a focus on the health
care that scholastic athletes are receiving with the signing
of the Youth Sport Safety Act in November
of 2011 and the signing
of the Sudden
Cardiac Arrest Law in May 2012.
All crews are required to train to a very high level, which enables them to deal with any aspect
of emergency
care, from minor injuries to
cardiac arrest, or multiple casualties sustained in serious road accidents.
«This program shows that state and national programs to improve
care of cardiac arrest, with a focus on the community and emergency medical response, can save more lives.»
Five patients in the intervention group (1.4 percent) experienced serious adverse
cardiac events within 24 hours
of the end
of the intervention period compared with none in the usual
care group.
«This study has broader implications for the health
care system, as most hospitals continue to redundantly test people for chest pain and other symptoms,» says report author Jeffrey C. Trost, M.D., an assistant professor
of medicine, director
of the
cardiac catheterization laboratory and co-director
of interventional cardiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Delirium is associated with a five-fold increase in mortality in acute
cardiac patients, according to research published in European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular
Care.1 Delirium was common and affected over half
of acute
cardiac patients aged 85 years and older.
The study included all patients aged 65 years and older admitted to two
cardiac intensive
care units during a period
of 15 months.
One possible solution is the use
of cardiac output monitoring to guide administration
of intravenous fluid and inotropic drugs as part
of a hemodynamic (blood flow) therapy algorithm (a step - by - step protocol for management
of a health
care issue).
Rupert M. Pearse, M.D.,
of Queen Mary University
of London, and colleagues randomly assigned patients (50 years
of age or older) undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery to a
cardiac output - guided hemodynamic therapy algorithm for intravenous fluid and inotrope (dopexamine) infusion during and 6 hours following surgery (n = 368) or to usual
care (n = 366).
Additional studies will follow to validate the value
of stem cell - based regenerative solutions in addressing abnormal
cardiac motion in heart failure, ultimately leading to improved patient
care.
Amit N. Patel, M.D. M.S., director
of clinical regenerative medicine and associate professor
of surgery at University
of Utah Health
Care, was the first physician to perform an emerging heart procedure where
cardiac matrix is directly injected into a damaged heart.
The research team, led by Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, clinical research director
of the Center for Resuscitation Science, examined data on 7,137
cardiac arrest cases across 47 counties in 2012 and 2013 from Pennsylvania's Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (
cardiac arrest cases across 47 counties in 2012 and 2013 from Pennsylvania's
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (
CARES).
Taking a cue from a recently issued set
of recommendations by the Institute
of Medicine for optimizing
cardiac arrest
care, Dr. Bobrow and his team propose three concrete steps communities and the nation can take to improve survival from out -
of - hospital
cardiac arrest (OHCA) above the current level
of six percent:
The international study, the first to compare outcomes between the two temperature treatments for children with in - hospital
cardiac arrest, was published in the New England Journal
of Medicine and presented at the annual meeting
of the Society for Critical
Care Medicine in Honolulu.
For this trial, 1,359 patients (583 with VF and 776 without VF) with prehospital
cardiac arrest and resuscitated by paramedics were assigned to standard
care with or without prehospital cooling, accomplished by infusing up to 2 liters
of 4 °C normal saline as soon as possible following return
of spontaneous circulation.
Cardiac arrest treatment is a community issue, requiring a wide range
of people to be prepared to act, including bystanders, family members, first responders, emergency medical personnel, and health
care providers.»
Develop strategies to improve systems
of care within hospital settings, including setting national accreditation standards related to
cardiac arrest for hospitals and health
care systems.
«
Cardiac arrest survival rates are unacceptably low,» said Robert Graham, chair of the study committee and director of the national program office for Aligning Forces for Quality at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. «Although breakthroughs in understanding and treating cardiac arrest are promising, the ability to deliver timely interventions and high - quality care is incons
Cardiac arrest survival rates are unacceptably low,» said Robert Graham, chair
of the study committee and director
of the national program office for Aligning Forces for Quality at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. «Although breakthroughs in understanding and treating
cardiac arrest are promising, the ability to deliver timely interventions and high - quality care is incons
cardiac arrest are promising, the ability to deliver timely interventions and high - quality
care is inconsistent.
«The goal
of the Follow Your Heart program is to provide continuity
of care for patients that the
cardiac surgery nurse practitioners know from the hospital setting and provide robust medication management, coordinate community services, and be a communications hub for hospital and community providers,» said Dr. Hall.
The research, conducted by experts from BCM, the Texas Department
of State Health Services, University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and the University
of South Florida, used the Texas Department
of State Health Services» Texas Birth Defects Registry data from 1999 - 2007 to retrospectively examine the associations between distance from birth center to a
cardiac surgical center, number
of newborns
cared for with HLHS at each hospital, and neonatal mortality in infants with HLHS.
Overall, in the latest years
of the study, newborns with a prenatal diagnosis, born less than 10 minutes from a
cardiac surgical center, and
cared for at a large volume
cardiac surgical center, had a neonatal mortality
of 6 percent.
Gavin Perkins, Professor in Critical
Care Medicine at Warwick Medical School said: «Public access defibrillation is very effective in certain cases
of cardiac arrest outside
of hospital.
Cardiac stress testing, particularly with imaging, has been the focus
of debate about rising health
care costs, inappropriate use, and patient safety in the context
of radiation exposure.
Researchers found that patients who received 24/7 intensivist physician
care had a seven per cent lower risk (26 % vs 19 %)
of experiencing major complications and a nearly - four per cent lower chance (5.3 % vs 1.6 %)
of cardiac surgical intensive
care unit (ICU) readmission.
Saket Girotra, M.D., S.M.,
of the University
of Iowa Carver College
of Medicine, Iowa City, and colleagues conducted a study that included 112,139 patients from the GWTG - Resuscitation registry from January 2000 through December 2014 with in - hospital
cardiac arrest who were hospitalized in intensive
care units or general inpatient units.
Your arguments seem to demand a major rethinking
of how we practice modern
cardiac care.
Around - the - clock
care from senior physicians helped reduce major complications in
cardiac surgery patients as compared to receiving
care from resident physicians, according to a new University
of Alberta study.
The
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) is a voluntary, prospective clinical registry of patients with out - of - hospital cardiac arrest in the United
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (
CARES) is a voluntary, prospective clinical registry
of patients with out -
of - hospital
cardiac arrest in the United
cardiac arrest in the United States.
About Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is nationally recognized for the treatment and research
of both spinal cord and brain injuries and also leads the field in the
care and treatment for stroke, neurological diseases, amputation, orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions and
cardiac recovery.
Founded in 1873, Newport Hospital is a private, 129 - bed, not - for - profit hospital offering a wide range
of health
care services including the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center; diagnostic imaging; the Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center, including inpatient, outpatient, stroke, pulmonary,
cardiac and cancer rehabilitation; an inpatient mental health program; a wound
care center; and community - based primary
care and medical specialty practices.
In a study published in the revered journal Heart Johan Herlitz — professor
of prehospital emergency
care at the University
of Borås, Sweden — reveals that women survive out -
of - hospital
cardiac arrest more often than men.
UC San Diego Health is awarded official designation as a
Cardiac Center by the California State Department
of Public Health to provide highly specialized
care for children with heart disease.
The trials were looking at how the age
of stored blood affects patients undergoing
cardiac surgery or in intensive
care, respectively.
About Kessler Institute Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, a division
of Select Medical, provides comprehensive
care and specialized treatment to address the complex needs
of individuals with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputation, neurological diseases,
cardiac recovery and orthopedic / musculoskeletal conditions.
March 17, 2016 Roderick Tung, MD, named director
of cardiac electrophysiology program at the University
of Chicago Medicine Roderick Tung, MD, an authority on the management
of heart rhythm disorders, with a particular focus on advanced therapies for atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias, has been appointed associate professor
of medicine and medical director
of the
cardiac electrophysiology program at the Center for Arrhythmia
Care at the University
of Chicago Medicine.
Kessler is proud to be part
of one only nine federally - designated Model Systems for the treatment and research
of both spinal cord and brain injuries, a distinction shared with Kessler Foundation, and also leads the field in the
care of individuals with stroke, neurologic diseases, amputation, orthopedic trauma, cancer and
cardiac conditions.
About Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is nationally recognized for the treatment and research
of both spinal cord and brain injuries and leads the field in the
care and treatment for stroke, neurological diseases, amputation, orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions and
cardiac recovery.
Richard G. Bach, MD, a Washington University researcher and medical director
of the
Cardiac Intensive
Care Unit at Barnes - Jewish Hospital, presented this research June 29 in a late - breaking clinical studies session at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Fla..
Founded by the Providence Jewish community in 1926, The Miriam Hospital today offers a wide range
of medical services, with notable expertise in
cardiac care, total joint replacement, bariatric surgery, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and men's health.
This 313 - bed institution — which includes more than 60 intensive
care beds and the only pediatric neuro - intensive
care and
cardiac intensive
care units in the region — is one
of the nation's first children's hospitals and the only freestanding children's hospital between Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Wake Forest Baptist Health Heart Center physicians provide patients with expert
care for all types
of heart conditions, from the simplest
cardiac problem to the most technical and complex condition.