A major trend in cardiac surgery is what’s called the “hybrid approach,” which can involve applying open and catheter-based ...

Further database analysis is needed to create accurate risk prediction models for surgical morbidity and mortality to aid ...

Completely handing a patient off from one anesthesiologist to another during cardiac surgery is associated with significantly higher risks of mortality, as well as longer stays in the ICU and hospital ...

A bundle of protocols including patient education, skin prep, and glove changes reduced infections at a large US surgical ...

The FDA 510(k) clearances for cardiac procedures cover Intuitive's latest-generation da Vinci 5 (DV5) using non-Force Feedback instruments.

I pursued dual training in anesthesia and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins and the University of Utah. During my Pediatric Anesthesia fellowship at Johns Hopkins, I was able to spend 40% of my ...

Annual Meeting, investigators presented a late-breaking study focused on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following ...

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center is the only hospital in Orange County to earn six consecutive three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for coronary artery bypass grafting ...

Malla Reddy Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Hyderabad, has achieved a significant clinical milestone by successfully ...

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study suggests that deaths and ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Many post-surgical heart injuries go unnoticed, but cardiologist input can change outcomes. Study: Peri-operative myocardial infarction/injury after non-cardiac surgery: ...

A cardiac surgeon is a type of cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in operating on the heart, its valves and structures, and the important veins and arteries near it. General cardiothoracic ...