Polymer-free stents no better than durable-polymer stents in long run Medha Baranwal9 July 2020 10:15 AM ISTGermany: Polymer-free versus durable polymer drug-eluting stent (DES) yielded no measurable differences at 10 years in patients with coronary...
Colorectal liver metastases: Tranexamic acid reduces blood transfusions after hepatectomy Medha Baranwal8 July 2020 11:45 PM ISTCanada: Intraoperative administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) decreases red blood cell transfusions (RBCT) in hepatectomy for colorectal...
Surgery delay due to COVID-19 may increase risk in some gastrointestinal malignancies: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 July 2020 7:15 AM ISTBoston, Mass. – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread cancellations of electively-scheduled or "non-emergency" operations were implemented to...
Gynecologic Cancer: Apixaban effective oral option for post-surgery thromboprophylaxis Medha Baranwal6 July 2020 8:00 AM ISTUSA: Oral apixaban may be a safer alternative to subcutaneous enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after surgery for gynecologic cancer,...
Implants: Can special coatings reduce complications after implant surgery? Hina Zahid3 July 2020 1:30 PM ISTResearchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have found that new coatings on implants could help make them more compatible....
Ursodeoxycholic acid prevents gallstone formation after gastrectomy: JAMA Surgery Medha Baranwal3 July 2020 12:15 PM ISTKorea: Administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may prevent gallstone formation after gastrectomy for gastric cancer, a recent study in...
Pre-operative MRI may identify additional breast cancer sites for better management Medha Baranwal30 Jun 2020 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Additional sites of cancer were identified by preoperative MRI in 11.2% of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a recent...
Conscious sedation better than general anesthesia for TAVR Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 9:32 PM ISTUSA: The use of conscious sedation (CS) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with improved outcomes...
Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing Hina Zahid24 Jun 2020 8:45 AM ISTThe clinical importance of microbiomes to the chronicity of wounds is widely appreciated, yet little is understood about patient-specific processes...
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation Hina Zahid23 Jun 2020 6:30 AM ISTPatients who received a transplanted liver infected with hepatitis C and were later treated for the infection performed as well in recovery as...
Vitamin D does not prevent postoperative Crohn's Disease after ileocolonic resection Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2020 6:32 PM ISTNetherlands: Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are generally known to be deficient in vitamin D and high-dose vitamin D is known to have...
Diabetes: Bariatric surgery bests medical treatment in improving kidney disease Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTDelhi: Gastric bypass is more effective than the best medical treatment (BMT) in improving kidney disease in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes...
