The preoperative risk assessment algorithm can identify ovarian lesions with a strong likelihood of being non-cancerous and suitable for ovary-preserving surgery. The use of a consensus-based ...

At 36, Natasha Wray had just completed a gruelling two-year cancer treatment when doctors warned her of another looming threat - a heightened risk of ovarian cancer. She was faced with a life-changing ...

Each year, about 4.2 million people around the world die as a result of surgical complications that occurred within 30 days following a procedure. Not only do these surgical complications take many ...

SAN DIEGO -- The growing population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) now has a dedicated operative risk algorithm for cardiac surgery, model developers reported. Incorporating 47 newer ...

New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), in collaboration with several other groups, are now available for the perioperative evaluation and ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) deep-learning algorithm interpreting preoperative ECGs can identify risk for postoperative death in those undergoing cardiac surgery, noncardiac surgery, and ...

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.