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.

This article is written by Ann O’Neill, director of clinical operations at Regent Surgical Health. This article was originally printed in the Regent Surgical Health newsletter and has been republished ...

Ambulatory surgery is a major area of surgical and anesthetic practice, and preoperative clinics are being increasingly used for low-risk surgical procedures. This study investigated the impact of ...

The 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines cover the entire field including surgical risk assessment, pre-operative evaluation, and optimal peri-operative management, and will also address relevant cardiological and ...

The rise of pay-for-performance programs in healthcare has necessitated that hospitals seriously examine how to reduce surgical complications, one of the key metrics being tied to reimbursement.

Although there have been no prospective studies that assess the usefulness of preoperative risk assessment with either the CTP or MELD scores, the published data provide a basis for general ...

This can be a lot of information to take in. It might help to have someone with you at the appointment. They can ask questions and take notes to help you remember what your surgeon says. You are ...

The pre-operative assessment and post-operative is critical for successful surgical procedures which will in turn lead to high quality outcomes in research studies. The care of the animals going ...

After reading a recent Becker’s ASC article, 5 big dysfunctions in ASCs — and how to fix them, I couldn’t help but reflect on the number one dysfunction listed within the article, preoperative ...