LISBON, Portugal—Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery has increased freedom from postsurgical complications by 18% over 1 year, according to a Swiss ...

Despite having no greater chance of developing problems after high risk cardiovascular surgery, women are more likely than men to die from postoperative complications, a new study suggests. The ...

Female patients are more likely to die from postoperative cardiac surgery complications compared to male patients undergoing the same procedure, according to a study published Oct. 17 in JAMA Surgery.

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There was no difference in major post-operative complications in patients who continued vs. stopped renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASIs) before non-cardiac surgery, according to late-breaking ...

An international, multi-site clinical study led by an Indiana University School of Medicine researcher and anesthesiologist has found that using advanced technology to monitor tissue oxygen levels in ...

Shortly after Paxton's death, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against surgeon Dr. Ali Khoynezhad and the ...

Women and men experience similar rates of dangerous complications after a major heart surgery. So why are women dying at higher rates than men when these complications strike? That's the main question ...