Joint replacement surgery once required a hospital stay of a week or more.  Today, advancements in surgical technique, anaesthesia, and rehabilitation have made same-day discharge or a single overnight stay the modern standard of care for many patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty (joint replacements). This shift is driven by [...]

Preparing for major orthopaedic surgery — such as a hip or knee replacement — involves more than scheduling your operative date. Before surgery, your surgical and anaesthetic team conducts a comprehensive pre-admission evaluation; often, a pre-operative medical assessment is undertaken by an Internal Medicine Specialist such as Dr Sergio Diez [...]

The goal is to identify possible risk factors that increase the risk of complications postoperatively Diabetes Screening patients with hyperglycemia with HbA1C testing. An HbA1C> 6.7 is associated with an increased risk of wound complications. The exact HbA1C target (roughly <8) varies by surgeon and hospital, Not all patients will [...]