Opioid use before hip fracture surgery may be reduced with early ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block Dr Monish Raut19 Jan 2024 4:30 PM ISTWhen compared to usual treatment, patients who were randomly assigned to undergo an early ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block (FNB) for hip...
Dasiglucagon Shows Promise in Mitigating Hypoglycemia after bariatric surgery Dr Riya Dave19 Jan 2024 11:00 AM ISTIn a significant development for individuals grappling with postbariatric hypoglycemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, dasiglucagon, a stable...
Artificial intelligence could help reduce alcohol-related risks among surgery patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jan 2024 8:45 PM ISTUSA: A recent study showed that alcohol-related risk in patients' electronic health records (EHRs) can be efficiently and accurately identified with...
Hospital at Home Program Shows Promise in Early Patient Transfers Post Surgery Jacinthlyn Sylvia17 Jan 2024 4:00 AM ISTA recent study published in the Annals of Surgery found the feasibility and efficacy of Hospital at Home (HaH) enabled early transfer pathways for...
Add on Acetylcysteine during surgery to standard pain treatments lowers pain scores and opioids use after surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jan 2024 8:00 AM ISTResearchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an...
Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: Nitrous oxide may significantly reduce patient-rated pain Medha Baranwal16 Jan 2024 5:00 AM ISTUSA: Patient-adjusted nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly called laughing gas, at levels of 20% to 45%, is a safe adjunct during transrectal prostate...
Add on nalmefene to hydromorphone hydrochloride may reduce pain and occurrence of pruritus after colorectal surgery Dr. Shravani Dali15 Jan 2024 8:30 AM ISTAdding nalmefene to hydromorphone hydrochloride may reduce pain and occurrence of pruritus after colorectal surgery suggests a new study published in...
Posterolateral and direct lateral approach for cemented hemiarthroplasty equally successful in acute femoral neck fracture Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Jan 2024 8:15 AM ISTA recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests that posterolateral approach (PLA) for cemented hemiarthroplasty in...
Researchers do not support routine use of tension-free mesh closure in hiatal hernia repair for GERD Medha Baranwal13 Jan 2024 6:00 AM ISTSweden: Findings from a 13-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) suggest against the routine use of tension-free mesh closure in...
Regional anesthesia cuts recurrence and metastasis rates in cancer patients after surgery Dr Riya Dave12 Jan 2024 7:15 AM ISTA comprehensive meta-analysis investigating the influence of anaesthesia techniques on cancer recurrence and metastasis following oncological surgery...
GreenLight laser tied to shorter catheterization times and hospital stays compared to TURP for BPH Dr. Shravani Dali12 Jan 2024 4:00 AM ISTGreenLight laser tied to shorter catheterization times and hospital stays compared to Transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic...
Special perfusion machine may preserve donated liver for longer time making liver transplant 9 to 5 procedure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Jan 2024 5:30 AM ISTResearchers at UMCG have found that donor livers can be preserved for much longer time in a special perfusion machine without compromising donor liver...
