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FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device

October 20, 2017

On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help facilitate...

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Strategies for managing “weekend effect” of surgeries

October 16, 2015

According to a study in Annals of Surgery, the following resources can help address the fact that patients who undergo urgent surgeries on weekends...

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Preventing surgical-site infections

September 10, 2015

Surgical-site infections (SSIs) can lead to increased postoperative stays, higher readmission rates and healthcare costs, and poorer health outcomes. In a 2014 study, SSIs...

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Protocol reduces complications for complex spinal surgery

March 11, 2014

A team approach reduces rates of major complications for complex spinal reconstructive surgery by two thirds, according to a report in Spine Deformity. The...

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Quality-improvement initiative: Classifying and documenting surgical wounds

January 11, 2014

Interprofessional collaboration promoted a successful initiative to improve wound classification.

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Study: High patient satisfaction not linked to surgical quality processes

April 11, 2013

A study of 31 hospitals in JAMA Surgery found that patient satisfaction was not associated with performance of surgical process measures such as antibiotic...

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Study: Surgical checklist reduces 30-day morbidity

November 11, 2012

Using a surgical safety checklist, including providing comprehensive training on it, significantly decreases 30-day morbidity, according to a study in the Journal of the...

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Moving the Sharps Safety Agenda Forward: Consensus Statement and Call to Action

September 11, 2012

Note: This Consensus Statement and Call to Action was drafted by members of the steering committee* for the conference "Tenth Anniversary of the Needlestick...

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Adding NP to inpatient surgical team can reduce emergency department visits

November 11, 2011

A study published in Surgery found that adding a nurse practitioner (NP) to an inpatient surgical team reduced unnecessary emergency department visits by 50%....

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Improved surgical communication reduces communication breakdowns

April 11, 2011

An intervention to improve surgical communication led to “significant reductions in potentially harmful communication breakdowns” according to May’s Annals of Surgery. Ready more at...