The Conversation reports cataract surgery is safe and common, with over 90% achieving 20/20 vision, but patients need to ...

Postoperative infection in pediatric patients with CHD was associated with prolonged hospitalization and ICU stays.

Among Medicare inpatients who undergo minimally invasive cholecystectomy, the rates of overall and serious complications ...

—A recent Australian study sought to determine the impact of COPD and smoking on post-operative pulmonary complications following lung cancer resection. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that among patients at increased risk of ...

Even when operations are successful, complications can arise afterwards. Millions of these procedures are performed every year around the world, and in many cases, patients get an infection in the ...

A new large-scale study spotlights postoperative delirium as a preventable and high-impact complication, which is driven by patient frailty and surgical stress-and one that can be addressed through ...

A team unveils a versatile large language model to enhance perioperative care. Millions of Americans undergo surgery each year. After surgery, preventing complications like pneumonia, blood clots and ...

Patients who were more mobile in the first 48 hours after major elective surgery had a lower risk of complications than those who stood or walked less, a retrospective study found. Of 8,653 ...

Patients who get nicotine through non-tobacco products have similar risk for complications after total hip arthroplasty ...