Routine catheterization during minor gynecologic surgeries is associated with more than double the rate of UTIs compared with procedures without catheterization. Among 762 patients undergoing minor ...

"Fasting before a cardiac catheterization procedure has been recommended to reduce the risk of inhaling the stomach contents and developing aspiration pneumonia. However, for procedures in the ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Pat Zerfas wasn’t a candidate for open heart surgery. For 13 years, however, she has been dealing with a ...

An eight-year HonorHealth Research Institute clinical trial, using non-surgical techniques, showed 86% of patients with a type of usually fatal low blood pressure known as "structural shock" survived ...

Cataract surgery accounts for 18% of all ASC procedure volume and has generated more Medicare savings than any other single procedure in the ambulatory setting, but it took decades to get there.

Patients who have experienced a stroke as a result of blockages of the arteries in the brain have better outcomes with the use of balloon-guided catheter surgery as compared to having a conventional ...

No restriction of oral food intake prior to nonemergent cardiac catheterization is as safe as the current traditional NPO [nothing by mouth] strategy, results from a large, single-center, randomized ...

An Israeli hospital has developed an app for iPads that provides staff, patients, and family members with real-time tracking of progress in catheterization and angioplasty procedures. The Invasive ...

The Opuswave system combines the deep vessel visualisation of IVUS with the high-resolution surface imaging of OFDI.

The heart is an intricate plumbing system of valves, pumps and pipelike vessels which control the flow of blood throughout the body, and the doctors who specialize in its function, diagnosis and ...

As more cardiovascular procedures move outside of hospital walls, outpatient catheterization labs have gained steam as a strategic priority for cardiology groups, ASCs and hospitals alike. Here are 12 ...