Patients with higher TyG index and hyperuricemia at higher risk of MACE after CABG Medha Baranwal8 May 2023 11:15 AM ISTChina: A recent study has suggested combining the TyG index and SUA (serum uric acid) is more accurate for assessing cardiovascular risk in patients...
Standardized management protocols improve outcomes after emergency laparotomy Jacinthlyn Sylvia8 May 2023 10:15 AM ISTFollowing an emergency laparotomy, standardized treatment methods enhanced results, says an article published in the British Journal of...
Statin loading before CABG surgery fails to improve outcomes Medha Baranwal6 May 2023 11:00 AM ISTGermany: A German randomized trial showed that high-dose statin loading before CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) surgery did not pan out as a...
Bariatric metabolic surgery effective in treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: Lancet Jacinthlyn Sylvia6 May 2023 10:30 AM ISTWhen treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), bariatric-metabolic surgery is more successful than lifestyle modifications and improved medical...
Endo-First Strategy outperforms vein bypass in CLTI With Infrapopliteal Disease: BASIL-2 trial Medha Baranwal6 May 2023 8:00 AM ISTUK: Findings from the BASIL-2 trial have shown that the best endovascular treatment first revascularisation strategy outperformed vein bypass to...
Unenhanced CT less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for diagnosing acute abdominal pain in ED: JAMA Medha Baranwal4 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A multicenter diagnostic accuracy study showed unenhanced computed tomography (CT) to be 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for...
Doctors at AIIMS Delhi successfully remove massive jaw tumour from 14-year-old girl Kajal Rajput4 May 2023 1:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: A team of surgeons and medical professionals at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi successfully operated on a young girl...
Bariatric surgery may cut risk of obesity-related cancers by more than half Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTJust 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9% among...
Extended lymph node sampling during surgery for pediatric renal tumours safe Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in The Journal of Urology has shown that pediatric patients who receive more extended lymph node sampling during surgery...
Minimally invasive pancreatectomy provides better outcomes against low-grade tumors Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTFrance: In a new study conducted by Sara Sentà Farrarons and team, it was found that, for benign and low-grade malignant tumors of the neck and torso,...
Transgender women may also be at risk for prostate cancer: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 May 2023 9:45 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Transgender women may also be at risk for prostate cancer.Transgender women keep their prostates even after...
Corticosteroids can improve mortality risk in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 May 2023 9:15 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Clinical Cardiology suggest that perioperative corticosteroids may not significantly improve mortality rates...
