A nurse-led initiative at a Denver hospital led to fewer complications for female patients recovering from open-heart surgery and decreased the wound incidence rate following sternotomies from 6.4 ...

Female patients are more likely to die from postoperative cardiac surgery complications compared to male patients undergoing the same procedure, according to a study published Oct. 17 in JAMA Surgery.

But what kind of advice do you give people who are nervous about, say, the recovery that comes up afterward? Dr. Selim: That is a great question. And what I tell my patients is you have to know what ...

What constitutes recovery from surgery? In one study of patients who underwent abdominal surgery, “the meaning of recovery was found to go beyond traditional clinical parameters. The elements of ...

Listening to music may help patients recover from surgery through a lower heart rate, reduced anxiety levels, less opioid use, and lower pain levels. Music may have a calming effect on patients re ...

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Listening to music can help speed up a patient's recovery from surgery, according to research. Experts have discovered that putting on some of your favourite tunes - whether it be through ...

scientists say the simple act of listening to music after surgery – whether with headphones or through a speaker – had “noticeable effects” on patients during their recovery period.