Monica da Silva, a critical care and cardiac anesthesiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was counseling a patient who had been in a car accident. She had suffered a broken bone and ...

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

Physicians at Allied Anesthesia in Orange, Calif., have been working for the past year to perfect a “Patient Ready Protocol” to improve pre-op coordination, eliminate unnecessary tests and reduce the ...

Ophthalmology and primary care experts are calling for more structured preoperative consultations, emphasizing better communication between surgeons, anesthesiologists, and referring doctors. They ...

Orthopedic and primary care experts stress that thorough preparation before a preoperative visit can improve efficiency, safety, and decision-making. Recommendations include compiling medical records, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Physicians should "throttle back" from routinely ordering stress tests and prescribing beta blockers to patients before non-cardiac surgeries, according to a report by the ...