Choosing a Country for Weight-Loss Surgery: Criteria Beyond the Price Tag
There is no single best country for bariatric surgery. Evidence-based safety depends less on geography than on the specific team: a high-volume surgeon, an…
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Preparing for Surgery
Articles on preparing for surgery: the tests done beforehand, medicines that may need to stop, fasting, anesthesia and what to pack. Your surgical team gives the instructions that apply to you; these pages explain the reasons behind them.
Epidural Explained: What It Is, How Long It Lasts, the Needle, and the Back-Pain Myth
An epidural is a regional anesthetic technique in which medication is delivered through a thin catheter into the epidural space around the spinal nerves,…
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