Medical imaging devices such as endoscopes transmit their data via cables to monitors and hospital information systems. In ...

Whether a patient is rushed into the operating room (OR) for emergency care or going in for scheduled surgery, data plays a key role in their experience. Collecting healthcare data generated across a ...

The vast majority of surgeons listen to some type of music in the operating room — and most of them will go for rock, according to Spotify. A joint study between Spotify and Figure 1 research company ...

A new study reveals that during stressful moments in the operating room, surgeons make up to 66 percent more mistakes on patients. Using a technology that captured the electrical activity of a surgeon ...

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 ...

In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s who—at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might not realize that salespeople working on ...

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 ...

As more Americans receive treatment for opioid-use disorder, that progress is increasingly showing up in the operating room, creating an urgent need to modernize how pain is managed during and after ...

Trauma remains the leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents worldwide, yet paediatric trauma care is often under-prioritised in health system development.1–3 This neglect ...

The operating room is a space where precision and calmness reign supreme. For years, it was my sanctuary—a domain where my steady hands and unshakable focus were the difference between life and death.

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