Frail patients have higher mortality after radical cystectomy, finds study Medha Baranwal23 Oct 2020 7:19 PM ISTNetherlands: Frailty is associated with a higher risk of postoperative adverse outcomes including death in patients undergoing radical cystectomy...
Weight loss surgery lowers the risk of aortic dissection risk: JACS Medha Baranwal22 Oct 2020 6:08 PM ISTWeston, FL: Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) may lower the risk of aortic dissection and should be considered in obese patients having...
Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery Hina Zahid19 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA : The authors, two surgeon-researchers from Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, tested a device that, when attached to everyday...
20% of patients develop heart complications after major non-cardiac surgery : Study Hina Zahid16 Oct 2020 11:15 PM ISTSophia Antipolis: One in five high-risk patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery will develop one or more heart complications within a year,...
Bariatric surgery may increase life span in obese patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 10:30 PM ISTSweden: Bariatric surgery increases the life expectancy in obese patients as compared to the usual obesity care, suggests a recent study in the New...
Adding Biofeedback to Pelvic Floor Exercises doesn't improve Urinary Incontinence: BMJ Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 7:29 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that addition of biofeedback to pelvic floor muscle training does not improve urinary incontinence outcomes.The...
SPARC investigational drug shows promise in phase 3 trial for treating inflammation, pain related to ocular surgery Ruchika Sharma15 Oct 2020 12:30 PM ISTThe objective of the trial was to assess the efficacy and safety of SDN-037 in clearing the inflammation and pain, the company added.
Bariatric surgery may cut pancreatic cancer risk in obese diabetic patients Hina Zahid13 Oct 2020 1:00 PM ISTWeight loss surgery significantly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people who are obese with diabetes, a new 20-year analysis has...
PET-based optical imaging detects cancer cells after radical prostatectomy Hina Zahid13 Oct 2020 8:30 AM ISTReston, VA--A new intraoperative imaging technique, Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI), can accurately assess surgical margins during radical...
Cerebral protection system reduces stroke risk in patients undergoing TAVR: JACC Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2020 9:15 PM ISTUSA: The use of the Sentinel cerebral protection system (CPS) in patients undergoing TAVR lowers the risk of in-hospital mortality and ischemic...
Image guided biopsy can detect residual breast cancer after chemotherapy: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2020 5:15 PM ISTDelhi: Image-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) can predict the presence of residual cancer when performed after treatment of breast cancer patients...
Textured breast implants for reconstruction may increase breast cancer recurrence: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Oct 2020 5:45 PM ISTSeoul, South Korea: The use of texture implants versus smooth implants after mastectomy for breast reconstruction appears to be associated with breast...
