Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

Surgery is tough on the body, and it’s not unusual to have a fever during the first 48 hours after surgery. Any fever that develops in the hours or days after a surgical procedure is considered a ...

Fever after surgery is very common. Most cases are harmless and go away on their own. Postoperative fever is when your temperature goes above 102.2 F on any day after surgery or above 100.4 F on any ...

When considering cosmetic plastic surgery, it’s important to understand what happens before and after the procedure. Because many cosmetic plastic surgeries use IV sedation similar to that used in ...

A surgeon, who is also a start-up tech entrepreneur, has created an mHealth app aimed at helping patients be more informed about elective surgery recovery issues and having a quicker post-op recovery ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Patient Safety Committee provides free, downloadable pre- and post-operative ambulatory surgery patient safety checklists. While the two, one-page ...

A cohort study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that robotic-assisted repair for groin ...