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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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

Quality-improvement initiative: Classifying and documenting surgical wounds

January 11, 2014

Interprofessional collaboration promoted a successful initiative to improve wound classification.

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…

Study in Health Affairs states surgical checklists save money

August 11, 2010

A study published in Health Affairs reports that use of the World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist save hospital money…

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…

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…

Teaming up to improve the quality of surgical care

May 11, 2008

Using Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) to produce better patient outcomes

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Adding NP to inpatient surgical team can reduce emergency department visits

FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device

Improved surgical communication reduces communication breakdowns

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

Protocol reduces complications for complex spinal surgery

Quality-improvement initiative: Classifying and documenting surgical wounds

Strategies for managing “weekend effect” of surgeries

Study in Health Affairs states surgical checklists save money

Study: High patient satisfaction not linked to surgical quality processes

Study: Surgical checklist reduces 30-day morbidity

Teaming up to improve the quality of surgical care

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Adding NP to inpatient surgical team can reduce emergency department visits

FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device

Improved surgical communication reduces communication breakdowns

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

Protocol reduces complications for complex spinal surgery

Quality-improvement initiative: Classifying and documenting surgical wounds

Strategies for managing “weekend effect” of surgeries

Study in Health Affairs states surgical checklists save money

Study: High patient satisfaction not linked to surgical quality processes

Study: Surgical checklist reduces 30-day morbidity

Teaming up to improve the quality of surgical care

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