Nurses' list of complaints includes lack of sanitized OR equipment; hospital counters that new state-of-the-art sterilizers have reduced safety events by 51%. Operating room (OR) and post-anesthesia ...

If you or someone you love has had a surgical procedure, a perioperative registered nurse was responsible for you or your loved one’s well-being throughout the operation. Perioperative registered ...

Bariatric procedures remain a safe and effective intervention for higher-risk patients with obesity, and clinical decision-making should be evidence-based within the context of a chronic disease, ...

(Miamisburg, OH) – The environmental risks from contaminated air in operating rooms are well documented. Nurses represent twice the incidence of respiratory problems as compared to the general ...

Sharon McNamara, the Director of Surgical Services at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been studying human factors research with a view to improving team functioning, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thirty-day readmission rates and incidence of adverse events were low and similar between sleeve gastrectomy and ...

If you or someone you love has had a surgical procedure at the Helena Surgicenter (HSC) LLC, a perioperative registered nurse was responsible for you or your loved one’s well-being throughout the ...

Stroke is one of the most feared complications of surgery. to provide adequate preventive and therapeutic measures, physicians need to be knowledgeable about the risk factors for stroke during the ...

It is uncertain whether bridging anticoagulation is necessary for patients with atrial fibrillation who need an interruption in warfarin treatment for an elective operation or other elective invasive ...