Watch out for these signs after a hernia repair
If a repair goes bad, timing can be important
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Surgery
Weight loss surgery has dangerous potential complications
Surgeon delayed diagnosis and treatment of hole in stomach of gastric sleeve patient, leaving her with a feeding tube
The importance of pre-surgery cardiac clearance
Do not allow your doctors go through the motions when it comes to cardiac clearnace
The risks of liposuction
Liposuction is the world's most common cosmetic surgery, but it is not risk-free
A long surgery has a high risk of DVT blood clots forming
DVT blood clots can cause deadly pulmonary embolism
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
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
Risks of after-surgery rehab care at a rehabilitation hospital
Studies show that going home from the hospital and getting outpatient rehab has benefits
Do alternatives to knee surgery make sense?
Studies show that physical therapy may help, but injections probably do not