Study expands the backing for sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden ...

OSA and planned ICU admission post-tonsil surgery develop early breathing issues that mostly need oxygen or NIV; younger age and nocturnal desaturation predict a higher risk.

Higher sleep apnea specific hypoxic burden was linked to increased 30-day mortality and cardiovascular complications after ...

Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatic diseases, alcoholism and mental health disorders increase the risk of surgical complications after a hip fracture surgery, a new Finnish study analyzing ...

Surgery can be risky business. A new study looks at how complications can result in patient death. It doesn't add new information, but it was peer-reviewed. Replication is fine, but is it always ...

Patients who recorded more walking activity prior to surgery, regardless of complexity of the operation or their health status, showed 51% reduced odds for postoperative complications than less active ...

Implications of postoperative complications on survival after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC: A multi-institutional analysis of the United States HIPEC Collaborative. Outcomes of appendiceal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A similar proportion of patients in the high and low PEEP groups experienced pulmonary complications after ...

Low-dose zoledronic acid appeared safe among older patients with hip fracture and advanced chronic kidney disease.

Neuromuscular blocking agents, or muscle relaxants, are often used in surgery to prevent muscles from moving when a patient is unconscious. A recent study found that the use of neuromuscular blockers ...