At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Trish Corey will give a presentation titled “Pre-Op Screening Prior to Day of Surgery – How to Achieve Patient Compliance.” Ms.

Do Pre-op Urine Cultures Influence Surgical Outcomes? A positive urine culture result often drives antibiotic prescribing even in the absence of symptoms. In a recent multicenter cohort study, Salazar ...

Preoperative cardiovascular assessment before elective noncardiac surgery should include consideration of a prior COVID-19 diagnosis, according to three doctors who advise a delay of at least several ...

There are two periods of time during which an anesthesiologist may request to have a case at an ASC cancelled — during the pre-op screening process and on the day of the procedure, according to Thomas ...

Decisions that are made early on in the perioperative process by the patient or their surgeon can have far-reaching effects down the line, so it’s critical to optimize the pre-op preparation strategy, ...

For years I have watched both friends and family come out of surgeries complaining of severe mental fog that can last for weeks or even months. For some, cognitive function is never the same. Sadly, I ...

Alexandria, VA – Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according ...

Clinicians frequently order preoperative urinalyses for patients scheduled to undergo many common procedures. A new study finds that nearly nine out of 10 of preoperative urinalyses are unnecessary.