No surgeon wants to face a postoperative complication. But the reality is that complications, such as chronic postoperative pain, happen to patients even when...

Many surgical facility leaders view the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey — better known as OAS CAHPS...

Talk about a strong endorsement: John Berdahl, MD, an ophthalmologist at Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, S.D., counts his mother and father as patients...

A comfortable patient who is ready for eye surgery is essential for the provider to achieve an optimal outcome....

There has been an enormous amount of media attention and general buzz surrounding the new glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) medications semaglutide...

Joint replacement surgery no longer signals a pause in the active pursuits of energetic, Type A fireballs....

Whether you’re repairing a torn ACL for a 20-year-old college athlete or a 50-year-old pickleball prodigy, steering clear of opioids for these orthopedic surgeries...

In the ever-evolving landscape of outpatient surgery, sports medicine stands out as a dynamic and promising field....

Fans of the only-a-quarterback-away New York Jets were rightly full of hope when future Hall of Fame signal-caller Aaron Rodgers took the field at MetLife Stadium...

Communication plays a vital and often underappreciated role in the healthcare equity equation....

About a decade ago, Michael P. Ast, MD, performed a hip replacement surgery on a 40-year-old male, a procedure he’d done many times before....

It’s fitting that wide-awake hand surgery, a surgical approach so simple it’s considered a patient experience as ordinary as a dental appointment, has gained steam...

Being correctly identified and addressed by healthcare staff is every patient’s right. Unfortunately, it’s fairly common for transgender and gender-diverse patients...

Finding an easy-to-implement, cost-effective and widely accepted patient-approved infection prevention protocol to help prevent surgical site infections...

Charles Hannon, MD, MBA, an orthopedic surgeon with Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is a leading researcher on pain management before, during and after hip...

There are no shortage of reasons to make preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) a top priority, as this problematic complication often prolongs...

Being the only transgender man in the Medical-Surgical unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Mick Masaba, RN, BSN...

Sure, a successful surgery in the patient’s eyes means waking up and knowing they will soon have their mobility and, essentially, their quality of life back....

One evening this August, more than 350 local doctors, athletes, celebrities and business leaders attended a cocktail reception in Marina del Rey, Calif....

Newsom Surgery Center of Sebring (Fla.) is a high-volume Ophthalmology-based ASC that places efficiency right below safe, superior and highly satisfying care...