Search Tag: haemoglobin
2024 19 Jun
Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause lasting cognitive, motor, and emotional issues. Despite advances in emergency care and neurosurgery, the long-term effects of TBI remain challenging for patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Managing TBI focuses on preventing secondary brain injuries, which can develop hours to days...Read more
2020 25 May
By pulling down one’s eyelid and assessing its redness, a doctor can identify if the person has anaemia, but to give a precise diagnosis a blood test is needed. New software, however, allows for medical staff to instantly get a near-accurate count of haemoglobin from a picture taken with a smartphone. You may also like: DeepMining...Read more
2015 31 Oct
Researchers at Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL, have developed a handheld optical scanner with the potential to offer 3D breast cancer imaging in real time, according to a study published in the journal Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express . The optical device offers several benefits over mammography, with no ionising radiation...Read more
2015 30 Jun
Masimo has announced that Turgut Ozal Medical Centre Liver Hospital in Malatya, Turkey, has installed Masimo’s noninvasive, continuous haemoglobin (SpHb®) technology to monitor surgical patients. SpHb is a breakthrough measurement that noninvasively and continuously measures total haemoglobin in the blood, and offers real-time visibility to...Read more
2015 14 Apr
According to recent findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Professor Jonathan Stamler and colleagues demonstrate that nitric oxide has the potential to reshape the way we think about the respiratory system. Stamler, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and...Read more
2015 05 Jan
A spot check device that can give readings within 20 seconds has been tested in 525 critically injured patients. Trauma surgeons at the University of Arizona, Tucson, analysed use of the Spot check Pronto-7® Pulse CO-oximeter. Using this device was a valid alternative to taking blood and typically waiting 10 minutes or longer for lab analysis of blood...Read more
2013 06 Nov
The innovative NBM-200MP, a noninvasive haemoglobin (Hb) and pulse oximetry monitor developed by OrSense Ltd, is the company’s latest model to receive FDA clearance, joining the established NBM-200 products range. OrSense is a leading provider of solutions for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, and their NBM-200MP enables...Read more