Retrospective analysis compares smooth and perforated polyetheretherketone implants, revealing trends in postoperative ...

Patients who recorded more walking activity prior to surgery, regardless of complexity of the operation or their health status, showed 51% reduced odds for postoperative complications than less active ...

Cataract surgery in the highly myopic patient, typically defined by an axial length greater than 26 mm, represents one of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A similar proportion of patients in the high and low PEEP groups experienced pulmonary complications after ...

Persistent disability and risks of death were associated with inflammatory levels in patients following major abdominal surgery. In a recent study published in Anesthesia, researchers found ...

Patients who required coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery had worse outcomes when they were living with myasthenia gravis (MG), according to a new study published in BMC Anesthesiology. 1 ...

Six months versus twelve months of capecitabine as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III (Dukes' C) colon cancer: Initial safety report for the open-label randomized phase III study (JFMC37-0801). This ...

The bacteria in our gut are believed to be involved in cancer of the large bowel. Exposure to antibiotics, which can affect gut bacteria, might do the same, according to a recent thesis from Umeå ...

A higher concentration of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) (≥42 mmoL.moL-1) was associated with a higher risk of developing postoperative complications in people without diabetes, but the association was ...

People who are regular cannabis users are at an increased risk of experiencing complications before, during, and after surgery, according to a study by researchers with UTHealth Houston published ...