Recommendations by ASA may help reduce delirium in older patients having surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Dec 2024 10:30 PM IST Delirium and cognitive decline are common complications of anesthesia and surgery in older adults. Evidence-based recommendations on strategies to...
Exposure to wildfire smoke may affect patients undergoing surgery, finds research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2024 6:45 AM ISTNearly 100 wildfires are currently raging throughout the country, burning more than 2 million acres. The rising frequency of these fires poses a...
Study reveals Perioperative Risk Factors for ICU Admission After Craniotomy Dr Monish Raut20 May 2024 10:30 PM ISTRecently published study evaluates the relationship between perioperative risk factors and postoperative neurological complications requiring ICU...
Deeper sedation may help find difficult-to-detect polyps during colonoscopy, reveals study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 April 2024 9:30 PM ISTIn patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of...
Higher prevalence of occult hypoxemia found during anesthesia in Black patients compared to White patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 May 2022 10:15 AM ISTBackground about the condition: Pulse oximeters are one of the most commonly utilized medical devices and a standard intraoperative monitor for...
Nasal mask outperforms traditional nasal cannula during gastroscopy procedures Dr Monish Raut26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTIn the United States alone, more than 6 million esophagogastroduodenoscopy operations are conducted each year, and more than 53% of endoscopies are...
Epidural anesthesia helps faster stomach emptying during labour Dr. Nandita Mohan8 Feb 2022 5:47 PM ISTLaboring women undergo severe pain and due to continuous contraction of the uterine wall several complications arise during labor. Physician...
7/February/2022 Top Medical Bulletin Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Feb 2022 6:31 PM ISTHere are today's top medical stories Use of Renin angiostensin system inhibitors to affect kidney vesselsSeveral studies report hypertension is a...
Epidural anesthesia during labor linked to faster stomach emptying, reveals study Hina Zahid5 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTCHICAGO - Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) of food in...
Anesthesia for knee replacement surgery has considerable carbon footprint Hina Zahid20 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTCHICAGO - Anesthesia for a single total knee replacement surgery has a carbon footprint equivalent to driving a car 42 miles, according to a study...
Goof up: Bihar Health Dept posts dead doctor to Darbhanga Medical College Barsha Misra30 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTPatna: Around five months after its last controversial posting order, Bihar Health Department is once again in a tough spot, as a recent appointment...
Computer-assisted hemodynamic management reduces intraoperative hypotension risk: Study Dr. Shravani Dali18 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTIn intermediate- to high-risk surgery, computer-assisted individualized hemodynamic management is beneficial as it significantly reduces...
