A preoperative low-energy, high-protein diet led to significant weight loss and improved postoperative symptoms in colorectal ...

Adjusting for patients' covariates, postoperative complications and mortality among geriatric surgical patients exhibited an age-dependent, illness-related, and preoperative medical expense“associated ...

When a child prepares to undergo surgery, it can be an extremely stressful and unfamiliar situation. A child may feel sad, distrustful, anxious and try to avoid having the surgery. A child may not be ...

A new study shows that abstinent smokers experience heightened pain sensitivity linked to altered activity in specific brain ...

Evidence from studies using patient focus groups and face-to-face interviews showed that people place a high value on having information that is consistent and available when they need it. Patients in ...

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global ...

Anesthesia providers are in the process of transitioning to value-based care reimbursement systems and pushing for inclusion in innovative models supported by CMS, according to a Jan. 24 report from ...