Managing Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk in Surgery - CHA₂DS₂-VASc
Send us Fan Mail Balancing stroke risk and surgical bleeding is a complex clinical challenge because the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score estimates the thromboembolic hazard of AF, whereas the operation itself dete...
20 Aug 13min
Barium Swallow Studies - Clinical Applications and Indications
Send us Fan Mail While endoscopy is often the first-line choice for most esophageal dysphagia, a barium swallow (esophagram) is preferred or recommended in several specific clinical scenarios due to i...
16 Aug 20min
Managing Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: Prevention and Treatment Guidelines
Send us Fan Mail Preventing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) during the perioperative phase requires a systematic approach that begins before surgery and continues through the recovery period. According to t...
11 Aug 21min
Hiatal Hernias - Clinical Classification and Surgical Management
Send us Fan Mail Hiatal hernias are anatomically classified into four distinct types based on the position of the gastro-oesophageal junction (GEJ) and which organs have herniated through the diaphrag...
7 Aug 21min
Mastering the Structured Surgical Case Report
Send us Fan Mail Effective surgical case reports function as educational narratives that document unique clinical encounters, such as rare pathologies, innovative techniques, or unexpected complicatio...
3 Aug 21min
Clinical Management of Rectal Stricture and Obstruction
Send us Fan Mail For stable patients with short, benign rectal strictures, non-surgical or minimally invasive endoscopic and transanal treatments are often the preferred first-line approach. Common t...
29 Jul 20min
Surgical Management and Biology of Peritoneal Metastasis
Send us Fan Mail The suitability of a patient for Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) combined with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is determined by a complex interplay of tumor biology, dis...
25 Jul 21min
Clinical Indications for Intra-Operative Arterial Cannulation
Send us Fan Mail Real-time arterial pressure monitoring is typically required for major operations where rapid blood loss or significant physiological shifts are expected. Specific surgical procedures...
21 Jul 21min
