Providers Open to Decreasing Opioid Prescriptions For Certain Surgical Patients

Healthcare provider attitudes show a positive inclination toward further reducing opioid prescriptions at discharge ...

MARCH 14, 2025

Self-Hypnosis May Aid Recovery Pathway For Patients After Surgery

Patients who use self-hypnosis before undergoing surgery may experience lower anxiety levels and contribute to ...

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Enhanced Recovery Programs Can Help Promote Early Ambulation

Early ambulation is a critical component of early recovery programs, and such strategies can result in significant ...

JANUARY 27, 2025

Digital Platform Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes, Helps Guide Personalized Care

The use of a mobile, web-based digital platform improved patient-reported outcomes and engagement with care.

JUNE 17, 2024

Enhanced Recovery Roundtable: 5 Questions for 5 Experts

Patient-centered care designed to minimize postoperative complications, improve outcomes and accelerate recovery ...

MAY 31, 2024

New Findings on the Use of BIS Monitoring For Patients Undergoing Anesthesia

This article reviews recent studies that use the Bispectral Index monitoring system with contemporary IV and ...

APRIL 29, 2024

Novel Pre-op Agent Reduces Anemia, Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery Patients

The pharmacologic preconditioning agent RBT-1 reduces the incidence of anemia, blood transfusion and use of ...

APRIL 5, 2024

Integrating BIS Monitoring Into Enhanced Recovery Pathways

This article is the second of a 3-part series on perioperative brain monitoring, and reviews the use of the ...

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Prehabilitation Effective, Even for High-Risk Surgeries

A new study has demonstrated the important role that surgical prehabilitation can play in optimizing outcomes of ...

DECEMBER 6, 2022

ERAS Program Enables Same-Day Hip, Knee Replacement Surgeries During Pandemic

Adaptation of an ERAS program allowed eligible patients to receive their hip and knee replacements without spending ...

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Optimizing Pain Management In a Patient With Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage After Cesarean Delivery

A 43-year-old primigravida woman presented for primary cesarean delivery 22 months post-extensive myomectomy.

AUGUST 10, 2022

Can TAP Blocks Be an Alternative for Post-Cesarean Analgesia?

Guidelines for post–cesarean delivery analgesia recommend multimodal pain management protocols, which may ...

JUNE 7, 2022