Dr. Douglass E. Stull, an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoKansas, performs a surgery. If you’re facing surgery, you aren’t alone. More than 15 million Americans undergo surgery each year, according to ...

A digital platform developed at UPMC helps patients prep for surgery and speeds recovery. Linking a health coach with a smart phone app providing perioperative instructions dramatically improves ...

An orchiectomy is the surgical removal of one or both testicles to treat testicular cancer. A person can speak with a doctor to find out how to prepare for the surgery and what to expect afterward.

Efficient operating room management is essential and requires precise surgery scheduling. We hypothesized that an estimation formula for the preparation time for anesthesia induction and surgery could ...

For 71-year-old Jack Bunton, osteoarthritis in his knee had become so bad that bone was rubbing against bone. "It's very, very painful when you walk," Bunton says. "My left leg was an inch and a half ...

I recently ran across the word “prehabilitation.” Not rehabilitation, prehabilitation. It is preparing the body for surgery. The idea is that asking patients to prepare for surgery can make the ...

The requirements for weight loss surgery generally revolve around body mass index (BMI) and other underlying health conditions that may be present. Your care team may also need to consider other ...

A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...