Statins use improves survival in patients after liver transplantation, finds Study Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Aug 2022 8:30 AM ISTSWITZERLAND: Use of Statins has shown positive effects on chronic liver disorders in recent investigations, in pre-clinical models as well as in...
Pediatric kidney transplant patients fare better when kidney is from live donor Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTDo pediatric kidney transplant patients have better long-term outcomes when their kidney comes from living, biologically unrelated donors compared to...
Regional anesthesia effectively reduces likelihood of postoperative delirium Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia23 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTChina: In a new study conducted by Tao Li and colleagues, it was found that regional anesthesia significantly correlated with a reduction in...
How recovery progresses following inflammation triggered by injury or illness Written By Isra Zaman23 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTwhat differentiates a good inflammatory recovery from a bad one? A new study, led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts...
incidence of retrorenal colon common in prone position for PCNL in children with urolithiasis Written By Medha Baranwal22 Aug 2022 7:45 PM ISTSpain: In the lower calyx of the left kidney, the incidence of retrorenal colon (RRC) for an ideal puncture was notably higher in the prone position...
Etomidate stands better than Propofol for reducing in-hospital morbidity after abdominal surgery Written By Dr.Niharika Harsha B22 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTEtomidate Anesthesia has not increased the overall major in-hospital morbidity after abdominal surgery in older patients when compared to Propofol as...
Robotic IVC thrombectomy not inferior to standard open IVC thrombectomy for kidney cancer Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers from the Mays Cancer Center and Department of Urology at UT Health San Antonio have demonstrated in a new research that robotic IVC...
Among diabetics, Carbohydrate loading < 300 mL 2 h before anesthesia doesn't increase aspiration risk Written By Medha Baranwal20 Aug 2022 11:15 AM ISTIn patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), preoperative carbohydrate loading < 300 mL 2 h before anesthesia indication did not affect the gastric...
Dietary changes decreasing cholesterol levels reduce PSA and predict prostate cancer risk Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia20 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTCanada: In a new study conducted by Viranda H. Jayalath and colleagues, it was shown that dietary changes that decrease blood cholesterol also...
Ceftolozane/tazobactam with metronidazole effective against complicated intra-abdominal infections Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia19 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases showed that, in Chinese patients with complicated intra-abdominal...
New cerebral microbleeds observed on MRI post-TAVR: Circulation Written By Medha Baranwal19 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTFrance: A new study published in the journal Circulation reveals that about one in four patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
Prehospital needle decompression associated with lower risk of mortality in trauma patients Written By Dr. Shravani Dali19 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTPrehospital needle decompression (PHND) was associated with a lower risk of mortality in trauma patients suggests a recent study published in the...
