Early identification of risks, preoperative optimization, and appropriate anesthesia management can help improve your chances for a good outcome and healthy recovery. But if your lungs are severely ...

What doctors want you to know about minimally invasive cardiac surgery: Risks to watch out for, health benefits, lifestyle changes to adopt and recovery secrets According to a recent study ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to half of all women during their lifetime, and one in eight will have surgery to treat it by the age of 85. Yet, despite how common POP is, the public's ...

OBJECTIVE To examine patients' individual requirements for risk disclosure before surgery. DESIGN Structured interview and questionnaire. SETTING 50 patients interviewed following coronary artery ...

In the US alone, around 300,000 children each year have their tonsils surgically removed to improve breathing while sleeping ...

It's safe, simple, inexpensive, and should be considered for any liver surgery with a high risk of bleeding." Between a quarter to a third of people having major liver surgery will need a transfusion.

Early study results by a Duke researcher suggest regular monitoring may be just as safe and effective as surgery and ...

However, complications may be very serious and include infection whereby bacteria can stick to the implant and require further surgery to wash out the infection or even remove the prosthesis. Other ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland are making significant strides toward developing a groundbreaking topical cream ...

Can you properly identify and manage patients with an aortic aneurysm and dissection? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.

The theory is solid, but creating such a bespoke vaccine quickly enough to be of use is a different matter. “Not many years ...

This risk appears to be reduced in women who take oestrogen therapy after their surgery. This has led researchers to hypothesise that adding oestrogen back – via menopause hormone therapy ...