A new study published in the International Journal of General Medicine showed that physicians may reliably estimate the ...

Dr David Johnson selects his 10 highest-impact publications from 2025, which define new management standards across a broad spectrum of diseases.

Leading a nonprofit in eye care, the Armenian EyeCare Project, I hear regularly from colleagues about how much they wish to ...

The newest clinical guideline released by the ACC and American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with seven other societies, provides updated recommendations for perioperative cardiovascular ...

A stepwise approach to perioperative cardiac assessment assists clinicians in determining when surgery should proceed or when a pause for further evaluation is warranted. Cardiovascular screening and ...

Abstract: Preoperative assessment of the difficult airway is essential to ensure anesthetic safety. However, traditional assessment methods rely on subjective clinical evaluations and demonstrate ...

Preoperative GLP-1 therapy may reduce surgical risks in obese patients without increasing perioperative complications, offering a scalable weight management strategy. Updated ASA guidelines recommend ...

Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Background: Although malnutrition is a concern for incremental ...

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Questions were raised regarding best practice for jewelry and body piercing removal for operating room and procedure room patients in an ambulatory surgery unit.

The session began with Alana Sigmund, MD, SFHM, medical director for arthroplasty at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, addressing the complex issue of perioperative medication management, ...

New guidelines from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement advise patients using GLP-1 medications for weight loss to fast for a longer period of time preoperatively, ...