I’m a surgeon, and I couldn’t be more excited about the potential for communications tools to democratize access to essential knowledge in my profession. Throughout the history of modern surgery, ...

How can robots and humans work together as effectively as possible in the operating room of the future? Researchers from the ...

Evie Powell is a virtual reality engineer and the lead UX designer for Proprio, a surgical imaging company that fuses human and computer vision to create a powerful system for surgical performance and ...

Even 'run of the mill' instances of rudeness in operating rooms can lower the performance level of surgical team members. Research on anesthesiology residents exposed to incivility in a simulated ...

As surgery on the body’s most vital organs, the brain and heart, has become more daring and more effective, it has also become more complex. Each new mechanical or electronic aid to the surgeon’s ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Before the car-wreck victim reached the emergency room, doctors, residents and nurses at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center knew what to expect by glancing at their smartphones. The ...

1. Use first names in the OR. An important part of OR culture is making sure all the people in the operating room work as a team, Ms. Pugliese says. “Everyone should feel comfortable speaking up,” she ...

Internal records describe harrowing situations as Hershey Medical Center struggled to keep a usable supply of sterile ...

Operating rooms at NorthBay Health VacaValley Hospital reopened Friday following extensive upgrades, marking a significant step in the health system’s post-pandemic recovery and expanding access to ...