Preoperative evaluation: Take it step by step Identifying patients at higher risk for mortality and morbidity during the perioperative period can lead to strategies to minimize those risks.

Chronic kidney disease risk increased after unilateral nephrectomy with older age, diabetes and radical surgery. Read more.

Meticulous surgical technique, as exemplified by total mesorectal excision (TME), has improved survival by reducing local recurrences in patients undergoing resection with curative intent (Heald, 1995 ...

Ambulatory surgery is a major area of surgical and anesthetic practice, and preoperative clinics are being increasingly used for low-risk surgical procedures. This study investigated the impact of ...

Jenny Bramhall, MSc, RGN, is nurse consultant, preoperative assessment, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust Nurse-led clinics have been highly effective for a number of years in many ...

Although there have been no prospective studies that assess the usefulness of preoperative risk assessment with either the CTP or MELD scores, the published data provide a basis for general ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Second in a series of the top 10 reasons for poor premium IOL outcomes and how to remedy them. Now that you have ...

AI improved risk prediction before gastric cancer surgery and outperformed clinical scores. Find out how it may support ...

The assessment of chemotherapy risk in elderly cancer patients: Validation of the CRASH score in an Italian cohort. Diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the vulnerable/frail elderly. A ...

Preoperative work up involes a through clinical evaluation, relevant lab tests and the precautions to be followed before surgery. 1. Informed consent- written consent is obtained from the patient ...

Preoperative chemotherapy in operable breast cancer has been shown to improve breast conservation rates as a result of tumor response to therapy. When patients are given preoperative systemic therapy, ...

Patients with end-stage liver disease often undergo surgery for indications other than liver transplantation. These patients have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality that is related to their ...