Preoperative testing (e.g., chest radiography, electrocardiography, laboratory testing, urinalysis) is often performed before surgical procedures. These investigations can be helpful to stratify risk, direct anesthetic choices, and guide postoperative management, but often are obtained because of protocol rather than medical necessity. The decision to order preoperative tests should be guided by the patient’s clinical history, comorbidities, and physical examination findings. Patients with signs or symptoms of active cardiovascular disease should be evaluated with appropriate testing, regardless of their preoperative status. Electrocardiography is recommended for patients undergoing high-risk surgery and those undergoing intermediate-risk surgery who have additional risk factors. Patients undergoing low-risk surgery do not require electrocardiography. Chest radiography is reasonable for patients at risk of postoperative pulmonary complications if the results would change perioperative management. Preoperative urinalysis is recommended for patients undergoing invasive urologic procedures and those undergoing implantation of foreign material. Electrolyte and creatinine testing should be performed in patients with underlying chronic disease and those taking medications that predispose them to electrolyte abnormalities or renal failure. Random glucose testing should be performed in patients at high risk of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. In patients with diagnosed diabetes, A1C testing is recommended only if the result would change perioperative management. A complete blood count is indicated for patients with diseases that increase the risk of anemia or patients in whom significant perioperative blood loss is anticipated. Coagulation studies are reserved for patients with a history of bleeding or medical conditions that predispose them to bleeding, and for those taking anticoagulants. Patients in their usual state of health who are undergoing cataract surgery do not require preoperative testing.

PreOpNet is an ECG-waveform based architecture for prediction of post-operative mortality and MACE - ecg-net/PreOpNet

Holds membership information for SHC issuers that are part of the VCI (https://vci.org/) Directory. - the-commons-project/vci-directory

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Inc. was sued by a former employee who says the Los Angeles hospital’s $2.1 billion retirement plan is plagued by excessive administrative fees and pricey, poorly performing funds.

Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from over 1.8 million nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as well as download tax filings going back as far as 2001.

This research describes findings of sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of SARS-CoV-2 isolates from symptomatic patients cared for at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in November-December 2020 during a regional surge in cases and hospitalizations.

by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports Editor’s note: This analysis article is not edited and the authors are solely responsible for the content. The views a

Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) recently launched the Hospital on Wheels, their newest healthcare innovation and brand-new expansion

Has anyone participated in Cedars-Sinai's Independent Student Volunteer Program (http://www.csmc.edu/7032.html) or heard anything about it? It looks pretty cool, just wondering if anyone has any...

Cohort identification with the Biomedical Informatics Program at UCLA CTSI

History of "Neonatology on the Web" The Neonatology on the Web site grew originally from the long-standing use of personal computers for on-line reference materials and decision support in the neonatal intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC), a well-known 950-bed non-profit private hospital in Los Angeles, California. Many of these applications and documents were originally created during

Cedars-Sinai loosened the income cap for patients to qualify for free or discounted care.

Molecular diagnostics based on sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA has transformed obstetric care by accurately diagnosing fetal aneuploidy in early pregnancy. Rasmussen et al. now report plasma cell-free RNA profiling that could transform obstetrics by providing comprehensive molecular monitoring of …

Watch this exciting video on Wondr Medical today. Join the largest network of healthcare professionals

Author Correction: Divergent transcriptional regulation of astrocyte reactivity across disorders

Makati Medical Center won in the recently held “Binibini at Ginoong MPHHI 2019”. Mr. MakatiMed, Juan Miguel A. Velasco, brought home the title of “Ginoong MPHHI 2019” on February 6, 2019. Held at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) – Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery (PCAS) Building, the inter-hospital pageant was participated by candidates from […]

Presenter: Bruce Samuels Moderator: Allen Jeremias Panel: Javier Escaned, Justin Davies,Kevin Croce

Optimizing outcomes in prostate cancer (PCa) requires precision in characterization of disease status. This effort was directed at developing a PCa ex…

Link to full post here This money hungry, VIP catering institution would run over any employee in the pursuit of a loose dollar on the floor while clapping for the “healthcare hero”. This became...

QGSTM for Function & QPS for Perfusion The software and algorithms developed by QUAD (formerly AIM) are widely considered to represent the gold standard in nuclear cardiology. You know our software as QGSTM, AutoQUANTTM, and AutoSPECTTM—to name but a few. We have been licensing these applications to companies like GE, Philips, and Siemens for over 20 years. Now they’re available […]