The following is a summary of “Incidence, outcome and risk factors of perioperative pulmonary complications in pediatric patients with mediastinal mass,” published in the February 2025 issue of BMC ...

Objective: This study aims to investigate the drainage effect and clinical outcomes of negative pressure chest drainage in patients after two-port thoracoscopic valve surgery, comparing the ...

An Ohio college student is expressing profound gratitude to the medical team that saved her life following complications from ...

Recovery from your gastric bypass surgery takes about three to six weeks. That said, your "real" recovery lasts a lifetime. This is because right after surgery you must adopt strict eating and ...

Raising concerns about the potentially life-threatening effects of the illness, an infectious disease expert has warned of the severe complications of the flu following the sudden passing of Meteor ...

Objective To evaluate ‘days at home up to 30 days after surgery’ (DAH 30) as a patient-centred outcome measure. Design Prospective cohort study. Data source Using clinical trial data (seven trials, ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) such as semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) may increase the risk of pulmonary aspiration among patients undergoing surgery ...

In most cases, the eye will completely heal within 8 weeks after cataract surgery. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, it takes two stages for the eye to fully heal after cataract ...

"Bariatric surgery ... Fifteen years after enrollment, study results show that 20.9% in the surgical group and 46.4% in the nonsurgical group developed one of the major complications of liver ...

"Bariatric surgery ... Fifteen years after enrollment, study results show that 20.9% in the surgical group and 46.4% in the nonsurgical group developed one of the major complications of liver ...

There is little official guidance on using cannabis after surgery. Research on the effects of cannabis on surgery, anesthesia, and surgical recovery lags behind its use. For this reason ...

What is stenosis after gastric bypass surgery? After gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, the new connection between the stomach pouch and the small intestine may narrow. This is called an ...