Sleeve gastrectomy may lead to loss of bone density in adolescents and young adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Jun 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents and young adults reduces vertebral bone strength and density and increases bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT)...
Topical tranexamic acid tied to reduced opioid consumption after Total hip arthroplasty Aditi14 Jun 2023 10:00 AM ISTChina: A study entitled "Topical use of tranexamic acid can reduce opioid consumption compared with intravenous use for patients undergoing primary...
Malnutrition linked to higher mortality in patients with HF and severe secondary mitral regurgitation Medha Baranwal14 Jun 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Malnutrition is independently associated with increased 4-year mortality risk but not heart failure (HF) hospitalization in HF patients with...
SADI or SASI bariatric surgery, which is better for long-term weight loss? Medha Baranwal12 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTAustralia: A systematic review has shown that single anastomosis duodenal-ileal (SADI) bypass and single anastomosis sleeve-ileal (SASI) bypass can...
Modified Monopolar Tonsillectomy bests coblation technique in tonsillectomy Aditi11 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTA research article entitled ''A comparison of coblation and modified monopolar tonsillectomy in adults'' by lead researcher Zhengcai Lou published in...
Chemoradiotherapy may be safely omitted in some patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: PROSPECT trial Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from the PROSPECT trial have shown preoperative FOLFOX to be non-inferior to preoperative chemoradiotherapy for disease-free survival...
Ligation of accessory hepatic artery can reduce complications in patients of liver transplantation Dr. Shravani Dali10 Jun 2023 9:45 AM ISTIn orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), preserving an aberrant hepatic artery (AHA) can increase the number of arterial anastomoses and may lead to...
Hearts donated after circulatory death lead to similar survival as donation after brain death: NEJM Medha Baranwal10 Jun 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has provided insights into the transplantation outcomes with donor's hearts after...
Trimodality therapy as good as radical cystectomy for select patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer Dr. Shravani Dali9 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTTrimodality therapy as good as radical cystectomy for select patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer suggests a new study published in The Lancet...
Sliding Hip Screw has edge over Intramedullary Nailing for Trochanteric Fractures: INSITE trial Dr.Niharika Harsha B9 Jun 2023 8:15 AM ISTThe insite trial found that sliding hip screws (SHSs) had similar one-year outcomes in terms of health-related quality of life, function, mobility, or...
Letermovir receives FDA approval for CMV prevention in kidney transplant recipients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jun 2023 11:15 AM ISTUSA: The U.S food and drug administration (FDA) has approved Letermovir to prevent cytomegalovirus infection among recipients of kidney transplants....
Continuous bedside pressure mapping technology fails to prevent bed sores in acute settings Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jun 2023 10:00 AM ISTContinuous bedside pressure mapping technology proves effective in reducing interface pressures and preventing pressure injuries, according to a...
