Fish Oil found to Ease Post-Operative Delirium in Pre-Clinical Studies Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 July 2022 7:45 AM ISTDelirium is a common complication of general surgery, particularly in older adults, that causes confusion, disorientation or a sudden change in mental...
Hyomental Distance Ratio- New Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy Dr Monish Raut30 Jun 2022 9:09 PM ISTEndotracheal intubation in settings such as the intensive care unit (ICU) is often linked with dangers and varies from intubation in the operating...
Awake prone position may not reduce intubation risk in COVID-19 induced acute respiratory failure: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2022 6:30 AM ISTGiven the concern of limited resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, awake prone positioning, in which a non-intubated patient lies face down, was...
Hydrafil- New injectable gel may greatly reduce chronic low back pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTFAIRFAX, Va: An experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving chronic low...
Dexmedetomidine decreases delayed graft failure after kidney transplant from cardiac death donor: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: A new study conducted by Xi-sheng Shan following a donor after cardiac death (DCD) kidney transplant, 24-hour perioperative dexmedetomidine...
Lidocaine infusions help relieve pain in unresponsive chronic migraine Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTInfusions of the local anesthetic lidocaine may provide some pain relief to people with chronic migraine that does not respond to other treatments,...
Spinal anesthesia linked to more pain, prescription analgesic use after hip surgery compared to GA 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...
Nalbuphine an equally effective intrathecal adjuvant as fentanyl for spinal anesthesia 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...
Caesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Jun 2022 7:15 AM ISTCaesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new study. The research, led by...
Handover anesthesia care does not impact mortality or postoperative complications: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia7 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTGermany: There is no significant difference between handover of anesthesia care versus no handover of care in the risk of postoperative morbidity and...
Aromatherapy can reduce post-surgical opioid use by half, preliminary US study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2022 12:15 PM ISTAromatherapy reduces post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients anxious before their operation, according to a new preliminary study...
Intraoperative hypotension associated with persistent acute kidney disease: BJA Jacinthlyn Sylvia3 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Intraoperative hypotension is related to persistent but not delayed acute kidney disease after noncardiac surgery, says an article published in...
