The lead author of a new report identifies four ways to promote preoperative assessments by anesthesiologists. The lead author of a new report that found weak preoperative assessments are a primary ...

Lee A. Fleisher, MD, is chair of Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine’s anesthesia and critical care departments. Dr. Fleisher is also chair of the American ...

It should never just be about checking a box ...

The introduction of a health promotion role increased onward referrals to smoking cessation and live lighter programmes. Abstract The pre-operative encounter provides a potentially effective teachable ...

The assessment of chemotherapy risk in elderly cancer patients: Validation of the CRASH score in an Italian cohort. Diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the vulnerable/frail elderly. A ...

A DIGITAL health history questionnaire is now being in used across Worcestershire’s hospitals which aims to reduce the need for patients to visit hospital before surgery. The questionnaire is sent ...

Preoperative chemotherapy in operable breast cancer has been shown to improve breast conservation rates as a result of tumor response to therapy. When patients are given preoperative systemic therapy, ...