A report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death identified a need for a UK-wide system that would enable health professionals to identify high-risk surgical patients ...

Postoperative care is the care you receive after a surgical procedure. The type of postoperative care you need depends on the type of surgery you have, as well as your health history. It often ...

Patients undergoing oncologic surgery at major referral centers frequently experience postdischarge care fragmentation, which has been associated with poor outcomes. This report describes and ...

Older adults who had colorectal surgery were found to have reduced postoperative complications if they started the Geriatric Oncology Service. Starting the Geriatric Oncology Service (GOS) was found ...

Postoperative care is provided by peri-operative nurses. They are often experienced in a specialised area of surgery that requires specific care for the intervention performed. This article, the first ...