Non-surgical 'paper clip technique' can treat certain infant ear deformities Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTJapan: A recent study has claimed that a simple and inexpensive technique can treat certain ear malformations in infants, using paper clips to build...
Pre-procedural serum albumin predicts length of hospital stay and death among TAVR patients Dr Monish Raut31 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTA 50% death rate for severe AS at two years after diagnosis exists in the absence of treatment. For many years, surgical aortic valve replacement was...
Surgery within 8 weeks of recovery among COVID-19 patients not tied to adverse outcomes: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia31 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTThe findings of a research results recently published in JAMA Network shows that, regardless of when the COVID-19 infection occurred during the...
KGMU doctors give new lease of life to 36-year-old woman who drank battery water Kajal Rajput31 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTLucknow: Doctors at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) hhave given a new lease of life to a 36-year-old woman who had damaged her esophagus...
Key risk factors for surgical site infection following commonly performed surgery identified in study Isra Zaman31 March 2023 9:30 AM ISTSurgical site infections or SSIs are infections that occur at a surgical incision site within 30 days after the incision is made. According to the...
Bleeding complications common in ESKD patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation Dr Kartikeya Kohli30 March 2023 7:45 PM ISTJapan: A recent study suggests that international guideline recommendations for peri-procedural anticoagulation may not apply to end-stage kidney...
Ligasure hemorrhoidectomy for thrombosed external hemorrhoids better than conservative treatment in pregnancy Dr. Shravani Dali30 March 2023 10:30 AM ISTLigasure hemorrhoidectomy for thrombosed external hemorrhoids (TEH) in pregnancy is better than conservative treatment suggests a recent study...
Cold snare polypectomy is better than hot snare polypectomy for colorectal polyps Dr Nisanth Puliyath29 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTCold snare polypectomy (CSP) is one of the endoscopic resection technologies and has been recommended for the removal of diminutive polyps (<5 mm)...
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery gold safe approach for patients with fungal ball Dr Ishan Kataria28 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTThe most common form of fungal rhinosinusitis is sinonasal fungus ball which usually presents in adults with normal immunity where maxillary sinus...
Intraoperative 3-D imaging can improve accuracy of pedicle screw placement in spine surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTA study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) imaging was superior to two-dimensional radiographs in...
Cardioverter-Defibrillator Reduces Mortality Risk in Patients with Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A new study published in Indian Heart Journal found that a cardioverter-defibrillator can reduce mortality risk in ischemic and...
Ultrasound guided radiofrequency ablation safer than surgery against pancreatic insulinoma Jacinthlyn Sylvia28 March 2023 1:45 AM ISTFor the treatment of pancreatic insulinoma (PI), Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is both safer and more successful than...
