surgery

The Dublin, Ohio-based medical supplier said took the action after learning of unsanitary 'environmental conditions' at a plant in China.

Ongoing trends are likely to loom large in the realm of patient safety this year.

The lead author of a new report identifies four ways to promote preoperative assessments by anesthesiologists.

For nearly two decades, malfunctions and injuries linked to more than 100 medical devices were funneled into an FDA database...

Study calls for universal pre-surgery frailty screenings, even for procedures determined to be of low or moderate risk.

Study finds large discrepancies in the severity of illness among patients when they receive heart transplants.

The potential savings opportunity for hospitals has increased by nearly 12% since 2017.

Residents who experience mistreatment during training have greater risks of burnout and suicidal thoughts.

Researchers have associated metabolic surgery with lower risk for all-cause mortality, coronary artery events, cerebrovascular events, heart failure, nephropathy, and...

A clinical protocol is proving that it can make a positive impact in the operating room and on the bottom...

The study predicts that the total cost of care associated with osteoporotic fractures will be $95 billion in 2040.

Particularly among surgeons, cognitive decline and degraded skills raise concern over patient safety.