Perioperative care is a critical part of the patient journey. Encompassing the time before, during, and after surgery, perioperative care is a collaborative process that allows clinicians to review a ...

The anesthesiologists were found responsible for a Minnesota man’s paralysis. Patients with chronic pain who are hospitalized have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality, longer lengths of stay, and ...

Anesthesia groups are facing mounting pressure to demonstrate measurable value as reimbursement declines, staffing shortages intensify and hospitals reevaluate contract structures. Once viewed ...

Anesthesia departments are being challenged to deliver the same level of safety and excellence with dwindling resources as hospitals face mounting financial strain. Across the country, anesthesia ...

All specific perioperative considerations, including name and pronouns, should be communicated to the team at surgical brief, per recent guideline. HealthDay News — In a guideline published online ...

Bariatric procedures remain a safe and effective intervention for higher-risk patients with obesity, and clinical decision-making should be evidence-based within the context of a chronic disease, ...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses published its 2018 Guidelines for Perioperative Practice Thursday. Here are three things to know. 1. The guidelines consist of 32 evidence-based ...

Anthem’s upcoming facility administrative policy limiting the use of out-of-network clinicians at participating hospitals is drawing sharply different reactions from orthopedic leaders who agree on ...

The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) held the fourth edition of the Perioperative Nursing Specialty symposium recently. Organised in collaboration with strategic partners, including Sidra Medicine, and ...