Behavioral and cultural factors: If teams anticipate inefficiency or delays because that’s the norm, then they stop attempting to optimize the schedule. Surgeons do not add cases, schedulers leave ...

Low preoperative grip strength can be a useful screening tool for predicting postoperative loss of independence in older adults undergoing hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery.

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy proceed directly to radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph-node dissection. Perioperative therapy may ...

The brand new holiday-inspired tv series The Christmas Checklist premieres on UPtv Saturday, Nov. 29 at 7/6c. Starring Sarah Power and Jarod Joseph, the new series follows a grieving daughter who ...

Surgical errors and preventable harm remain major public health concerns, especially in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) ...

Performance reviews are nerve-wracking for everyone. Career decisions and remuneration may hang in the balance. You want your manager to see your past year’s accomplishments the way you see them. So ...

The KEYNOTE-671 trial showed a 71% 36-month overall survival rate with perioperative Keytruda, compared to 64% with placebo. FDA approvals for Keytruda, Imfinzi, and Opdivo in perioperative settings ...

Preoperative GLP-1 therapy may reduce surgical risks in obese patients without increasing perioperative complications, offering a scalable weight management strategy. Updated ASA guidelines recommend ...

Tarlatamab versus chemotherapy (CTx) as second-line (2L) treatment for small cell lung cancer (SCLC): Primary analysis of Ph3 DeLLphi-304. An international, multicenter, prospective randomized trial ...

Becker’s has compiled a list of perioperative service leaders at leading hospitals and health systems. These leaders are responsible for optimizing operating room productivity, boosting surgical team ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — On average, people undergo about 10 surgical procedures in their lifetime, which can mean spending a lot of time prepping and recovering. This is where UPMC's Center for ...