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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the Operating Room

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"Improving or maintaining operating room efficiency is a goal for every hospital. If you sell a product and/or service into the Operating Room (OR) and can help them improve their…

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Bullying in the Operating Room environment

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Bullying is the act of seeking to harm, intimidate, or coerce another person or people. Bullying is largely about power and about one person or a group wanting to feel…

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Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital changes gendered titles for surgeons from Mister to Doctor

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Male surgeons are always addressed as Mr in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Surgery is one of the only professions left that still uses a gendered title…

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Warning after Brit mother-of-three dies following liposuction in Turkey

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The husband of a British woman who died after liposuction surgery in Turkey is warning others over the risks of health tourism. A postmortem found Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose died from…

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What every hospital should invest in

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Hospitals spend large amounts of money on the aesthetics of a hospital, its facilities, and hospital equipment. Investing in these makes sense, and its outcomes are tangible — a fresh…

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HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENT OVER MAJOR CARDIAC RISK STOPPED IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL

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French Hospital Stops Hydroxychloroquine Treatment for COVID-19 Patient Over Major Cardiac Risknewsweek.com A hospital in France has had to stop an experimental treatment using hydroxychloroquine on at least one coronavirus…

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Sunshine Hospital patient burned during procedure after fire starts in surgical theatre

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A 72-year-old woman has suffered burns after a fire ignited while she was undergoing a procedure in a Sunshine Hospital surgical theatre. The blaze began when medical equipment malfunctioned just…

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Cleveland Clinic Unveils Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2019

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Alternate therapies for pain. The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Expanded window to treat stroke patients. These are some of the innovations that will enhance healing and change healthcare…

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Most Technologically Advanced Hospitals in the World..

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Medical research is constantly pushing the boundaries of health care and redefining what is and isn’t possible. Keeping pace with this vigorous progress, hospitals across the globe are continually updating…

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DISPOSABLE STERILE HIJABS INTRODUCED IN HOSPITAL IN UK FIRST

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NHS/Royal Derby Hospital A hospital trust has become the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile hijabs for staff. The Royal Derby Hospital launched the headscarves earlier this month…

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New Jersey hospital admits giving a kidney transplant to the wrong person

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A patient at a southern New Jersey hospital inadvertently got a transplanted kidney that was intended for another patient, officials confirmed to CNN Tuesday. The 51-year-old patient was on the…

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Double-booked surgery cited in death at MGH, records indicate

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The president of Massachusetts General Hospital has long insisted that it was perfectly safe for some surgeons to oversee two operations at the same time. Dr. Peter Slavin told the…

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Good Samaritan Hospital cancels more than 140 elective surgeries

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Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup said Sunday it is canceling more than 140 elective surgeries this week after discovering flecks of plastic on some surgical trays. KIRO 7 reached out…

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Cleveland Clinic Performs Its First In Utero Fetal Surgery

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Kalan, M.D., (left) and Darrell Cass, M.D., (right) perform in utero spina bifida surgery. Cleveland Clinic has successfully performed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a spina bifida…

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Man’s hand left dangling by skin and bone reattached by surgeons after sewing it to his groin for two weeks

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A carpenter who severed his hand with an electric saw, leaving it dangling from slivers of skin and bone, had it largely saved after surgeons temporarily reattached it to his…

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Austin Hospital cancels 150 elective surgeries after washers break down

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Melbourne’s Austin Hospital has been forced to cancel 150 elective surgeries after a number of their medical washers broke down. In a statement, the hospital said it had realised there…

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Potentially lethal drugs stolen from hospital operating room

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Some of the medication is said to still be missing from Macclesfield Hospital. Image: max homer A man has appeared in court following a raid on an operating theatre at…

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Woman told surgery was cancelled when she was on operating table

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A problem involving sterilisation equipment has forced Brisbane’s busy PA hospital to suspend all surgery. (AAP) One woman was on the operating table at Princess Alexandra Hospital when she was…

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Twins conjoined by skulls separated after 50 hours of operations

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The girls were craniopagus twins, with their skulls and blood vessels fused together. Two-year-old twins who were joined by their skulls and blood vessels have been successfully separated after having…

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Ahmedabad: Govt hospital nurse cuts baby’s thumb instead of bandage, case registered

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The mother said that usually scissors are not used to cut open a baby’s bandage. (Picture for representation: Reuters) A major case of negligence has surfaced from a government hospital…

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Ohio Doctor Charged With Deliberately Giving 25 Patients Fatal Doses of Painkillers

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An Ohio critical-care doctor was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers. The charges against…

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Three patients dead after food poisoning linked to UK hospital pre-packed sandwiches

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Three patients have been killed by hospital sandwiches and 43 NHS trusts placed on alert after a deadly bacterial outbreak. In one of the worst cases of food poisoning ever…

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KNOW YOUR HOSPITAL’S EMERGENCY CODES

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North York General Hospital (NYGH) values the safety of its patients, visitors, staff, physicians and volunteers. The Emergency Preparedness Committee is comprised of interdisciplinary staff members with links to external…

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Doctor commits suicide in Mumbai hospital; family alleges ragging by seniors

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The doctor was allegedly harassed by seniors for getting admission through scheduled tribe (ST) reservation. “Ten days ago my mother came all the way from Jalgaon to personally submit a…

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Spoons, screwdrivers, steel bar recovered from Indian man’s stomach

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(SLBSGMCH) A stomach ache in India is making headlines after doctors were left shocked on recovering objects from a man’s stomach. Doctors at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College…

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FDA Warns About Serious Adverse Events With Surgical Staplers

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A letter to healthcare providers Dear Healthcare Provider, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned by the increasing number of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples…

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Why are there vending machines in hospitals?

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This seems like an odd question to ponder, and it certainly would seem to have nothing to do with the current state of medicine and health care in our country.…

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A woman took a stranger off life support after hospital allegedly mixed up two men, lawsuit says

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A woman who was told her brother wouldn’t “make it” after a drug overdose ordered a stranger be taken off life support in a mix-up at a Bronx hospital, a…

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Slain Wisconsin nurse found frozen, bleeding under her car in Hospital car park

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Carlie Beaudin MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE – Carlie Beaudin’s dog, Baloo, was the first to alert her husband, Nick, that something was wrong. It was about 4 a.m. and…

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HOT topics in the OR

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In the OR, the stakes are high for perioperative nurses, physicians and others who work as a cohesive team for optimal results. The future holds much of the same —…