Cannabis use tied to increased pain and more anesthesia need during surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 6:15 PM ISTCHICAGO - Not only might cannabis users require more anesthesia during surgery than non-users, they may have increased pain afterwards and use higher...
Immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis may improve pregnancy outcomes Hina Zahid5 Oct 2020 8:45 AM ISTCHICAGO: Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix and their fetuses had significantly better outcomes...
Man consumes toothbrush; doctors successfully remove it by surgery- a report MD Bureau21 Sept 2020 8:41 PM ISTArunachal Pradesh: The doctors of Bakin Pertin Memorial Hospital, Pasighat have encountered a rare and absurd case where one of the patients...
Cigarette smoking tied to worse outcomes after radical cystectomy in bladder cancer Hina Zahid17 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTLOS ANGELES – It is estimated that more than 500,000 cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed each year worldwide. When the cancer is large or has spread...
Alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate halves postoperative infection risk: Study Hina Zahid14 Sept 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that use of Alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate halves postoperative infection risk.Surgeons could dramatically...
Simple surgery effective in sleep apnea for those who don't tolerate CPAP: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2020 7:15 PM ISTAlmost 1 billion people are estimated to have Sleep apnea globally, with the main treatment CPAP tolerated and benefitted by only half of those who...
Endoscopic resection bests surgery for colorectal cancer, finds study Dr.Niharika Harsha B31 Aug 2020 10:01 AM ISTRecent research analyzed that endoscopic resection should be considered as the first-line treatment for endoscopically resectable T1 colorectal...
Plaster casts as effective as surgery in scaphoid waist fracture: Lancet study Hina Zahid9 Aug 2020 3:29 PM ISTResearchers at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in...
Cholecystectomy better than nonoperative treatment of cholecystitis in pregnancy: Study Hina Zahid6 Aug 2020 4:56 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- Researchers have found in a new study that Cholecystectomy was better than nonoperative treatment of cholecystitis during...
Updated guidelines on surgery for Crohn's disease issued by ASCRS Hina Zahid24 July 2020 7:00 PM ISTAmerican Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has released an updated set of recommendations for surgery in patients with Crohn's disease. The...
Postoperative bleeding linked to more deaths compared to DVT after surgery Hina Zahid24 July 2020 6:30 PM ISTPost-surgical bleeding is associated with more deaths than blood clots from surgery, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study...
JIPMER PG Surgery Medico found dead with slashed wrist; Police suspect suicide Garima13 July 2020 12:45 PM ISTPuducherry: In yet another unfortunate incident, a PG medico attached to the premier Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and...
