Postoperative mortality higher among kids with complex chronic conditions undergoing tonsillectomy: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 Jun 2022 7:30 AM ISTMadison: A recent study has found that in children undergoing tonsillectomy, the rate of postoperative death was 117 per 100 000 operations among...
Is sacrospinous ligament fixation a safer method for treating pelvic organ prolapse? Jacinthlyn Sylvia21 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: A new study published in Urology shows that uterosacral ligament suspension (ULS) and sacrospinous ligament fixation (SLF) are both safe and...
Perioperative hyperglycemia paradoxically tied to worse outcomes in patients without diabetes vs those with diabetes: JAMA Medha Baranwal21 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Patients without diabetes were paradoxically shown to have worse outcomes than diabetes patients at similar levels of hyperglycemia, with...
Parathyroidectomy associated with reduced risk of hip fracture and CVS events: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali20 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTParathyroidectomy is associated with a reduced risk of fracture including hip fracture, cardiovascular events and death according to a recent study...
Patients who have undergone appendectomy at higher risk of microscopic colitis: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia20 Jun 2022 10:30 AM ISTSweden: A recent study led by John Maret-Ouda and colleagues found a modestly higher chance of developing microscopic colitis (MC) after appendectomy....
Antibiotic-free hydrogen peroxide e-bandages treat wound infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 12:30 PM ISTWashington, D.C: According to new research by investigators at the Mayo Clinic and Washington State University, e-bandages could be an effective...
Cholesterol-lowering gene changes may increase risk of cataracts Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 6:45 AM ISTDALLAS: People who have genetic variations associated with lowering LDL-cholesterol similar to statin medications appear to have an increased risk of...
Everolimus after surgery can improve outcomes in those with high-risk kidney cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTIn a study of patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma, those who took the drug everolimus daily for up to one year after surgery lived longer...
Blood levels of ceramides predict diabetes remission among patients undergoing bariatric surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 3:00 PM ISTCeramides is a waxy, fat-like substance similar to cholesterol present in blood. A new test which measures blood levels of ceramides can be used to...
Intraperitoneal drain placement prolongs hospital stay and increases surgical site infection risk Medical Dialogues Editorial Team15 Jun 2022 8:45 PM ISTDelhi: Placement of an intraperitoneal drain following elective colorectal surgery does not result in earlier detection of postoperative collections,...
Outcomes and risks of elective and urgent aortic root surgery for aortic aneurysms similar in expert hands Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: If conducted by an experienced team using a consistent perioperative strategy, aortic root replacement (ARR) and valve-sparing root replacement...
Cytoreductive nephrectomy imparts no survival benefit in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team15 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that an examination of instrumental variables revealed no...
