Before surgery, you will have to get examined by different doctors to make sure the rest of your body, including your heart and lungs, are healthy enough for surgery, says Dr. Julian Sanchez, a ...

Is bowel preparation necessary for the preoperative preparation of patients undergoing large bowel surgery? The authors reviewed 14 randomized trials (N = 4859) comparing mechanical with no mechanical ...

Decisions that are made early on in the perioperative process by the patient or their surgeon can have far-reaching effects down the line, so it’s critical to optimize the pre-op preparation strategy, ...