Preoperative Liquid carbohydrate intake improves blood sugar and fatigue after surgery: Study Medha Baranwal16 April 2021 11:29 AM ISTDelhi: Patients undergoing surgery are often required to fast from midnight, while in some extreme cases patients are fasted for up to 24 hr prior to...
Bariatric surgery lowers risk of heart failure and AF in patients with diabetes and obesity: JAHA Medha Baranwal15 April 2021 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, finds a...
Liquid biopsy improves MRI accuracy in breast cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 April 2021 6:00 PM ISTItaly: Liquid biopsy addition to MRI may improve the ability to measure treatment response of breast cancer, finds a recent study. The study findings...
TAVR associated with improved kidney function in aortic stenosis patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 April 2021 5:00 AM ISTUSA: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage is more likely to improve than worsen in severe aortic stenosis patients with renal disease undergoing TAVR,...
Epidural steroid injections don't increase postoperative complications of spine surgery : Study Medha Baranwal13 April 2021 8:45 AM ISTUSA: About half of the patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery for stenosis have received preoperative epidural steroid injections (ESI), according...
COVID-19 Vaccination of Surgical Patients Should be Priority, Study Finds Hina Zahid12 April 2021 10:12 AM ISTProviding COVID-19 vaccines for patients awaiting elective surgery could save 58,687 lives worldwide over the next year, according to results of an...
Methadone and ketamine combo effective for pain control after spinal surgery: Study Medha Baranwal12 April 2021 8:15 AM ISTUSA: Perioperative administration of a combination of methadone and ketamine improves postoperative analgesia and reduces opioid need in patients who...
Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis Hina Zahid10 April 2021 6:00 AM ISTLeesburg, VA - According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT (2-mSv CT)...
Early intervention for laryngeal injury after intubation is beneficial: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 April 2021 8:00 PM ISTNashville, Tennessee: Early intervention for the treatment of laryngeal injury after intubation may minimize fibrotic scar formation, disrupt the...
Robotic-assisted surgery- Future of Joint Replacement is here Hina Zahid9 April 2021 5:45 AM ISTRobotic-assisted technologies have existed in health care and beyond for some time, but now, this innovative tech is beginning to carve out a name for...
Sclerotherapy safe and effective for benign cystic lesions: Study Medha Baranwal7 April 2021 6:00 PM ISTUSA: Sclerotherapy is a safe and effective option for benign cystic lesions of the head and neck, finds a recent study in the journal Otolaryngology-...
Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: Study MD Bureau5 April 2021 6:13 PM ISTPostoperative hypocalcemia is a common complication of total or completion thyroidectomy. The prevalence of this condition was reported to be 10% to...
