Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that ...

Most patients do not need to pause their GLP-1 medications prior to elective surgery, according to updated guidance from several medical societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, ...

A psychotherapeutic method known as BATHE (Background, Affect, Trouble, Handling and Empathy) could improve patient satisfaction in the pre-operative evaluation by anesthesiologists, according to a ...

Joint replacement patients who experience a one-on-one education session with a physical therapist and access to a web-based education reach postoperative physical therapy milestones faster than ...

Decisions that are made early on in the perioperative process by the patient or their surgeon can have far-reaching effects down the line, so it’s critical to optimize the pre-op preparation strategy, ...

The rate of meningeal disease was significantly lower in patients who received radiation prior to surgery. Pre-operative fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) may produce better outcomes than ...

The Pre-Operation (Pre-Op) Clinic at Huntsman Cancer Institute provides patients who are planning to have surgery access to services that help with physical, emotional, and financial issues. The goal ...

The state of rural healthcare is dwindling, and with 46 million Americans living in rural areas, the lack of resources can pose a threat to the care they receive and overall outcomes. In the case of ...

Discover how often balloon sinus dilation is done without recommended preoperative CT imaging and why it matters for safety.

Pre-Op Physical Status Predicts Surgical Patients’ AKI Risk Increasing ASA scores are associated with an increasing likelihood of post-operative acute kidney injury. AMSTERDAM—Pre-operative American ...