CPS or FLACS yield similar results after 12 months of cataract surgery: Study Written By Medha Baranwal21 April 2021 2:00 PM ISTUK: There were no differences in postsurgery outcomes following 12 months of conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) or femtosecond...
No serious adverse events with circumcision device compared to standard surgical techniques: Study Written By Dr Satabdi Saha20 April 2021 6:00 AM ISTMedical circumcisions are among the most common surgical procedures performed in males. The usual indications are phimosis (inability to completely...
Supplemental intraoperative oxygen did not increase postoperative mortality, Finds Study Written By MD Bureau19 April 2021 7:00 PM ISTSurgical site infections and wound-related complications are common and serious. The primary defence against bacterial infection is oxidative killing...
Nerve stimulation reduces pain and opioid use after orthopedic surgery Written By Hina Zahid16 April 2021 7:00 PM ISTA technique called percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation yields "impressive" reductions in pain scores and opioid use during the first week after...
Preoperative Liquid carbohydrate intake improves blood sugar and fatigue after surgery: Study Written By Medha Baranwal16 April 2021 11:29 AM ISTDelhi: Patients undergoing surgery are often required to fast from midnight, while in some extreme cases patients are fasted for up to 24 hr prior to...
Bariatric surgery lowers risk of heart failure and AF in patients with diabetes and obesity: JAHA Written By Medha Baranwal15 April 2021 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, finds a...
Liquid biopsy improves MRI accuracy in breast cancer patients: Study Written By Medha Baranwal14 April 2021 6:00 PM ISTItaly: Liquid biopsy addition to MRI may improve the ability to measure treatment response of breast cancer, finds a recent study. The study findings...
TAVR associated with improved kidney function in aortic stenosis patients: Study Written By Medha Baranwal14 April 2021 5:00 AM ISTUSA: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage is more likely to improve than worsen in severe aortic stenosis patients with renal disease undergoing TAVR,...
Epidural steroid injections don't increase postoperative complications of spine surgery : Study Written By Medha Baranwal13 April 2021 8:45 AM ISTUSA: About half of the patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery for stenosis have received preoperative epidural steroid injections (ESI), according...
COVID-19 Vaccination of Surgical Patients Should be Priority, Study Finds Written By Hina Zahid12 April 2021 10:12 AM ISTProviding COVID-19 vaccines for patients awaiting elective surgery could save 58,687 lives worldwide over the next year, according to results of an...
Methadone and ketamine combo effective for pain control after spinal surgery: Study Written By Medha Baranwal12 April 2021 8:15 AM ISTUSA: Perioperative administration of a combination of methadone and ketamine improves postoperative analgesia and reduces opioid need in patients who...
Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis Written By Hina Zahid10 April 2021 6:00 AM ISTLeesburg, VA - According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT (2-mSv CT)...
