Basic Anaesthetic Techniques
'General anaesthesia is the most common type of anaesthetic that you will be required to provide and become competent with. General anaesthesia consists of a triad of....'
Join us for The Operating Room Global (TORG) 2024 Inaugural Scientific Conference.
This momentous event will unfold in Lagos, Nigeria, uniting operating room experts, healthcare professionals, and scientific enthusiasts from around the world. Focused on innovation, surgery, research, and collaboration, this conference…
Watch Webinar Replay Video and See Documentation- Innovations in Surgical Technology: Shaping the Future of Perioperative Care with Dr. Eboni Saurage
Topic: Innovations in Surgical Technology: Shaping the Future of Perioperative Care Speaker: Eboni G. Saurage (E.d.D., M.S., B.S.H.Sc., A.S.S.T, CST – Assistant Professor of Surgical Technology at Baton Rouge Community…
How to manage and monitor patients with chronic medical conditions during surgery
"Managing and monitoring patients with chronic medical conditions during surgery requires a multidisciplinary approach that involves healthcare providers from multiple specialties working together. Chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, heart…
How to prevent surgical site infections and other postoperative complications
"Surgical site infections (SSIs) and other postoperative complications can cause significant harm to patients and prolong recovery time. However, there are several steps that healthcare providers and patients can take…
Operating Room Policy and Procedure
Perioperative Documentation
Perioperative Education
Preparation for Surgery
Principles and Guidelines
Surgical Training
Understanding the Importance of Preoperative Assessment For Patients
"Undergoing surgery can be a daunting and stressful experience for many patients. However, with the help of proper preoperative assessment, patients can be better prepared for the procedure and have…
Operating Room
Operating Room Communications
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Perioperative Care
Perioperative Documentation
Common Operating Room Issues
"Operating rooms (ORs) are critical spaces where complex surgical procedures are performed. These spaces are designed to provide a sterile environment that ensures the safety and well-being of patients, healthcare…
Basic Anaesthetic Techniques
'General anaesthesia is the most common type of anaesthetic that you will be required to provide and become competent with. General anaesthesia consists of a triad of....'
Life in the operating room
Patient Education
Perioperative Care
Perioperative Documentation
Perioperative Education
Recovery
Postoperative Care and the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
"You may have heard the term “perioperative nursing”—this encompasses the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience. This post will focus on the postoperative phase, which begins…
Perioperative Documentation
Perioperative Education
Perioperative Nursing
Surgical Draping
Surgical Positioning
Surgical Technology
Draping the Surgical Patient – Techniques for different surgical positions
'The purpose of draping is to eliminate the passage of microorganisms between non-sterile and sterile areas. Draping materials may be disposable or nondisposable...' #surgicaldraping #drapingtechniques
Doctors Learn The Nuts And Bolts Of Robotic Surgery
Across the country, surgeons are learning to use more than just scalpels and forceps. In the past decade, a growing number of medical institutions have invested in the da Vinci…
‘They look for a scapegoat’: a surgeon’s battle to clear his name
It was a winter evening at a hospital just outside London and colorectal surgeon David Sellu’s clinic was busy. But when a fellow doctor, an orthopaedic surgeon, asked him if…
Ohio Doctor Charged With Deliberately Giving 25 Patients Fatal Doses of Painkillers
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…
KNOW YOUR HOSPITAL’S EMERGENCY CODES
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…
Spoons, screwdrivers, steel bar recovered from Indian man’s stomach
(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…
In the operating room, a robot that could improve knee replacement outcomes
Vail-Summit Orthopaedics is excited to be working with the Zimmer Biomet Robotic Surgical Assistant (ROSA) at Vail Health There’s an app for recoveryZimmer Biomet, the maker of ROSA, has partnered…
Hospital News
Latest surgery news
Operating Room Equipment Error
Operating Room Policy and Procedure
Patient Education
FDA Warns About Serious Adverse Events With Surgical Staplers
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…
China performs first 5G-based remote surgery on human brain 3,000 km away
A patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease has received China’s first 5G-based remote surgery with a deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant, according to local media. The remote surgery powered by 5G…
University Hospital Ayr becomes first Scottish hospital with 4K theatre
University Hospital Ayr in Scotland has installed the first 4K integrated theatre. The Olympus Endoalpha theatre uses a Visera 4K ultra high definition camera to provide images four times the…
Hospital News
Hybrid Operating Room
Operating Room Nursing
Operating Room Policy and Procedure
Perioperative Education
HOT topics in the OR
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 —…
Surgical Skin Prep – Perioperative Patient Care Fundamentals
Posted by: Kimberly Prinsen RN, MSN When I think of the role of a circulating nurse in the Operating Room I’m struck by both the complexity of the work and…
Indian cardiologist performs world’s first telerobotic surgery from a distance of 32 km
Telerobotic surgery will be commercialized for a timely and specialized treatment of cardiovascular patients with geographical barriers. India became the world’s first to successfully perform a telerobotic coronary intervention on…
What I Do as an Anaesthesiologist
Image Credit: facmediciney Life Hacker Career Spotlight It’s easy to take for granted the precision with which modern medicine can manage and alleviate pain, whether you’re put under for surgery…
Pipes at VGH burst, sending dirty water into operating rooms while patients had surgery
Critically ill patients were having urgent, lifesaving operations when a leak in the floor above operating rooms sprung, sending water into the surgical suites. Surgeons halted one case while others…
Surgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’
A professor of surgery says students have spent so much time in front of screens and so little time using their hands that they have lost the dexterity for stitching…
WORKPLACE BULLYING IN THE HEALTH CARE SETTING
The College of Nursing and Health Professions is pleased to introduce a series of articles authored by Paul Thomas Clements, who will share his expertise on topics such as workplace…
Woman dies after being given formaldehyde instead of saline drip during routine surgery
By Alex Lasker A Russian woman tragically died after she was administered embalming fluids instead of saline during a routine surgery, according to reports. Ekaterina Fedyaeva, 27, was undergoing a…