Preparations for positive outcomes begin with a thorough screening process based on standardized criteria.
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Bolstering manual counts with adjunct technology is a proven way to make sure no sponge is left behind.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed ambulatory facilities to the brink and back.
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The ambulatory surgery community forges ahead to create and renovate new centers of surgical innovation in a challenging climate.
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Pediatric surgical patients have unique needs. Is your facility meeting them?
Intubation boxes, maximum PPE, video laryngoscopy: Are they here to stay, or will providers shed extra precautions?
When SSIs occurred among patients who underwent colon and gynecology procedures at University of Wisconsin (UW) Health, clinical leaders wondered if a lack of compliance with the infection prevention bundle created for the service lines was to blame. Enter the Strike Team, a multidisciplinary group of surgical professionals who came together to find out why infections occurred and prevent them from happening again.
PHOTO CREDIT: John Maniaci, UW Health
The cofounder of the Latino Surgical Society discusses the ongoing challenges in developing surgeons from communities that remain underrepresented in medicine, and how providers of all kinds can work together to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the world of surgery.
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Posterior approach or direct anterior approach? Dive into the ongoing argument and see why it’s far from over.
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