USA: Researchers have found in a new retrospective cohort study that SGLT2 inhibitor use before emergency surgery in patients ...

Preoperative GLP-1RA use was not significantly associated with an increased risk for postoperative aspiration pneumonia or acute respiratory failure.

Chronic preoperative opioid use was linked to increased wound dehiscence, longer hospital stays, and higher admission costs following total ankle arthroplasty.

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 ...

Seven actions can help primary care clinicians optimize their older surgical patients’ perioperative care, according to researchers at the University of Utah.

Among men who had persistent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after radical prostatectomy (RP), a higher preoperative PSA appeared prognostic for lower mortality risk, a large retrospective cohort ...

UK: A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Neurosurgical Review shed light on the significant role of ...

Firas Eladoumikdachi, MD, FACS, and M. Michele Blackwood, MD, FACS, assess preoperative radiation boosts in breast cancer ...

More information: Una E. Choi et al, A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study of Intravenous Iron versus Red Cell Transfusions for ...

Patients who received preoperative semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) for 24.4 weeks lost a median of 4% body weight leading up to their bariatric surgery. Including this preoperative weight loss ...