Background Risk assessment in adults who are about to undergo elective surgery (other
than cardiac and thoracic procedures) involves history-taking, physical examination, and …

Preoperative Assessment Testing Clinics coordinate preoperative surgical, anesthesia,
nursing, and laboratory care. 1 The prior history, medical records, previous tests, and …

Background: Most studies examining the prognostic value of preoperative coagulation
testing are too small to examine the predictive value of routine preoperative coagulation …

The use of “big data” in neurosurgical research has become increasingly popular. However,
using this type of data comes with limitations. This study aimed to shed light on this new …

Background context The true incidence of symptomatic spinal epidural hematoma (SEH)
after surgery of the posterior cervical spine and risk factors for its development remain …

Aims Coagulation abnormality is one of the primary concerns for patients with spontaneous
intracerebral hemorrhage admitted to ER. Conventional laboratory indicators require hours …

In the United States, the number of patients seeking surgical intervention in the ambulatory
setting continues to increase. As recently as 2012, elective surgery represented a major …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to identify
associations between abnormal coagulation profile and postoperative morbidity and …

Little research has been done on the current cut-off international normalized ratio (INR)
value of 1.5 for patients undergoing surgery. The objectives of this study are to assess the …

Background Anemia and transfusion of blood in the peri-operative period have been shown
to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality across a wide variety of non-cardiac …