Bariatric surgery is an option for people who are severely overweight to lose extra pounds and improve associated conditions such as diabetes. However, it’s not an easy way out, and it requires a big ...

Hair removal is an important part of prepping a patient for many types of surgical procedures. A patient’s hair can interfere with surgical field of vision and serve as a potential source of infection ...

Surgical errors » Solid numbers are hard to come by, because most states don't require doctors to report surgical errors. To make sure you're not the next victim, you might have to get pushy, like my ...

A study conducted by Johns Hopkins among its own surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses has reached a fairly intuitive conclusion-that a brief pre-operation meeting between surgical team members can ...

We ask all of our patients to identify a support team (care coach) before their surgery date. Your support team could be a friend, family member, or neighbor—someone who you know and trust, who is ...

Surgical safety checklists improve patient safety and even save lives. Yet anesthesiologists may be reluctant to use them in front of patients because they worry that doing so may increase patient ...

JOE WRIGHT: In the pre-op waiting area, patients lie on beds in hospital gowns. Nurses and doctors come and run through pages of checklists. They check name tags and ask the patients their names and ...

The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center has released a new article titled “How to Prepare Hernia Surgery: Pre-Habilitation Tips“, highlighting the importance of proactive preparation before hernia repair.