operating room
Removing Your Ego From OR Ergonomics Can Potentially Save Your Career
Ergonomics, the healthy functioning of the mind and body at work, sounds simple enough in theory.
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Analysis of Anesthesia Closed Claims Compares Ambulatory Surgery Centers With Hospital-Based Operating Rooms
A comparison of anesthesia closed claims from ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and hospital operating rooms (HORs) ...
JANUARY 17, 2018
Radiant Beats Convection Air Conditioning Systems for Operating Room Comfort
A study from Japan has found that operating rooms using radiant air conditioning systems provide greater comfort ...
APRIL 21, 2017
Recycling in the Operating Room: Anesthesiologists Should Take the Lead
Operating rooms are responsible for about 20% to 30% of total hospital waste. The amount that can be recycled ...
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Assertiveness Training Can Up Likelihood of Crisis Intervention
You’re in the operating room, with a resident beside you, and your clinical decisions are harming the ...
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Comments Slam VA Proposal
There were more than 167,000 comments posted to the Federal Register on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...
AUGUST 3, 2016
OR-to-PACU Handoff Protocol Succeeds in Reducing Errors
A new handoff protocol boosted communication while slashing errors among nurses, anesthesiologists and surgeons ...
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Spoof:
Following the lead of their counterpart U.S. anesthesiologists, a bevy of U.S. commercial pilots have signed ...
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
App Gives Clinicians Instant Treatment Options During Critical Events
Promoting data sharing and medical device interoperability can help improve patient care and clinical decision ...
JANUARY 27, 2016
Documenting OR Efficiency and Delays Can Pinpoint Savings
Improving efficiencies can only lead to financial benefits when health care professionals across a range of ...
JANUARY 14, 2016