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.

New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), in collaboration with several other groups, are now available for the perioperative evaluation and ...

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 ...

Perioperative anemia and red blood cell transfusions are important risk factors for morbidity and mortality in cardiac ...

Surgical resection combined with systemic chemotherapy is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with localized pancreatic cancer. Upfront surgery is considered suboptimal in cases with extensive ...

The decision to spare neurovascular bundles (NVBs) during radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer is generally based on evaluation of non-site-specific extraprostatic extension (EPE).

The rise of pay-for-performance programs in healthcare has necessitated that hospitals seriously examine how to reduce surgical complications, one of the key metrics being tied to reimbursement.