Pre-Op Physical Status Predicts Surgical Patients’ AKI Risk Increasing ASA scores are associated with an increasing likelihood of post-operative acute kidney injury. AMSTERDAM—Pre-operative American ...

Joint replacement patients who experience a one-on-one education session with a physical therapist and access to a web-based education reach postoperative physical therapy milestones faster than ...

THOUSANDS of people will be waiting for surgery of some sort right now – yet preparing for it isn't something we talk about much. I don't mean the core basics, like remembering the 'nil by mouth' rule ...

Knee surgery is considered one of the most successful surgeries. With the help of surgical expertise and the latest technology the success rate of knee surgeries has increased to 90% in the last 10 ...

For people contemplating a hip or knee replacement, the prospect of a long post-surgical recovery can be a daunting one. The grueling rehabilitation sessions, the frustration of re-learning everyday ...

Pre-operative Preparations are done prior to a Dilatation and Curettage procedure to improve the out come of surgery. These are preparations, which are done prior to surgery to improve the out come of ...

PATIENTS are going back to school in an effort to get them fitter for surgery. Southampton teaching hospitals have launched a weekly ‘surgery school’ designed to prepare patients mentally and ...

Patented technology further personalizes total knee arthroplasty for surgeons and patients Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces it has signed a ...

Pain perception to minor physical stimuli prior to surgery could be related to subsequent pain ratings after surgery, according to a literature review published in the Feb. 2011 issue of ...