The level of familiarity among a cardiac surgical team—including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and perfusionists—does not appear to reduce patient morbidity and mortality but is directly related to ...

It's a worst-case scenario in health care: A patient undergoes life-saving surgery and is sent home to recover, only to return to hospital later with a surgical site infection. Such infections affect ...

After implementing a multidisciplinary surgical approach, researchers found that use of the new approach, residual disease, and age were all independent predictors of overall and progression-free ...

While not every heart surgery can be performed without transfusion, The Christ Hospital cardiac surgery program has refined ...

More surgeons are using a software solution in the operating room that walks the team through role-specific best practices for a procedure in real time, eliminating inconsistencies that come from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZANESVILLE − Genesis HealthCare System’s cardiothoracic and electrophysiology surgery teams recently performed their first ...

Imagine being responsible for the full 30-day post-discharge care of your surgical patients, including costs and outcomes. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario; it’s the reality of the TEAM initiative, ...

Medtronic announced the first U.S. commercial cases for its Hugo soft-tissue robotic surgery system, conducted at Cleveland ...

From life-saving procedures to life-changing repairs, the The Christ Hospital Health Network continues to invest in surgical expertise, advanced technology, and patient-centered care, giving families ...