Peceleganan spray effective and safe in wound infection, says study. Aditi3 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: A study entitled "Efficacy and Safety of PL-5 (Peceleganan) Spray for Wound Infections: A Phase IIb Randomized Clinical Trial" has...
Key risk factors for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) has described risk factors for surgical site infection after...
Vedolizumab effective for inducing remission in patients with chronic pouchitis: Phase 4 trial Medha Baranwal3 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTUK: In patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo colectomy, restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is routinely...
Liver transplant candidates of small stature faced with long waiting list and decreased access to organ Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 April 2023 9:45 AM ISTA new study by Catherine Kling and team suggests that candidates on the liver waitlist with the lowest body surface area (BSA) were at a disadvantage...
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)...
