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The risky role of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in neurosurgery

Some neurosurgeons turn over too many responsibilities to less-trained mid-level providers

If a repair goes bad, timing can be important

Surgeon delayed diagnosis and treatment of hole in stomach of gastric sleeve patient, leaving her with a feeding tube

Do not allow your doctors go through the motions when it comes to cardiac clearnace

Liposuction is the world's most common cosmetic surgery, but it is not risk-free

DVT blood clots can cause deadly pulmonary embolism

Anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist involvement in routine cases increases the risk of serious adverse events

Some small surgical centers and physician-owned hospitals cannot handle emergencies that may happen in the operating room

A recent study shows that hospitals using operating room checklists have lower post-surgical death rates

Botched anesthesia care can cause heart and breathing issues and even death