Methods to deal with the anxiety of a surgery may have just got evolved, giving a break to dreary anaesthetic face masks and backless hospital gowns.
Nonsurgical Treatment Turns Back the Clock And Shrinks Enlarged Prostate: Study
A study suggests that men with a common condition that causes frequent nighttime trips to the bathroom can get relief with a minimally invasive treatment that shrinks the prostate.
A study suggests that men with a common condition that causes frequent nighttime trips to the bathroom can get relief with a minimally invasive treatment that shrinks the prostate.
Anaesthetist Dr Richard Griffiths, who is mentoring this change, has said that it is a boon to patients who react adversely to a general anaesthetic. He said: ‘Patients really relax when they are watching their favorite films. Some have told us the TV can be so captivating that they are unaware that the operation has finished. One patient watched the Sound of Music while undergoing a hip operation while another recently had a knee revision operation while watching the BBC nature documentary series The Blue Planet. But the most popular movie at the moment, particularly among our older female patients, is Dirty Dancing.’
Such trends are more than welcome in relieving patient anxiety during surgery.
Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion Does Not Reduce Acute Kidney Injury Risk After Open Heart Surgery
A new study suggests that the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients who undergo open heart surgery is not reduced by the administration of sodium bicarbonate-based infusion.
A new study suggests that the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients who undergo open heart surgery is not reduced by the administration of sodium bicarbonate-based infusion.
Source-Medindia
Weight Loss Surgery may Affect Genes too
Gastric bypass surgery is efficient at reducing the body weight of individuals in a very short span.
Gastric bypass surgery is efficient at reducing the body weight of individuals in a very short span.
