Elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery represent a rapidly expanding and high-risk group, with outcomes strongly influenced by pre-existing ...

By: O. Allin, R. D. Urman, A. F. Edwards, J. D. Blitz, K. J. Pfeifer, T. W. Feeley and A. M. Bader ...

BARCELONA, Spain—The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued new guidelines for the cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. The guidelines, which ...

Phase II Study of Alisertib, a Selective Aurora A Kinase Inhibitor, in Relapsed and Refractory Aggressive B- and T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas Patients underwent protocol high-resolution pelvic MRI.

Analyzing the Mini-Cog score as a continuous variable, it was found to have a nearly linear negative correlation with POD risk: for each 1-point increase in the score, the risk of POD decreased by 23% ...

Improving efficiency of exam room use at a comprehensive cancer center. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2018 Quality Care Symposium. This abstract does not include a full text component.

What preoperative assessment do you recommend for a patient with a history of MI or one who is in renal failure? —JEFFREY ARBOUR, PA-C, Saline, Mich. The number and type of preoperative studies will ...

It is my pleasure to announce that the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine has appointed Beomjy Kim Ohlman, M.D., as the associate medical director ...

This review demonstrates the long-term (≥12 months) efficacy of preoperative smoking cessation programs, providing further support for incorporation of smoking cessation programs into presurgical ...