"Optimal regimens and ideal patients remain undefined," experts say ...

Digital solutions that integrate surgical waiting lists with GP records are helping hospitals improve perioperative pathways ...

In patients with excess weight awaiting colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery, a low-energy total diet replacement (TDR) program was feasible, well tolerated, and associated with greater preoperative weight ...

Decisions that are made early on in the perioperative process by the patient or their surgeon can have far-reaching effects down the line, so it’s critical to optimize the pre-op preparation strategy, ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Patient Safety Committee provides free, downloadable pre- and post-operative ambulatory surgery patient safety checklists. While the two, one-page ...

A customized, team-based strategy significantly reduced unnecessary pre-operative testing for common elective surgeries, according to a new study led by researchers at Ann Arbor-based Michigan ...