Surgical interventions safe, effective for vitiligo management: Study Written By Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2021 10:50 AM ISTDelhi: Surgical intervention is a safe and effective option for the management of refractory stable vitiligo, finds a recent review in the journal...
Screen patients for frailty even before low risk surgery: Study Written By Hina Zahid22 Feb 2021 7:45 AM ISTSAN ANTONIO - Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two...
Preoperative nutritional index may predict postoperative outcome in elderly with CRC Written By MD Bureau20 Feb 2021 8:30 AM ISTOnodera's prognostic nutritional index (PNI) indicates the patient's nutritional and immunological status and is used to predict the risk of several...
PCI or CABG more effective for stable patients with high-risk cardiac anatomy Written By Hina Zahid20 Feb 2021 7:35 AM ISTA recent study by University of Alberta cardiologists at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre shows that a particular group of patients with stable ischemic...
AIIMS Rishikesh doctors successfully operate on a rare case of left-sided liver and gall bladder Written By Dr. Shafali Bakshi19 Feb 2021 6:12 PM ISTDehradun: Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh conducted successful cholecystectomy on a patient with a rare...
Perioperative care may reduce death after surgery in Low middle income countries Written By MD Bureau18 Feb 2021 7:00 PM ISTCancer prevalence and its associated mortality are increasing in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In a recent study, researchers have...
Gastrointestinal surgery can be a 'cure' for type 2 diabetes finds new long-term study Written By Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 6:46 PM ISTThe results of a randomised clinical trial with the longest follow up to date show that metabolic surgery is more effective than medications and...
CPPF after CABG reduces bleeding and related complications: Lancet Written By Medha Baranwal16 Feb 2021 6:44 PM ISTNetherlands: The continuous postoperative pericardial flushing (CPPF) therapy reduced bleeding and bleeding related complications in patients who have...
New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs Written By Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 9:15 AM ISTCAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control their residual muscles and...
Open diverticulectomy superior to other surgery treatments for Zenker diverticulum: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal16 Feb 2021 3:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent review comparing 3 common techniques for Zenker diverticulum (ZD) treatment, found open, transcervical approach to be superior to...
Statins may prevent adhesion-related complications after intra-abdominal surgery: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 2:15 AM ISTUSA: Statins may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated pharmacologic option for the prevention of postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) in...
In kidney transplant patients with COVID-19, withdrawal of immunosuppressants safe Written By Dr Kartikeya Kohli13 Feb 2021 8:15 AM ISTImmunosuppressed patients such as kidney transplant recipients (KTs), have increased mortality risk in the setting of coronavirus disease 2019...
