More articles about: Surgery Pre- and Post-Operative

Young woman thrives after surgery to remove a pilocytic astrocytoma tumor in her brain.

Elective surgery study shows older adults have concerns about what it will cost them, how much work they’ll miss and whether they’ll catch COVID-19.

Surgery patients who drink at a risky level have higher risks of complications; surgical teams could use artificial intelligence to search their records for signs that they may need to cut back.

Opioid painkillers prescribed by surgeons have gone down in recent years but the decline has slowed since the pandemic

Researchers discover new opportunities for preventing kidney injury following cardiac surgery.

Celebrating 30 years since her life-saving lung transplant, Mary Pierce's story is an inspiration to us all. Read how she overcame the odds and continues to live life to the fullest.

Medication guidelines for post-surgical opioid prescribing were associated with a lower rate of long-term opioid use and much lower amounts of opioid prescription fills in Michigan compared with the rest of the U.S.

Amy Bacon was inspired to go to college after her heart transplant. She now has three academic degrees and is working on a fourth while also educating teenagers about the importance of organ transplants.

Patients seen at transplant centers had almost 80% higher odds to receive “bridge-to-transplant” designation

A new program is finding many diagnosed in childhood with antibiotic allergies are no longer allergic after retesting

Large doses of opioids are commonly prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty to avoid call-ins for refills, but smaller doses can be just as effective.

The algorithm FARDEEP offers a personalized approach to identify patients who better respond to regenerative therapies.