WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University precision innovation developed for brain tumor surgery is being expanded to provide medical professionals with a rapid, robust supplemental assessment tool ...
Heart specialists at Mayo Clinic today presented new research at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting that ...
Further database analysis is needed to create accurate risk prediction models for surgical morbidity and mortality to aid ...
A study found that a blood test detecting ctDNA after surgery more accurately predicts recurrence and survival in patients with stage 3 colon cancer.
Worldwide, non-cardiac surgery is associated with an average overall complication rate of between 7 and 11 percent and a mortality rate between 0.8 and 1.5 percent, depending on safety precautions. Up ...
Validating the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) toxicity prediction tool in older men receiving chemotherapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and extending it to ...
More than one million operations are performed in Switzerland every year. A surgeon's skill has a direct impact on the outcome of the operation. Training and experience, as well as momentary fatigue ...
Specific health measures – such as function, cognition and psychological well-being – should be incorporated into the assessment of whether major surgery is suitable for older adults, especially if ...
Would older adults use an app to assess the safety of their homes before joint replacement surgery, and if so, what might it feature? Researchers conducted a feasibility study to find out more. Most ...