Researchers have found in a new study that professional tooth cleaning performed one day before surgery was associated with a reduced risk of postoperative pneumonia (PP) in patients with ...

Correspondence to Dr Daniel Steffens, Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; ...

A new study published in the journal of PloS One showed that although reoperative therapy with evolocumab with rosuvastatin ...

A clinical study shows that preoperative dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can ...

The following article is written by Mary Sturm, VP of clinical operations for Surgical Management Professionals. As the saying goes, “You only have one chance to make a first impression.” For many of ...

Perioperative factors, such as preoperative cannabis use and discharge dosing levels, are linked to higher opioid refill rates after otolaryngology surgery.

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.

Background: There is concern about increasing utilization of low-value health care services, including preoperative testing for low-risk surgical procedures. We investigated temporal trends, ...