The FAA has constructed a Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) that is user-friendly and free to use online. One of the ...

Introduction Hospital-acquired thrombosis accounts for a large proportion of all venous thromboembolism (VTE), with significant morbidity and mortality. This subset of VTE can be reduced through ...

"Having immediate access to reliable, evidence-based risk assessment tools is critical for improving surgical decision-making and patient outcomes," said STS President Joseph F. Sabik III, MD.

Robot-assisted surgery allows enhanced preoperative planning, potentially reducing the risk of complications in people at higher risk. Experts advised that robot-assisted surgery may improve outcomes ...

INTRODUCTION. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in Brazil[], and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the treatment of choice for many patients with severe CAD, being ...

A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to ... The severe form of the disease is ... following a risk assessment.

Evolut Low Risk at 5 Years. The trial, which was conducted at 86 sites in Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the US, randomized 1,414 patients (mean age 74 years; 35% ...

INTRODUCTION. World population is aging, and so is the cardiac surgery population. Patients ≥ 65 years of age make up more than half of the adult cardiac surgery population[].Advanced age is a ...

June 3, 2022 — A new study shows that among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 32% lower risk of developing cancer and a 48% lower risk of ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — With intraoperative femur fractures on the rise, surgeons should aim to prevent these fractures from occurring by identifying high-risk patients and surgical risk factors ...

Background: Accurately assessing the postoperative mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure risks in patients undergoing mitral valve repair surgery is of significant importance for ...