November 17, 2022
A redesign of outpatient orthopedic operating room services increased efficiency and reduced costs at a tertiary care academic hospital in Ontario, Canada, according to a new […]
November 10, 2022
Routine glove and instrument changes prior to closing abdominal incisions can reduce surgical site infections (SSIs), according to a large clinical trial conducted in low- and […]
November 7, 2022
With use of so-called high-intensity theater (HIT) lists, two surgical teams, working simultaneously, are able to perform a month’s worth of procedures in just 1 day. […]
October 20, 2022
Dr Thomas Gill One in seven older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, with significantly greater mortality among individuals who are over age […]
September 14, 2022
In 2004, the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) dangled a $1 million prize for any group that could design an autonomous car that […]
September 13, 2022
PHILADELPHIA — Private equity (PE) firms have fostered a consolidation of physician practices in a variety of medical specialties over the past decade. They are now […]
September 13, 2022
PHILADELPHIA — The presence of Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) has a protective effect against recurrence for patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Even in the presence of […]
August 25, 2022
Surgical teams who use radiofrequency (RF) identification chips and the TeamStepps protocol dramatically decrease the chance of accidentally leaving surgical items in the patient’s body, a […]
August 23, 2022
New adrenalectomy guidelines from the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons are aimed at assisting both specialist and general surgeons with perioperative adrenal care, including guidance on […]