Similar Device failure risk due to complications with peripherally inserted central catheter made of different materials: NEJM Dr Riya Dave11 Jan 2025 8:00 AM ISTIn a new trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine it was revealed that hydrophobic or chlorhexidine peripherally inserted central...
Medical Bulletin 03/ December/ 2024 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri3 Dec 2024 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Study Shares New Insights into Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe team of investigators, led by Professor Ben Goult at...
New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri3 Dec 2024 8:30 AM ISTNearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and control (IPC) by the World Health Organization...
Routine Intracameral Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary After Cataract Surgery: Study Dr Riya Dave3 July 2024 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found that routine use of intracameral antibiotics may not be essential for preventing endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. A...
Vancomycin Addition to Cefazolin Shows No Superiority in Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Arthroplasty Dr Riya Dave20 Oct 2023 9:15 AM ISTIn a recent multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, researchers investigated the addition of vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis in...
Two Antiseptics work equally well to prevent Infections after Fracture Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTA randomized clinical trial involving more than 1,600 patients with open fractures found that two antiseptic solutions routinely used by surgeons...
