Surgery involves a well-choreographed dance among medical professionals in the operating room (OR). Doctors perform operations, but those with other jobs in the operating room ensure that procedures ...

Update 11/14: Changed the headline to better convey Moon Surgical’s work. On its website, Moon Surgical says plainly it “builds things that matter.” For them, accessibility means reimagining the ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Safety Technologies (SST) today announces groundbreaking enhancements to its OR Black Box ® - the market's singular, holistic solution for driving ...

Tens of millions of surgical procedures are performed every year in the United States, from relatively straightforward outpatient surgeries that do not require an overnight stay, to inpatient ...

NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) engineers studying ventilation systems in surgical operating theaters have found that traditional ventilation systems may inadvertently facilitate the circulation of aerosolized ...

Surgical robotics witnessed an explosion of innovation in the 1990s and early 2000s, which brought to market new technologies that drastically changed the surgical landscape. However, robotic ...

A new study showcases a successful quality improvement program that significantly enhances surgical safety. By implementing a standardized handoff protocol, known as SHRIMPS, the study demonstrates ...

To assess the effects of ambient noise on communication in the operating room, investigators created a noise environment similar to that of an OR and tested 15 surgeons. Ambient background noise -- ...