As surgery on the body’s most vital organs, the brain and heart, has become more daring and more effective, it has also become more complex. Each new mechanical or electronic aid to the surgeon’s ...

I’m a surgeon, and I couldn’t be more excited about the potential for communications tools to democratize access to essential knowledge in my profession. Throughout the history of modern surgery, ...

Before a child goes into an operating room, a large screen displays a risk score. This score predicts potential complications ...

All you need is a headset and smartphone to enter a virtual world of gaming, movies, travel – and now surgery. Health care company Medical Realities is using virtual reality to transport people ...

The authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic. Objective: The COVID-19 ...

Mark Strand, a married father of three from Nokesville, Virginia, said he knew something was wrong when he went in for testing. "I was having daily fevers and low-level fevers, not super high," he ...

Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, is regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures. Q: What is a good benchmark for maximum operating room utilization in an ambulatory surgery center ...

SIOUX CITY | Mercy Medical Center recently dedicated its new state-of-the-art operating room designed specifically to accommodate the growing demand for robotic procedures. The new 625-square-foot ...