Surgical Site Infection Guidelines- American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society supriya kashyap kashyap23 Jan 2017 12:15 PM ISTA Loyola Medicine surgeon is first author of new guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of surgical site infections, which affect as...
Pancreatic cancer patients may live longer by traveling to academic hospital for operation supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2017 10:13 AM ISTNew study findings link traveling to an academic medical center for surgical removal of pancreatic or thyroid cancer with higher quality surgical care...
Combined molecular biology test is the first to distinguish benign pancreatic lesions Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 July 2017 9:42 AM ISTCHICAGO: When performed in tandem, two molecular biology laboratory tests distinguish, with near certainty, pancreatic lesions that mimic early signs...
Prophylactic antibiotics before low-risk operations also prevent surgical site infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTSurgical patients who receive antibiotics before certain types of low-risk operations are not at an increased risk for antibiotic-resistant infections...
Cloth caps more effective than disposable caps at preventing contamination in the OT Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTOne of the first studies testing the effectiveness of different operating room (OR) head coverings in preventing airborne contamination has found that...
Cloth caps more effective than disposable caps at preventing contamination in OTs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTSurgeon's skullcaps and bouffant caps evaluated in environmental tests during mock operations, with cloth skullcaps showing minimal airborne...
Postoperative wound monitoring app improves patient care Ruby khatun khatun22 Jan 2018 7:29 PM ISTCHICAGO: A new smartphone app called WoundCare is successfully enabling patients to remotely send images of their surgical wounds for monitoring by...
Preoperative weight loss leads to better outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a new research finding Preoperative weight loss in Bariatric Surgery leads to better postoperative outcomes .Dr. Hutcheon and associates...
Prescribing opioids after surgery : JACS practice guidelines Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe Opioids After Surgery Workgroup has released the guidelines on prescribing opioids after surgical procedures. The guidelines are published in the ...
Cholecystectomy during pregnancy may lead to preterm delivery: ACS study Hina Zahid17 Feb 2019 7:05 PM ISTNew research findings suggest that Cholecystectomy during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse outcomes for pregnant women including higher...
Frailty: New screening tool for assessing fitness for operation Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTFrailty may be a new preoperative screening tool for assessing fitness for an operation, according to a new study.It may be linked to more...
Fibrinogen patch -- A cost effective way to prevent hernia recurrence Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTChina: The recurrence of groin hernia after the repair can be lowered with the use of nanoscale fibrinogen, according to a recent study published in...
