BACKGROUND An association between weekend health care delivery and poor outcomes has become known as the "weekend effect." Evidence for such an association among surgery patients has not previously been synthesized. OBJECTIVE To systematically review associations between weekend surgical care and postoperative mortality. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and references of relevant article...

Combined appropriate anaesthetic and surgical techniques have allowed increasing numbers of patients to be successfully managed in a general surgical recovery ward after cardiac surgery rather than in an intensive care unit. From 1983 to 1989, 933 of 1542 patients undergoing open heart surgery were transferred to the general surgical recovery ward in the immediate postoperative period. Of these...

Due to frequent pre-existing comorbidities and variable impairment of postoperative respiratory function thoracic surgical patients still encounter various complications which in high risk individuals may contribute to poor outcome. Postoperative management of patients undergoing lung resection may vary from simple and transient monitoring of vital functions in the recovery room to the highly s...

Alongside good quality care before and during a cataract operation, careful postoperative care and long term follow-up are essential for good outcomes in children undergoing cataract surgery. This is only possible with the active and ongoing involvement of parents. By giving their child the medication prescribed for them, at the correct times, parents play a vital role in helping the eye to hea...

• It is essential that you irrigate or douche your nasal cavities with saline (salt water) solution at least twice a day after surgery. This is to help remove blood clots and improve healing. • You may use the Sinus Rinse® bottle, a large suction bulb, or a syringe to irrigate your nasal cavities over the sink. Saline solution can be made by mixing the following: • 1⁄2 tsp of salt • 1⁄2 tsp of ...

It is such a relief for a patient to hear these words from the operating ophthalmologist. All is well that ends well. However, it is essential for us as eye care professionals to make the patient aware that the end of a successful cataract operation is not the end of her or his treatment for cataract. Good postoperative care is as important as the care taken by the surgeon before and during sur...

In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on the role of anesthesiologists as perioperative physicians. However, a new group of physicians called hospitalists has emerged and established a role as perioperative physicians. Most hospitalists have specialized in internal medicine and its subspecialties. We reviewed American medical literature over the last 13 years on the roles of ane...

Abstract Background To investigate the effect of positive psychology intervention on continuous quality improvement nursing care for patients with intracranial tumor Material and Methods A total 124 who received surgical treatment in our hospital from October 2020 to December 2021 were selected by convenience sampling method, randomly divided into control group group.Patients postoperative rout...

Hysterectomy is one of the commonest gynaecological procedures undertaken in the UK and in the USA. (Gupta & Manyonda, 2011) It is carried out both for benign indications (namely abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic pain) and for malignancies of the female genital tract. In some cases there are multiple indications for hysterectomy, for example, menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea (Williams & Clark, ...

OBJECTIVE To examine surgeons' experiences of conflict with intensivists and nurses about goals of care for their postoperative patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional incentivized US mail-based survey. SETTING Private and academic surgical practices. PARTICIPANTS A total of 2100 vascular, neurologic, and cardiothoracic surgeons. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Surgeon-reported rates of conflict with in...