Bariatric surgery and weight loss halt progression of CKD, finds study MD Editorial Team8 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTObesity affects 93.3 million adults in the United States. Bariatric surgery has been associated with a 58% reduction in the risk of proteinuria and...
AAP releases recommendations for short-term pediatric topical nasal oxymetazoline use Medha Baranwal7 Oct 2021 9:12 PM ISTUSA: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released safety considerations for perioperative pediatric use of topical nasal decongestant...
Common weight loss operation safe and effective in children and adolescents 10 years on Hina Zahid7 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTCHICAGO: Results from a 10-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a common weight loss operation to treat severe obesity show they...
Vaginal birth safer for pregnant women who have undergone transplantation: JAMA Hina Zahid7 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTA new UCLA-led study has found that pregnant people with kidney or liver transplantation can undergo a trial of labor (vaginal birth) without any...
ISIC Inducts World's Most Advanced Integrated Robotics and Imaging Platform for Spine Surgeries, the nation's first Hina Zahid6 Oct 2021 7:15 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), a super specialty institute, has become the first healthcare facility in India to integrate...
Monitor Troponins for up to 3 days after non cardiac surgery, says AHA scientific statement Hina Zahid6 Oct 2021 10:30 AM ISTDALLAS - About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury,...
Preserving bowel continuity, gold standard of bowel injury treatment: Study MD Editorial Team6 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTFrance: Primary repair of intestinal injuries should be the preferred approach in trauma patients, independent of the site of the damage (small bowel...
Photodynamic therapy safe, effective for partial-gland ablation of prostate cancer: Study Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTNew York: Results from a recent study showed padeliporfin vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT) to be effective for partial-gland ablation of...
Smart glasses improve success of radial arterial catheterization in small children: Study Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTKorea: A recent study in the journal Anesthesiology has reported that the use of smart glasses could improve the first-attempt success rate and...
Kidney Cancer: High blood sugar before nephrectomy tied to longer hospital stay, study finds MD Editorial Team6 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: Higher levels of pre-operative blood sugar levels in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy are...
Compared to women, men have increased Mortality Risk After Bariatric Surgery: Study Dr. Shravani Dali5 Oct 2021 10:45 PM ISTFor patients undergoing bariatric surgery, the risk for mortality is increased for men as compared to women, according to a study presented at the...
CRP to albumin ratio may predict anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy in esophageal cancer: Study MD Editorial Team5 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTJapan: A recent study by Dr. Atsushi Sugimoto and the team reported that preoperative CRP to albumin ratio in patients undergoing esophagectomy for...
