Even when operations are successful, complications can arise afterwards. Millions of these procedures are performed every year around the world, and in many cases, patients get an infection in the ...

Patients who were more mobile in the first 48 hours after major elective surgery had a lower risk of complications than those who stood or walked less, a retrospective study found. Of 8,653 ...

Researchers from the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing an artificial ...

A history of at least one fall in the six months prior to a surgical procedure predicts postoperative complications and elevated readmission risk, according to an article in JAMA Surgery. Researchers ...

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Complications following surgical procedures pose significant risks to pediatric patients. Detecting complications after an operation can pose a challenge due to heavy reliance on symptom reports from ...

One fifth of patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction and chronic bacteriuria who undergo major urologic surgery experience infectious complications, researchers found. J. Quentin Clemens, MD, of ...

A new study suggests that people undergoing certain surgeries may be safer at hospitals where women make up at least one-third of their surgical team — adding to an already growing pool of research ...