The lead author of a new report identifies four ways to promote preoperative assessments by anesthesiologists. The lead author of a new report that found weak preoperative assessments are a primary ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

Meticulous surgical technique, as exemplified by total mesorectal excision (TME), has improved survival by reducing local recurrences in patients undergoing resection with curative intent (Heald, 1995 ...

Lee A. Fleisher, MD, is chair of Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine’s anesthesia and critical care departments. Dr. Fleisher is also chair of the American ...

Electronic consultations (e-consults) improve access to specialty care without requiring face-to-face patient visits. We conducted a mixed-methods descriptive study to understand the variability in ...

A DIGITAL health history questionnaire is now being in used across Worcestershire’s hospitals which aims to reduce the need for patients to visit hospital before surgery. The questionnaire is sent ...

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 ...