JAMA study compares two surgeries head-to-head for common neck condition Hina Zahid20 March 2021 7:36 AM ISTBurlington, Mass. - Affecting the vast majority of people older than 65, cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the leading cause of spinal cord...
Prolonged tourniquet not the right choice in total knee arthroplasty: Study MD Bureau20 March 2021 12:22 AM ISTTotal Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is frequently undertaken with the aid of a tourniquet around the thigh. Over 90% of surgeons in the UK, USA, and Europe...
25% of kids with repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia can have abnormal pulmonary function: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan19 March 2021 11:53 PM ISTAccording to a recent research, it has been observed that a quarter of children with repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia showed abnormal...
Bleomycin sclerotherapy may be an effective therapy for lymphangiomas: Study Medha Baranwal19 March 2021 5:15 PM ISTSaudi Arabia: Bleomycin sclerotherapy could be an effective treatment for lymphangiomas, finds a recent study in the...
Cefazolin can safely be given to most surgery patients despite penicillin allergy Hina Zahid19 March 2021 6:45 AM ISTBOSTON - Most surgical patients with a history of penicillin allergy can safely be given the guideline-recommended antibiotic cefazolin to prevent...
Liposomal bupivacaine not superior to standard formulation for pain control after truncal incisions: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 March 2021 7:00 PM ISTUSA: Liposomal bupivacaine is not superior to standard bupivacaine formulation for postoperative pain control in major truncal surgery, finds a recent...
Propofol-based IV anesthesia improves survival during cancer surgery: Study Medha Baranwal16 March 2021 11:20 PM ISTTaiwan: Cancer patients who receive propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) versus volatile anesthesia during surgery have better overall...
Surgery should remain as mainstay for treating acute uncomplicated appendicitis: COMMA trial Hina Zahid16 March 2021 11:00 AM ISTAn RCSI study conducted in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has found that surgery, rather than antibiotics-only, should remain as the mainstay of...
NSAIDs not linked to post-surgical bleeding complications;claims study Dr Satabdi Saha15 March 2021 10:15 AM ISTIn a recent development, researchers have suggested that NSAIDs are unlikely to be the cause of postoperative bleeding complications.The ...
Asthma increases revision rates of endoscopic sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan14 March 2021 11:00 PM ISTRecent research has documented that the rate of revision of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in Chronic rhinosinusitis with asthma (CRS‐A) was...
Sinus surgery beneficial for immunodeficient chronic rhinosinusitis patients: Study Medha Baranwal12 March 2021 10:00 PM ISTCanada: Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is beneficial for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and immunodeficiency, suggests a recent study in...
Hypothermic perfusion helps reduce complications in liver transplant patients: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha12 March 2021 9:31 PM ISTHypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion leads to a lower risk of nonanastomotic biliary strictures following the transplantation of livers obtained...
