From pre-op checklists to better communication between doctors, hospitals are rethinking how patients prepare for surgery. Clearer instructions, coordinated care teams, and smarter scheduling can help ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

From uncovering hidden cancer before bariatric surgery to reversing frailty in heart patients, preoperative care is becoming more precise and impactful. Multidisciplinary teams and telemedicine are ...