Adjunct epidural anaesthesia may increase complications in patients of cystectomy Medha Baranwal6 Feb 2020 5:30 PM ISTCleveland, Ohio: Cystectomy patients who were managed with general anesthesia+epidural anaesthesia had more complications than those who received...
Study reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring Hina Zahid6 Feb 2020 5:00 PM ISTUK: While scars are common when wounds heal, hypertrophic scarring is a skin condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen....
CCTA has high diagnostic accuracy in NSTEACS patients: VERDICT Trial Medha Baranwal6 Feb 2020 2:36 PM ISTDenmark: Coronary artery disease can be accurately ruled out in patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS)...
Rhinoplasty- sure way for women look younger upto three years Hina Zahid3 Feb 2020 4:34 PM ISTUSA: At present there are a number of options from face-lifts to facials and fillers to reduce the inevitable signs of aging. But there's one cosmetic...
Simple test may identify future risk of dialysis or transplant in acute kidney disease Hina Zahid3 Feb 2020 4:31 PM ISTUSA: Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a low-cost test that screens for excess protein in the urine have been shown to accurately...
FDA updates warning against clozapine-induced constipation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Feb 2020 4:26 PM ISTUSA: FDA medication like clozapine may induce constipation which is a common side effect of the drug. There may be an increased risk of serious bowel...
Weight loss surgery reverses lung changes in obese patients, confirms CT evaluation Hina Zahid3 Feb 2020 2:20 PM ISTOAK BROOK, Ill. -Obesity is a public health epidemic that contributes to a higher risk of hypertension and stroke, diabetes and certain cancers. It...
Discharge from hospital 3 days after open heart surgery safe Hina Zahid2 Feb 2020 5:00 PM ISTNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana- ERAS is a multidisciplinary treatment program designed to achieve quicker recovery for patients undergoing major surgery and...
Colour-changing bandages may detect drug-resistance Hina Zahid2 Feb 2020 4:00 PM ISTAccording to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Sensing and treating bacterial...
TAVR and SAVR have similar mortality and Stroke risk in AS: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jan 2020 9:33 PM ISTL ANGELES -- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement have similar safety outcomes as Open-Heart Surgery in Aortic Stenosis is the finding of a...
Understanding 'Endoscopic Vessel Harvest' - A Minimally Invasive approach for conduit harvesting during CABG Dr Manoj Pradhan28 Jan 2020 3:23 PM ISTCoronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) requires the removal of a Vein or an Artery from one part of the body to be used as a 'conduit' for bypassing...
Compared to saline, use of balanced crystalloids reduces mortality in sepsis Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2020 2:54 PM ISTUSA: The use of balanced crystalloids (Ringer's solution) is associated with a lower 30-day in-hospital mortality compared with the use of saline,...
