CABG Potentially Beneficial to Patients Over Age 80 with Reasonable Surgical Risk Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 8:00 AM ISTPatients over age 80 are considered high-risk candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting, not only because of normal wear and tear on the body,...
Assam: Doctors performs Rare Robotic Splenic surgery on 13-year-old boy Medical Dialogues Bureau18 Jun 2022 1:00 PM ISTThis is the first such surgery in the North-eastern region, the hospital where the procedure was conducted.
Everolimus after surgery can improve outcomes in those with high-risk kidney cancer Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTIn a study of patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma, those who took the drug everolimus daily for up to one year after surgery lived longer...
Goat ear cartilage successfully used to correct human body deformity in Kolkata hospital Roshni Dhar16 Jun 2022 6:30 PM ISTThrough the joint initiative, the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital and West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences have successfully...
Blood levels of ceramides predict diabetes remission among patients undergoing bariatric surgery Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 3:00 PM ISTCeramides is a waxy, fat-like substance similar to cholesterol present in blood. A new test which measures blood levels of ceramides can be used to...
Bengaluru-based Hair Transplantation Facility directed to refund after denying surgery to diabetic patient Roshni Dhar15 Jun 2022 6:30 PM ISTHolding a Bengaluru-based Hair Transplantation facility to be deficient in service, the Bangalore Urban II Additional District Consumer Court recently...
Spinal anesthesia linked to more pain, prescription analgesic use after hip surgery compared to GA Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTA randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing spinal versus general anesthesia for hip surgery found that spinal anesthesia was associated with worse...
Concurrent Tricuspid Valve Surgery and LV Assist Device Implantation fails to Lower Incidence of Right HF Written By Prem Aggarwal13 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTBoston: Right heart failure (RHF) continues to be a major source of morbidity and mortality following left ventricular assist device (LVAD)...
Nalbuphine an equally effective intrathecal adjuvant as fentanyl for spinal anesthesia Written By Dr Monish Raut13 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTFor lower limb procedures, local anesthetic medications like bupivacaine and ropivacaine are widely utilized through intrathecal route to give good...
Radiotherapy not always needed for elderly women with low-risk luminal A breast cancer Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTElderly women with low-risk luminal A breast cancer can safely avoid radiotherapy with guidance from Ki67 proliferation marker screening, finds phase...
All high risk surgery patients must be screened early for perioperative pulmonary embolism Written By Dr Monish Raut12 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTA life-threatening disorder, pulmonary embolism requires prompt detection and treatment. Patients who have surgery are five times more likely to...
Early Valve replacement heart surgery beneficial in people with aortic stenosis Written By Prem Aggarwal10 Jun 2022 8:30 PM ISTValve replacement heart surgery should be performed earlier than conventionally thought for people with aortic stenosis-according to new research from...
