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Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...

Despite a national focus on reducing surgical errors, surgery-related adverse events continue to occur both inside and outside the operating room, according to an analysis of events at Veterans Health ...

During stressful moments in the operating room, surgeons make up to 66 percent more mistakes on patients, new findings from Columbia University show. And since clinical quality is increasingly tied to ...

About one-fourth of operating room errors are caused by technology and equipment problems, but a preoperative surgical checklist could halve the error rate, a new ...

CHICAGO – A recent study conducted by Northwestern Memorial Hospital found that integrated team training and pre-operative discussions increase staff communication and teamwork, thus reducing the ...

Technology or equipment issues cause one in four operating room errors, and device checks before surgery could prevent some of them, a new study finds. About 15 errors occur during a typical operation ...

Studies show a new checklist developed by the World Health Organization may reduce complications and death from surgery by as much as one-third. It is patterned after similar checklists used by ...

It has been estimated the approximately 5-10% of all emergency room visits are subject to medical errors. According to the Centers for Disease Control there are over 100 million ER visits per year.

Precision, competence, and focus have always been needed in surgery. Physical exertion and antiquated apparatus can constrain surgeons’ skills, notwithstanding the diligent efforts of healthcare ...