A surgical robot has helped a team at Maidstone Hospital carry out a record number of gallbladder operations in a single day.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Operative efficiency is associated with surgical team dynamics, such as staff turnover and surgeon-preferred ...

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 ...

Complex spine surgery involves careful coordination across disciplines, anticipation of complications, and decision-making incorporating numerous clinical and radiographic variables. As artificial ...

Natividad has earned national recognition from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement ...

Supply chain managers should participate in daily scheduling huddles with surgical teams to sequence cases and map out necessary resources for predictable surgical schedules,” according to Tom Fox, a ...

Both patient and physician engagement with a safety checklist prior to an operation may reduce complications and adverse event rates, according to a pilot study that will be presented at the American ...

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) ...

A Duke surgical team has returned from a medical mission in the African nation of Uganda. The hospital launched a first of its kind program to donate surplus medical equipment paired with training to ...