In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bruder, in association with leading ophthalmic surgeons and comanaging optometrists, announced the release of ...

Patients with psychiatric comorbidities have increased odds of dissatisfaction, pain, and hospital readmission after total hip arthroplasty.

Whether you've had lifelong knee issues or you've just started noticing discomfort when you went hiking this summer, you know just how miserable knee pain can be. Total knee replacement is one of ...

Studies evaluating surgical-site infection have had conflicting results with respect to the use of alcohol solutions containing iodine povacrylex or chlorhexidine gluconate as skin antisepsis before ...

If you’re undergoing major surgery like breast cancer surgery, there are things you can do to make yourself more comfortable once you return home from the hospital — including sleeping on a lift chair ...