Selecting the right antiseptic and using proper skin-prepping technique are obviously key to keeping patients free from infections, but so is using the correct-size applicator....

Regional anesthesia is a game changer in outpatient surgery. It promotes quicker recoveries, reduces intra- and postoperative opioid use, and facilitates same-day...

Technologies such as automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs), borescopes and specialized drying cabinets help staff at busy GI centers seamlessly perform a steady...

When any kind of crisis arises, don’t be tempted to simply come up with a quick, expedient solution to stop the bleeding and leave it at that....

The “important part” of the surgery is over, and the sense of relief in the OR is palpable....

What the public sees are the glamorous professional ribbon-cutting photos from the groundbreaking event or the glowing press releases and news stories about the...

The risk of pressure injuries (PIs) may not be as obvious during outpatient surgeries, but they do exist....

Double-gloving and sharps safety are separate but equally important measures. Unfortunately, both areas can present major problems for leaders....

When Ammar Anbari, MD, exited one of the four operating rooms at Constitution Surgery Center East in Waterford, Conn., on March 10, it marked the end of a...

Team members don’t need executive titles to be leaders. By educating and empowering your staff, and serving as an open-minded, judgment-free, collaborative sounding board ...

Operating room temperatures have long been a point of contention among clinical staff and surgical teams....

At first blush, skin prep seems like a relatively straightforward process where nothing could go wrong....

Should facilities screen all patients for Staphylococcus aureus, or just some? Should they decolonize all patients without screening first?...

It’s a battle that never ends: disinfection of the many fixed and mobile surfaces in your ORs after every case, performed as quickly and as thoroughly as possible....

Houston Methodist Hospital experienced a spike in reportable surgical site infections (SSIs) after open abdominal hysterectomies in 2023....

When the wildfires raged in California earlier this year, it wasn’t just firefighters who were concerned about the impact of the smoke....

Trusted associations strongly recommend warming patients throughout the perioperative process and an array of studies highlight the multiple benefits of this...

“Clean in, clean out” is the mantra that acute care teams use to keep staff hands clean and patients safe from transmissible infection. Of course, busy surgical team members...

National Nurses Week, observed this year from May 6 to 12, recognizes the vital work being performed every minute of every day by millions of registered nurses in the U.S. and...

By nature, great leaders are problem-solvers. They look deep within complex dynamics to identify conflicts and constraints that could hinder their teams from operating at...