AI, augmented reality and virtual reality have been found to be useful tools in health care, with utilization in ...

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...

Terra Swanson has been named chief nursing officer for ThedaCare’s North Region, bringing two decades of experience to ...

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults (aged 65 years and older) with overweight who undergo elective surgery have a lower rate of 30-day all-cause mortality compared with those with ...

Continued use of a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist leading up to surgery may not increase the risk for regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during operations after all, an analysis ...

Originally published by our sister publication Pharmacy Practice News. A new set of recommendations from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) tackles the issue of perioperative ...

The tool brings together equine and companion animal guidelines. Dechra introduced the Veterinary Green Theatre Checklist (VGTC), a sustainability tool for veterinary perioperative care, at the 2025 ...

The 30-day all-cause mortality rate was 0.8% among patients categorized as overweight, 18.8% among patients with a normal BMI, and 75.0% for those categorized as underweight. HealthDay News — Older ...

Lowest 30-day all-cause mortality rate seen for older adults categorized as overweight, while highest rate seen for those with underweight. (HealthDay News) — Older adults (aged 65 years and older) ...

The lowest 30-day all-cause mortality rate was seen for patients categorized as overweight (BMI, 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2), with a significant risk reduction compared with patients with a normal BMI.

Clinicians at Singapore General Hospital have developed an AI-powered chatbot that helps them prepare for surgery, including going over constantly evolving guidelines. The research team developed the ...