“We have to be focused on communication and transparency.” Eghtesady suggested building windows to the operating room, but colleagues feared it could affect patient care. He got so far as to wire ...

The project revamps the emergency department, operating rooms and mechanical systems at the West Islip, New York, hospital, ...

Traditional surgical risk calculators and assessment methods can struggle to account for a patient’s unique health situation, making accurate risk prediction a major challenge and increasing the ...

Mark C. Bicket receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the US Centers for ...

As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...

CHICAGO — Starting a patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion while the patient is still in the operating room (OR) — rather than in the recovery room after the procedure — may help ...

Like a well-oiled machine, hospital operating room protocol could always use a tune-up. ORs rely on several moving parts to conduct surgeries safely and efficiently, and all of the moving parts have ...