Antibiotics should be halted upon closure of incisions after surgery: New guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 May 2023 9:00 AM ISTAntibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient's incision is closed, according to updated...
Surgical Decompression significantly improves Sleep Quality in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dr. Krishna Shah12 May 2023 8:30 AM ISTSurgical decompression significantly improves sleep quality and the hand symptoms and functions in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, suggests a...
Bariatric surgery reverses peripheral neuropathy in severely obese patients Aditi11 May 2023 10:30 AM ISTA study has found a reversal of peripheral nerve injury and slowed the progression of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in severely...
COVID-19 diagnosis after joint replacement tied to increased risk of complications, death: Study Medha Baranwal9 May 2023 5:45 PM ISTUSA: A recent study showed that about 34% of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) required COVID-19-driven...
Doctors at Sahyadri Hospital perform 20-hour swap liver transplant surgery on two patients suffering from liver cirrhosis Kajal Rajput9 May 2023 2:45 PM ISTPune: In a rare feat, Sahyadri Hospitals Transplant Team successfully performed a swap liver transplant surgery lasting 20 hours. These surgeries were...
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery safe and effective for mediastinal cysts Dr.Niharika Harsha B9 May 2023 9:00 AM ISTA new study found that robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is safe and effective when compared to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the...
Increased risk of hypoparathyroidism found among patients undergoing total thyroidectomy and concurrent parathyroidectomy Dr.Niharika Harsha B8 May 2023 1:02 PM ISTA new study found that there is an increased risk of immediate and long-term risk of hypoparathyroidism in patients undergoing concurrent...
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...
