Endoscopic surgery, medicine combo effective for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps: Lancet Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 8:15 PM ISTNetherlands: Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) plus medical therapy is more effective than medical therapy alone in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal...
AI Can accurately Predict Adverse Outcomes Following Abdominal Hernia Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 April 2022 8:15 PM ISTCHICAGO: Machine learning (ML) models developed by surgeons at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have shown a high level of...
Preoperative Cefazolin use safe for patients with penicillin allergy labels Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 12:15 PM ISTSeattle, WA: The use of cefazolin before surgery in patients with a penicillin allergy label (PAL) did not lead to allergic symptoms related to the...
Multifaceted BP management strategy fails to prevent CV events after noncardiac surgery: POISE-3 trial Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A multifaceted strategy for BP management during noncardiac surgery -- one for hypotension avoidance and the other for hypertension avoidance --...
PASCAL Repair Reduces Tricuspid Regurgitation: CLASP TR Study MD Bureau9 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTTricuspid regurgitation (TR) is an increasingly prevalent valve disorder seen in the ageing population. Currently, there are no Class I indications...
Rate of vaginal complications after cystectomy higher than expected: Study Medha Baranwal9 April 2022 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Over 20% of women who undergo cystectomy experience a vaginal complication, and this rate is higher than expected, reveals a recent study...
Rate of structural valve deterioration lower with TAVR than with SAVR Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 April 2022 9:15 AM ISTPatients who received a transcatheter supra-annular self-expanding heart valve had significantly less structural deterioration in the valve after five...
Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children can help in clinical decision making: JAMA Dr Akriti8 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTNewly introduced definitions of complete FAST and E-FAST studies with high image quality can help in the accurate interpretation and clinical...
Women may experience severe urinary incontinence even after fistula closure Medical Dialogues Editorial Team8 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In spite of successful fistula closure, women with obstetric fistulas experience significant chronic urine incontinence, says an article...
Hydroxyethyl starch after major abdominal surgery not tied to higher risk of kidney injury Medical Dialogues Editorial Team7 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTFrance: In major abdominal surgery, hydroxyethyl starch (HES) intravascular volume replacement was not linked with a greater incidence of 30-day acute...
Intraoperative aggressive warming does not reduce major complications Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTBody temperature generally decreases during surgery, largely because anesthetic medications interfere with the body's processes for regulating...
Ultrasound more accurate for assisting breast cancer treatment: Study Medha Baranwal6 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTCanada: A recent study in the American Journal of Surgery has found ultrasound to be more accurate than mammography or MRI for measuring the pathology...
