The doctoral dissertation of Annika Piirainen, Lic Med, explores the dosage, administration and related adverse events of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), dexketoprofen, ...

Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a major contributor to complications and death associated with pancreatic resection. Pasireotide, a somatostatin analogue that has a longer half-life than ...

In patients undergoing surgery, regional anesthesia minimizes the use of opioids and is linked to smoother recovery, such as shorter hospital stays and reduced odds of postoperative nausea and ...

Implementation and Feasibility of an Electronic Health Record–Integrated Patient-Reported Outcomes Symptom and Needs Monitoring Pilot in Ambulatory Oncology The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in ...

A new large-scale study spotlights postoperative delirium as a preventable and high-impact complication which is driven by patient frailty and surgical stress—and one that can be addressed through low ...

TRANSIENT jaundice occasionally appears after a surgical procedure, usually an operation for an abdominal problem. In such cases very little is known about the anatomic changes in the liver or their ...

PARIS — Postoperative chronic pain (POCP) is common and is expected to become increasingly prevalent. This type of pain, however, which specifically arises following surgery, independent of any ...

Researchers have found in a new study that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease maintain better-than-predicted ...

Millions of Americans undergo surgery each year. After surgery, preventing complications like pneumonia, blood clots and ...

A new research published in the journal of BMC Surgery showed that elderly patients undergoing elective knee or total hip ...