Surprising risks of deep sedation anesthesia during upper endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures
Anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist involvement in routine cases increases the risk of serious adverse events
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Surgery center
How safe are surgical centers and doctor-owned hospitals?
Some small surgical centers and physician-owned hospitals cannot handle emergencies that may happen in the operating room
Surgical checklists increase patient safety
A recent study shows that hospitals using operating room checklists have lower post-surgical death rates
Three things that you can do to reduce the serious risks of anesthesia
Botched anesthesia care can cause heart and breathing issues and even death
What happens when plastic surgery goes wrong?
Botched cosmetic surgery can leave patients with nerve damage of serious infections
Four tips to protect against dangerous blood clots during and after surgery
Every surgery increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis and deadly pulmonary embolism
Surgeons with bad attitudes get bad results more often for their patients
When a surgeon has had lots of patient complaints, they have 14 percent more surgical complications and problems
Three tips to avoid hernia repair surgery problems
Surgeons sometimes mistake serious problems for normal pain after hernia surgery
Beware of infections caused by a hospital or surgical center
Experts: Some types of infections are caused by bad cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments
Six tips to protect yourself before surgery
Speak up while in the hospital and help avoid doctor, surgeon, and anesthesia mistakes in the operating room