Metabolic surgery helps reduce cardiac complications in patients with high BP: Study Hina Zahid18 Sept 2020 9:52 AM ISTHypertension, together with obesity, is a leading cause of mortality and disability. Whilst metabolic surgery offers remission of several metabolic...
Coffee Drinking improves Survival in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Sept 2020 6:53 AM ISTResearchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other organizations have reported in a new study that consumption of a few cups of coffee a day was...
Wearable Device Could Help Surgeons Assess Hemorrhage, Blood Loss Hina Zahid18 Sept 2020 5:29 AM ISTResearchers are in process of developing a new device that may more accurately assess the effects of blood loss due to hemorrhage. This will help...
Alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate halves postoperative infection risk: Study Hina Zahid14 Sept 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that use of Alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate halves postoperative infection risk.Surgeons could dramatically...
Absorbable suture as good as permanent suture in uterosacral ligament suspension Dr Satabdi Saha9 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTA recent study has reported that due to similar surgical results, less suture exposure/erosion, and less suture removal, absorbable suture( AS) is as...
Aesthetic outcomes of implant-based breast reconstruction stay long term: Study Hina Zahid8 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTBreast reconstruction is an important option for women undergoing mastectomy, and a two-stage approach using implants is by far the most common...
Sling surgery for stress incontinence tied to poor outcomes in women with obesity Dr Satabdi Saha8 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTA recent study has suggested that obesity is a risk factor for the nonsuccessful treatment of SUI with a tension‐free mid‐urethral sling, although ...
Preoperative IV iron to anemic patients may not reduce blood transfusion need, death: Lancet Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2020 11:45 AM ISTLondon, UK: The administration of preoperative intravenous iron to anemic patients 10–42 days before elective major abdominal surgery was...
Simple surgery effective in sleep apnea for those who don't tolerate CPAP: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2020 7:15 PM ISTAlmost 1 billion people are estimated to have Sleep apnea globally, with the main treatment CPAP tolerated and benefitted by only half of those who...
Prognosis of transplant recipients with COVID 19 similar to general population: Study Dr Satabdi Saha3 Sept 2020 11:50 PM ISTA recent study has suggested that Death and organ support requirements were similar between solid organ transplant (SOT) and non-SOT critically ill...
Breakthrough: Wearable, portable invention offers solution to antibiotic resistance Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2020 2:19 PM ISTAntibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern Globally. A promising alternative to antibiotic therapy is utilizing the antimicrobial...
Robotic surgery improves survival in early-stage oropharyngeal cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal3 Sept 2020 10:15 AM ISTLos Angeles, California: Transoral robotic surgery may improve surgical outcomes and survival in early-stage oropharyngeal cancer patients as compared...
