Screen patients for frailty even before low risk surgery: Study Hina Zahid22 Feb 2021 7:45 AM ISTSAN ANTONIO - Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two...
Long term Corticosteroids not necessary after kidney transplant: JAMA Surgery Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 4:30 AM ISTUSA: Long-term corticosteroids are not necessarily required after a kidney transplant, reveals a recent study in the journal JAMA Surgery. According...
Perioperative Abdominopelvic CT tied to development of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms MD Bureau21 Jan 2021 8:11 PM ISTWhether computed tomographic (CT) radiation really induces cancers remains controversial. However, in children and adolescents, the association...
Frailty linked to higher mortality for women awaiting liver transplants Hina Zahid3 Jan 2021 5:00 PM ISTWomen awaiting liver transplants in the United States are known to be about one-third more likely than men to become too ill to undergo surgery or die...
Sigmoid resection improves QOL in patients with recurrent diverticulitis: JAMA Surgery Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 3:15 PM ISTFinland: Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy is effective and improves quality of life (QOL) in patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass better than sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2020 9:21 PM ISTFinland: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) results in greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in obese patients, finds a recent study in the...
First-ever guidelines for pediatric opioid prescribing released by APSA Hina Zahid12 Nov 2020 5:21 PM ISTLos Angeles - Opioids are useful for pain management following surgery and other major procedures, but until now there had been no recommendations...
Anterior and conventional hepatectomy equally safe, effective for colorectal cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Nov 2020 9:17 AM ISTGermany: Anterior approach is not superior to conventional hepatectomy for the reduction of tumor cell dissemination in patients undergoing resection...
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...
Prehospital tranexamic acid may not lower hemorrhage risk in trauma patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2020 8:56 PM ISTUSA: The administration of tranexamic acid before hospitalization in injured patients at hemorrhage risk although is safe but it did not significantly...
Early surgical interventions linked to faster healing of venous leg ulcers: Study Hina Zahid27 Sept 2020 8:44 PM ISTEarly surgical interventions may lead to faster healing and a reduced risk of recurrence in Venous leg ulcers, finds a new study.Venous leg...
