Preoperative evaluation: Take it step by step Identifying patients at higher risk for mortality and morbidity during the perioperative period can lead to strategies to minimize those risks.

Contrast-enhanced mammography offers a reliable alternative to MRI in evaluating nipple-areola complex involvement in patients with breast cancer before surgery.

C8 Health, the first best practices implementation platform for clinical teams, announced today the presentation of data ...

Patients with end-stage liver disease often undergo surgery for indications other than liver transplantation. These patients have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality that is related to their ...

For patients with locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), multidisciplinary team input optimizes outcomes by tailoring patient care, which is especially important during this era of ...

Surgical care remains one of the most significant drivers of overall hospital cost—yet the medical readiness of complex surgical patients is often overlooked in financial and operational planning.

Many post-surgical heart injuries go unnoticed, but cardiologist input can change outcomes. Study: Peri-operative myocardial infarction/injury after non-cardiac surgery: association between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preoperative medical evaluation at a perioperative clinic decreased length of stay after total joint ...

Preoperative chemotherapy in operable breast cancer has been shown to improve breast conservation rates as a result of tumor response to therapy. When patients are given preoperative systemic therapy, ...

Performance is being squeezed from every direction. Growing demand, workforce constraints and operational complexity are ...