MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'closed loop'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4580895&cid=t_325530_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fanesthesia-medications-automatically-delivered-during-surgery%2F2011.03.13 A team of French anesthesiologists has developed an automatic delivery system of propofol and remifentanil, which they recently tested in a multi-center trial involving 196 surgical patients. The researchers reported in Anesthesia & Analgesia that the system, which uses a Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor as a guide, performed better than manual administration: We have developed a proportional-integral-derivative controller allowing the closed-loop coadministration of propofol and remifentanil, guided by a Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor, during induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. The controller was compared with manual target-controlled infusion. The controller allows the automated delivery of propofol and remifentanil and maintains BIS values in predetermined boundaries duri... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4580895 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:00:28 +0100 4580895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142715&cid=t_325530_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fwhirl-sign-abdominal-ct-scan%2F The “whirl” sign sometimes described by radiologists on CT (computed tomography) scan is indicative of a twisting of the bowel > 90 degrees and is a strong indication for the need for laparotomy for a likely closed loop obstruction. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142715 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:29:32 +0100 4142715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499272&cid=t_325530_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fa-techie-type-1-reviews-the-new-medtronic-revel-insulin-pump-cgm-system.html Technology blogger and Type 1 diabetic Scott Hanselman works for Microsoft, and is quite famous in software developer circles.  As it happens, he’s been wearing the brand new “Revel” combo Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) system from Medtronic for six days now, and has just posted his thoughts on his tech blog, Computer [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499272 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:50:08 +0100 3499272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246949&cid=t_325530_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FQcY-dRv5yag%2F People who live with diabetes know how frustrating it can be to try to maintain a healthy and balanced level of sugar in the blood, particularly if they take insulin. Much progress has been made in terms of developing technology to help manage insulin doses, especially in children, but as good as they can be, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Type 1 diabetes, what used to be called insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, cannot be cured. Insulin isn’t a cure, but rather, a way to manage it. The insulin must be given in specific doses and adjusted according to activity and food intake, something which can be quite difficult to do for an active child or teen. When blood sugar isn’t properly controlled, this can lead to severe complications later in life (blindness, ki... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246949 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:05:15 +0100 3246949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208600&cid=t_325530_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Faaron-kowalski-your-questions-on-the-artificial-pancreas-answered-here.html When the  JDRF recently announced its newest artificial pancreas push — a partnership with Animas and Dexcom to actually develop a commercial product — head of the project Aaron Kowalski kindly agreed to answer reader questions here. Today, I bring you those answers, direct “from the horses’ mouth,” as it were. Usage Issues Q) How much more [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208600 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:43 +0100 3208600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167321&cid=t_325530_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fnews-flash-jdrf-joins-with-animas-dexcom-to-build-first-generation-artificial-pancreas.html Very big news in the diabetes world today, Folks: the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has announced a partnership with insulin pump makers Animas Corp. (a Johnson & Johnson company) to actually start building the first ready-for-market artificial pancreas, i.e. “a fully automated system to dispense insulin … based on real-time changes in blood sugar [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167321 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:03:12 +0100 3167321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989343&cid=t_325530_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fdiabetes-technology-society-on-the-horizon.html Today, just a sampling of some of the interesting stuff presented at last week’s Diabetes Technology Society meeting, that will be out on the market in … um… some years from now (?): IN-105 Oral Insulin for Type 2 diabetes - Biocon Limited, apparently India’s premier biotechnology company, has been developing oral insulin tablets for some [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989343 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:50 +0100 2989343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984968&cid=t_325530_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fthe-diabetes-technology-society-from-algorithms-to-adherence.html The Diabetes Technology Society held its annual meeting last Thursday through Saturday, which always takes place just about a mile and a half from my house. But guess what? This was the very first year that I found myself on the inside of this exclusive event, participating in a panel (the very last panel of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984968 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:52 +0100 2984968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399215&cid=t_325530_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fnew-sales-force-effectiveness-maxim.html The ABC of sales, according to Alec Baldwin in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, is "Always Be Closing." Baldwin's character -- Blake -- is from "downtown" (ie, headquarters) and he won't hear about "weak leads" as an excuse for not selling real estate in Florida to retire folk. See the scene in the YouTube clip at the end of this post (WARNING: Explicit language!).Tuesday, I attended eyeforpharma's Sales Force Effectiveness USA 2009 conference in Princeton, NJ and I heard about some evidence that closing skills may not be that important for pharmaceutical sales reps who "sell" to doctors that are definitely not retired!Two presentations at this conference impressed me: one about "Getting Control of Email" (see Pharma Sales Rep "Hamsters" Waste Time on Email Treadmill) and the other entitled ... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399215 Thu, 07 May 2009 10:00:00 +0100 2399215