ICU

Science

ICUs without air-conditioning could shield doctors from Covid: study

Reducing recirculation of air and increasing the use of outdoor air can lower the risk of spreading coronavirus in indoor spacesIn ICUs where air-conditioning is necessary, the air conditioning system of the COVID-19 ICU can be de-linked from other ICUs and exhaust fans should be installed

1 min read19 Oct 2020
News

Out of total coronavirus cases in India, under 2% are in ICU: Report

1,559 Covid-19 patients have been in the ICUs across the country as of Friday afternoon, say Health Ministry sources

2 min read15 May 2020
News

Tech could come to the rescue amid shortage of ICU specialists

Medtech startup CloudPhysicians analyzes patient data remotely and helps doctors working in tier-2 cities to make clinical decisionsIndia has just 4,500 specialists who can work in ICUs

2 min read14 Apr 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Enabling a ‘mineable' global reserve currency

A global reserve currency may be the best use case for blockchaina specific type of distributed ledger technology

4 min read6 Sep 2018
Politics

Sushma Swaraj shifted out of ICU, recovery on expected lines, says AIIMS

Sushma Swaraj had undergone a kidney transplant on Saturday with the organ being harvested from a living unrelated donor

1 min read13 Dec 2016
Politics

Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa shifted from ICU

The AIADMK supremo has been moved to a normal ward at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, says party

1 min read19 Nov 2016
News

Rebuilding life after the ICU

Why even a short stay in the intensive care unit can leave behind scars, and how to overcome PTSD, a common disorder among survivors

4 min read30 May 2016
Politics

President Pranab Mukherjee's wife passes away

An official statement from the President's press secretary confirmed Suvra Mukherjee's death

1 min read18 Aug 2015
Specials

Issue #5

1 min read5 Jun 2015
Mint-lounge

Field notes from an ICU

When your parent has a close brush with death, all of what they stood for and lived by begins to fall into place

11 min read30 May 2015