The operating room is a hectic, busy place. One way to make the OR more efficient is to focus on preoperative functions, such as case scheduling accuracy, completing patients’ charts and proactive ...

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 ...

Patients with a positive mindset before surgery often experience better outcomes. Visualization can help reduce anxiety and improve recovery readiness. Meditation and breathing techniques calm the ...

For ovarian cancer patients, waiting for surgery doesn’t have to mean standing still.A $43,738 grant from the Women’s Giving Circle is set to launch a pilot prehabilitation program, called PreHabKHSC, ...

Preoperative use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduced the risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) by 31% after surgery, according to this retrospective, case-control study. Case ...

A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . U.S. Renal Data System data show patients did not receive a timely dialysis treatment prior to surgery. Longer ...