Meticulous surgical technique, as exemplified by total mesorectal excision (TME), has improved survival by reducing local recurrences in patients undergoing resection with curative intent (Heald, 1995 ...

Objective To determine whether preoperative assessments carried out by appropriately trained nurses are inferior in quality to those carried out by preregistration ...

Preoperative chemotherapy in operable breast cancer has been shown to improve breast conservation rates as a result of tumor response to therapy. When patients are given preoperative systemic therapy, ...

Folfoxiri with or without cetuximab as first-line treatment of patients with non-resectable liver, only metastatic colorectal cancer and KRAS/NRAS wild type (FOCULM study). This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Electronic consultations (e-consults) improve access to specialty care without requiring face-to-face patient visits. We conducted a mixed-methods descriptive study to understand the variability in ...

The reconstruction of head and neck defects following oncologic surgery remains a significant surgical challenge. The submental island flap, harvested from the chin region, is a valuable workhorse due ...

The lead author of a new report identifies four ways to promote preoperative assessments by anesthesiologists. The lead author of a new report that found weak preoperative assessments are a primary ...

A DIGITAL health history questionnaire is now being in used across Worcestershire’s hospitals which aims to reduce the need for patients to visit hospital before surgery. The questionnaire is sent ...

After reading a recent Becker’s ASC article, 5 big dysfunctions in ASCs — and how to fix them, I couldn’t help but reflect on the number one dysfunction listed within the article, preoperative ...