AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2025) – A new study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, tested whether a set of interventions to keep lungs expanded before, during, and after abdominal ...

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a study in ...

Q: My doctor said I may have abdominal adhesions after having my appendix removed. What are these? A: Adhesions are basically scar tissue inside your body that may stick (adhere) to body tissue and/or ...

To compare outcomes after laparoscopic versus open major liver resection (hemihepatectomy) mainly for primary or metastatic cancer. The primary outcome measure was time to functional recovery.

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A new study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, tested whether a set of interventions to keep lungs expanded before, during, and after abdominal surgery could lower the risk of ...