A survey of 200 elective surgery patients in Changsha found that only 59.5 percent used preoperative experience services, ...

What happens during open-heart surgery? Learn how patients are prepared, what takes place during the operation, what to expect in the ICU and the key stages of recovery after surgery.

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

A large NHS service evaluation of 1,720 cancer surgery patients at Nottingham University Hospitals found that a tiered ...

John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and ...

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

A digital platform developed at UPMC helps patients prep for surgery and speeds recovery. Linking a health coach with a smart phone app providing perioperative instructions dramatically improves ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

Failing to address patients’ mental health before serious surgery could hinder their recovery, particularly among older patients, according to a new study published on Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. ...