Research led by the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio evaluated postoperative recovery rates from elective surgery in a study, "Association Between Mobilization and Composite Postoperative Complications Following Major Elective Surgery," ...
The 2022 summer heatwave resulted in a fifth of UK hospitals being forced to cancel operations during the three days when temperatures soared, a new study reveals.
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Older Black men have a higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery than do Black women and white men and women—with their odds of death 50% higher after elective surgery compared with white men.
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In consensus guidelines issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and published online Jan. 5 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, recommendations are presented for the perioperative management ...
Jan 6, 2023
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The number of patients treated in the 2021–22 financial year from Australia's public hospital elective surgery waiting lists ('elective' meaning non-emergency) fell to the lowest level since 2010–11. This was associated ...
Dec 6, 2022
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While some feared that New Yorkers would refill prescriptions to stockpile opioid medications in the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown, similar to the way people hoarded toilet paper, in fact, New York State opioid prescriptions ...
Nov 28, 2022
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For older adults undergoing nonelective surgery, loneliness is associated with increased odds of death at 30 days, according to a research letter published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Surgery.
Nov 16, 2022
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The American College of Chest Physicians recently released a new clinical guideline on the perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy. Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 44 evidence-based recommendations ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Kaiser Permanente researchers have good news for patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and hospital administrators who have had to put off elective surgery because of a positive COVID-19 test. Among fully vaccinated patients, ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Superior memory function in a group of older adults dubbed "SuperAgers" may be an indicator that a person is less likely to develop delirium after elective surgery, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have ...
Jul 14, 2022
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