Roux-en-Y gastric bypass better than sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2020 9:21 PM ISTFinland: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) results in greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in obese patients, finds a recent study in the...
Soothing words and music during surgery may reduce postoperative pain, opioid need: BMJ Hina Zahid12 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTPlaying recordings of soft music or soothing words through earphones when patients are under general anesthesia appears to reduce pain levels...
Intraoperative MRI successfully predicts newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Dec 2020 9:30 PM ISTAccording to researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, Gross-total resection...
Palpae Potami: The new proposed method for locating the dorsalis pedis artery Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Dec 2020 11:49 AM ISTAccording to a recent study, researchers have found a new method that increases the chance of palpating the dorsalis pedis artery significantly...
Frailty increases post-heart transplantation death, hospitalization risk: Study Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: Frailty increases death and prolonged hospitalization risk in patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx), suggests a recent study in...
TAVR should not be witheld in patients of AS with cardiac amyloidosis: JACC Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:00 PM ISTAustria: TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) should not be withheld in AS-CA patients despite the worse clinical presentation, suggests a...
Ultrasound guided needle aspiration bests incision and drainage for breast abscess: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Dec 2020 3:45 PM ISTResearchers have observed that needle aspiration of the abscess with ultrasonographic guidance combined with antibiotics has a great value in the...
More than half diabetes patients have remission after weight loss surgery: Study Meghna A Singhania4 Dec 2020 6:00 PM ISTWASHINGTON - According to the World Health Organization, Obesity is one of the most serious worldwide epidemics of the twenty-first century. ...
Preoperative blood ordering - Choose wisely!!! MD Bureau4 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTRegular auditing of blood requisition patterns and the introduction of maximum blood-ordering schedule (MSBOS) is important to prevent wastage of...
Study doesn't support DJBL for weight loss in patients with metabolic syndrome MD Bureau3 Dec 2020 7:30 AM ISTEfficacy and Safety of the Duodeno-Jejunal Bypass Liner in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome was assessed by researchers in ENDOMETAB trial and found...
Open in situ decompression best for cubital tunnel decompression: JAMA Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 6:00 PM ISTCure rate for patients with cubital tunnel syndrome who receive surgery is high and complications are uncommon.UK: Open in situ decompression is the...
PCI prior to TAVR may not reduce mortality or re-hospitalization: ACTIVATION trial Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 5:45 PM ISTDelhi: Pre-procedure PCI versus no PCI in patients undergoing TAVR having significant coronary artery disease (CAD) did not result in better chances...
