NOTES: A new way of performing surgery using natural body orifices
Removing the gallbladder through the vagina. Performing an appendectomy through the mouth. Doing an abdominal exploration through the rectum. It is a startling concept, but physicians are exploring new...
View ArticleCholecystectomy with no external incisions
For the first time in the US, surgeons at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center in July removed a woman’s gallbladder without any external incisions. Using the technique...
View ArticleKeynote to track trends affecting ORs
Which surgical services are likely to grow and which are likely to migrate? What is coming in new technology? If you’re adding or renovating ORs, how can you plan for an “OR chassis” that will adapt to...
View Article‘Intelligent OR’ taps technology for patient and material logistics
Three ambulances are headed for the hospital with victims of a multivehicle accident. A fourth ambulance is also en route carrying a 52-year-old man with chest pain. Calls come in from the EMS team,...
View ArticlePhone calls go away with a low-cost tracking system
Preparing patients for surgery at Cullman Regional Medical Center in Cullman, Alabama, used to take about 200 phone calls a day. Here’s a typical scenario: The OR is ready for the next patient. The OR...
View ArticleColorado ASC reaches out to community with annual free surgery day
Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco, Colorado, had a lucrative day this past October, when surgeons performed 14 procedures on local residents in the following specialties: orthopedics, general surgery...
View ArticleBuilding the business case for a hybrid OR
Hybrid ORs are proliferating in response to market, surgeon, and even patient demands, but building the business case for this technology can be challenging. “It’s a very expensive proposition,” says...
View Article3-D printing: A whole new dimension in patient care
Three-dimensional (3-D) printers are all the rage in healthcare these days—so much so that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a major town hall meeting in October 2014 to explore potential...
View ArticleSenate bill would let Medicare patients self-pay for medical devices
Four U.S. Senators have introduced legislation designed to increase patient access to medical devices by giving them the option of self-paying rather than going through the time-consuming Medicare...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic to perform first uterus transplants in US
(Video from University of Gothenburg in Sweden) While her friends were all starting to get their periods, there was no sign of hers. Then, a gynecologist offered a devastating explanation. "I was a...
View ArticleECRI Institute projects $80 billion spend on new drugs, devices
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA- According to a new report by ECRI Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to researching the best approaches to patient care, spending on a select group of new and novel drug and...
View ArticleMemorial Sloan Kettering opens outpatient cancer surgery facility
A major transformation is beginning in cancer surgery that will enable patients to go home within a day of undergoing a significant operation. The new Josie Robertson Surgery Center (JRSC), opened by...
View ArticleOregon Outpatient Surgery Center performs same-day total hips
High satisfaction and quick recovery are reasons for choosing outpatient surgery center for joint replacement surgeries- Tigard, Ore., Jan. 4, 2016 - The Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center (OOSC) in...
View ArticleNurse innovators pursue ideas to improve patient care, build new devices
There isn't anything new about nurses coming up with makeshift solutions to patient care problems, but giving nurses the space, equipment, and support to invent and create was unheard of--before now....
View ArticleFully automated robot shows promise for surgery
The operating room may someday be run by robots, with surgeons overseeing their moves. Shademan et al. designed a "Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot," or STAR, which consists of tools for suturing as well...
View ArticleLong-acting cardioplegia solution linked to better outcomes in pediatric...
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is an international organization of over 1,300 of the world's foremost cardiothoracic surgeons representing 36 countries. Founded in 1917, its members have...
View ArticleNoninvasive monitor accurately assesses response to pain during surgery
Editor’s Note A new measure for assessing the body’s response to painful stimuli during surgery may allow for better anesthesia management, less pain when regaining consciousness, and better...
View ArticleHospital readmission app could save billions
A quartet of graduate students from the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science came in second place in the nation-wide 2016 Institute of Industrial and System Engineers CIS Division...
View ArticleUse of electronically mediated time out to reduce wrong surgery
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View ArticleAutomated communication system helps prevent SSIs
First study with orthopedic surgery patients shows the system is convenient and easy to use and that patients feel it significantly improves communication with their surgeons NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN...
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