The guidelines, released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), specify sets of standard criteria for admissions and discharge as well as circumstances under which patients should not be moved into ICUs such as 'terminally-ill patients with a medical judgement of futility'
Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
Gargling and nasal rinsing were associated with a significant reduction in the hospitalization rate for people with COVID; if confirmed, the finding could be helpful in low-resource settings, says researcher.
A first-of-its-kind surgical procedure used breast implants to hold the patient s heart in place before new lungs arrived. Vaping, smoking, and lung infections led to an urgent need for double lung transplant.