Perioperative Medicine
Clinical
Optimizing perioperative cardiac risk assessment and management for noncardiac surgery
What is the sum of evidence supporting perioperative cardiac risk assessment and risk reduction?
Clinical
Undertriaging linked to worse outcomes in postop patients
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News
Earlier discharge after surgery may come at the expense of post-discharge complications
“Our ultimate takeaway message is that there is a black hole that needs to be addressed between the time a patient gets discharged from the...
News
In and out surgeries become the norm during pandemic
The number of same-day discharges has grown for various surgeries but it’s not always the right or the preferred choice, experts say.
Clinical
Medical comanagement did not improve hip fracture outcomes
Does medical comanagement improve perioperative outcomes in patients admitted with hip fracture?
Clinical
Post-op remote monitoring may help catch drug errors, ease pain
"Virtual care with RAM technologies that measured heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation, and body weight allowed for a large...
News
‘Lopioid protocol’ – low-dose opioids – proposed for fracture surgery
“Managing narcotics postoperatively can be challenging due to the fact that many people come into these fractures with a history of narcotic use...
News
Study calls higher surgery costs at NCI centers into question
When is the higher cost of cancer surgery at NCI centers worth it?
Clinical
Limited evidence for interventions to reduce post-op pulmonary complications
Do perioperative interventions reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Clinical
Major musculoskeletal surgery in children with medically complex conditions
The guide meticulously details the steps required to successfully prepare for an operation and post-operative recovery.