After reading a recent Becker's ASC article, 5 big dysfunctions in ASCs — and how to fix them, I couldn't help but reflect on the number one dysfunction listed within the article, preoperative ...

Adding cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters does not significantly improve machine learning-based prediction of ...

WASHINGTON -- Posters at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting provided data about an antibiotic allergy assessment tool via a smartphone app, a direct oral challenge ...

The NIAGARA trial showed that adding durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in MIBC patients did not negatively impact HRQOL outcomes. Significant improvement in event-free survival was observed with ...

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) administered before and after surgery reduced the risk of death by 26% vs placebo in patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to 5-year ...

Ambulatory surgery is a major area of surgical and anesthetic practice, and preoperative clinics are being increasingly used for low-risk surgical procedures. This study investigated the impact of ...

BARCELONA, Spain—The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued new guidelines for the cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. The guidelines, which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The management of patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis and glenoid wear is difficult. Conservative ...

Preoperative chemotherapy in operable breast cancer has been shown to improve breast conservation rates as a result of tumor response to therapy. When patients are given preoperative systemic therapy, ...

Josh Zimmerman, M.D. is an anesthesiologist with fellowship training in perioperative echocardiography. Dr. Zimmerman's practice emphasizes anesthesia for patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery as ...