Stable surgical teams see fewer sharps-related exposures, study finds Surgical team members who frequently work together are less likely to experience sharps-related percutaneous blood and body fluid ...

The level of familiarity among a cardiac surgical team—including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and perfusionists—does not appear to reduce patient morbidity and mortality but is directly related to ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Performing surgery is inarguably a complicated and intricate task. However, regardless of location, the basic steps and procedures are the same. Three surgical professionals who ...

Air Force Surgeon General Mark Ediger speaks to reporters at the Pentagon March 15, 2016. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff) Mobile surgical teams that follow troops into the field are becoming increasingly ...

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized UCSF Health for ...

MIESAU, Germany - The 160th Forward Surgical Team held Operation Frozen Shadow here Jan. 26-30 to exercise rapid deployment and operational capabilities in conjunction with German and U.S. Air Force ...

On an overnight shift in 2005, Sophia Savage, a nurse in Kentucky, felt a crushing pain in her abdomen and started vomiting. The next day she underwent a CT scan, which led to a startling diagnosis: A ...

Surgical teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, are decreasing the rate of urinary tract infection (UTI) in their institution by paying scrupulous attention to the use of catheters before ...

Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital Surgery, a health tech company shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology, today announced it has developed and ...