Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

A major new study, led by Queen Mary University of London and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has been published in The Lancet Public Health.

Study validates a new risk model that allows for more accurate risk estimates, encourages shared decision-making, and helps ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent single-position lumbar surgery had improved operative efficacy as well as reduced blood ...

Study expands the backing for sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden ...

Here are five ways to improve patient experience and ambulatory surgery center operations after surgery. 1. Track post-surgical wound infections. Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations for ...

The core of general surgery training is the operating room. The operative training at Saint Louis University School of Medicine is based on an appropriate progression of pre/post-operative decision ...

Surgery is tough on the body, and it’s not unusual to have a fever during the first 48 hours after surgery. Any fever that develops in the hours or days after a surgical procedure is considered a ...

When considering cosmetic plastic surgery, it’s important to understand what happens before and after the procedure. Because many cosmetic plastic surgeries use IV sedation similar to that used in ...

A MOTHER is being forced to fundraise to take her daughter to the US for scoliosis surgery. And Mairin Nolan Kelly believes that children with complex conditions are being neglected in Ireland.

Fever after surgery is very common. Most cases are harmless and go away on their own. Postoperative fever is when your temperature goes above 102.2 F on any day after surgery or above 100.4 F on any ...