When skin is cut, as it is during surgery, it bleeds. This sets hemostasis, the process of stopping blood flow, into motion to prevent too much blood loss. Special blood cells called platelets are ...

Preoperatively assessing anemia as a modifiable risk factor may counteract increased mortality risk for patients with severe ...

Surgery to cut the tendon sheath can relieve pain and ... There is a slight chance that percutaneous release surgery may damage blood vessels or nerves close to the tendon sheath.

Compared with placebo, a preoperative and intraoperative infusion of tranexamic acid was associated with significant ...

Bull rider Zach Naegele, 24, has said he's "blessed to be alive" after he took a horn 'straight to the neck' and lost 'two ...

A new study has found a way to reduce unnecessary pre-surgery tests without harming patient safety. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Brigham and Women’s Hospital developed a program to ...