SpecialtyCare

JUNE 28, 2025

Understanding and implementing SPD best practices isn’t just about meeting requirements—it’s about creating a culture of excellence that permeates every aspect of sterile processing operations.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A Cardiothoracic Surgical First Assistant is a specialized surgical professional who provides direct assistance to the surgeon during cardiothoracic procedures. Their contributions are vital to the success of complex procedures like coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve repair or replacement, lung resections, and heart transplants.

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SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This evolution has led to a growing demand for skilled professionals specializing in minimally invasive surgical support, ensuring these advanced procedures are conducted safely and efficiently. Inventory Management: Managing surgical instruments and supplies to ensure availability and proper functioning during procedures.

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Somnia

JULY 7, 2025

Surgical care remains one of the most significant drivers of overall hospital cost—yet the medical readiness of complex surgical patients is often overlooked in financial and operational planning. She undergoes an “uncomplicated procedure” and is discharged home.

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Picis

JUNE 19, 2025

Operational efficiency is paramount in operating rooms (ORs), where every second counts and resources must be optimized to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. Enter OR Manager – a comprehensive solution designed to enhance productivity and streamline operations in OR settings.

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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 15, 2025

From sterile processing and perfusion services to intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and surgical assistants, hospital surgical support teams are the unsung heroes behind every successful operation. Lowers the likelihood of post-operative complications related to neurological function. What Is Hospital Surgical Support?

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SpecialtyCare

JUNE 13, 2025

The sterile processing department workflow encompasses every step from the moment contaminated instruments leave the operating room to their return as sterile, ready-to-use surgical tools. When this workflow is optimized, surgical delays are minimized, infection risks are reduced, and overall hospital efficiency improves dramatically.

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SpecialtyCare

JANUARY 12, 2025

Flexible and Scalable Solutions Why It Works: In todays fast-paced healthcare environment, ancillary care services play a crucial role in ensuring efficient patient care, reducing operational burdens, and enhancing outcomes. We also conduct regular audits and staff training to maintain compliance and operational excellence.

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Incredible Health

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Surgical techs play a vital role in the operating room, ensuring things run safely and smoothly from start to finish. To help you prepare, weve compiled […] The post Most Common Surgical Technician Interview Questions (And How to Answer Them) appeared first on Incredible Health.

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Neurosurgery

JUNE 26, 2025

He was a master surgeon who delighted in performing rigorous cerebrovascular procedures, especially microvascular decompressions for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. He would show off the anatomy of a procedure to the entire operating room, explaining everything on the screen while mentoring the residents.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 6, 2025

Who is the Captain of the Ship in the operating room, the surgeon or the anesthesiologist? The Captain of the Ship doctrine was a 20 th century legal doctrine which held that, in an operating room, the surgeon was “liable for all actions conducted in the course of the operation.”

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Concordia Anesthesiology

OCTOBER 12, 2021

link] Efficient Case Scheduling - Secret to a Well-Run OR Operating room costs can be categorized as fixed or variable. link] Efficient Case Scheduling - Secret to a Well-Run OR Operating room costs can be categorized as fixed or variable. While the procedure may require the use of available equipment (CT, MRI, etc.)

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Bender

JANUARY 24, 2020

According to The Healthcare Facilities Code ( NFPA 99 ), circuits in “Wet Procedure Locations” shall be supplied by either an Isolated Power Systems (IPS) or a Grounded Power system with Class-A GFCIs. This means that unless a risk assessment is conducted, then operating rooms are considered to be wet procedure locations by default.

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CNECT

JUNE 14, 2023

In ambulatory surgery centers, efficient operating rooms result in optimized schedules, higher patient volume, and streamlined operating processes. Facilities struggling with inefficiencies risk dangerous mistakes and longer operating times which can affect patient outcomes. What Causes Operating Room Inefficiencies?

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

MARCH 18, 2024

AI — already used to connect, analyze and offer predictions based on operating room data — will be critical to the future of surgery, boosting operating room efficiency and clinical decision-making. NVIDIA supports the IGX software stack with NVIDIA AI Enterprise , the enterprise operating system for production-grade AI.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

AUGUST 31, 2024

and Virginia, these professionals are the backbone of the operating room. Their expertise ensures that every procedure is performed smoothly and successfully. Their expertise ensures that every procedure is performed smoothly and successfully. This allows the surgeon to focus entirely on delivering the best patient care.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Operating Room (OR) nurses, also known as perioperative nurses, play an essential role in surgeries. OR nurses are the backbone of the operating room, advocating for patients and supporting the entire surgical team. Many employers prefer hiring nurses with a BSN due to the comprehensive training they receive.

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walkerproject

JANUARY 20, 2021

The operating room area is confronted with a variety of challenges in everyday life. Originally controlled primarily by the surgeon, the operating room has become a service platform run by many professional groups. An article by Prof.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Healthcare organizations may be deterred from using surgical cameras in the operating room for numerous reasons, including high equipment costs, potential workflow disruption, and patient privacy concerns. However, the impact surgical videos have on clinical performance, patient outcomes, and efficiency are invaluable.

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USMD Health System

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Many types of procedures can be performed in a hybrid operating room, including minimally invasive treatment. Discover your options for surgery today.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Placing a catheter into the tiny radial artery in a child’s wrist is one of the most difficult procedures in our specialty. Wearing smart glasses improved the anesthesiologist’s first-attempt success rate, and reduced the procedure time and complication rates. binocular Moverio BT-35E smart glasses A South Korean group led by Dr. Y.E.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JANUARY 8, 2024

Many factors affect the operating room (OR) and surgery success, ranging from patient-related factors to resource-related factors to even clinician-related factors. In the operating room (OR), teamwork is crucial for ensuring patient safety. 1] Arora et al.

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The Circulating Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Since we’re celebrating this week, here are 12 reasons why I love working in the operating room. 1 – Scrub Caps Scrub caps serve a valid purpose in the operating room, for sure. 5 – Scrubbing I wasn’t taught to scrub when I started in the operating room. We get to see and do SO MUCH!

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BFW Inc.

DECEMBER 15, 2022

All aspects of medical procedures require efficiency, safety and effectiveness and it is not surprising that appropriate and sufficient lighting is a critical component to success. Brighter is Not Always Better Surgeons require clear visibility of a surgical site, especially when operating in small, deep cavities.

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Clemson

MAY 30, 2022

The Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR) learning lab uses a socio-technical approach incorporating human factors engineering and evidence-based design principles to create an optimal ergonomically sound operating room that results in improved patient and staff safety.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 25, 2022

This was a landmark paper on the topic of anesthesiologist:CRNA staffing ratios, which documented that having physician anesthesiologists direct three or four operating rooms simultaneously for major noncardiac inpatient surgical procedures increased the 30-day risks of patient morbidity and mortality.

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Transforming Outcomes

JUNE 26, 2020

When you think of the operating room (OR), what comes to mind? I first learned how to scrub – setting up the instruments and handing them to the surgeon during the procedure – and then I moved into circulating, a more typical RN role of providing direct patient care before, during and after the procedure.

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EARN Cares

MARCH 24, 2022

The operating room (OR) is a team based unit where patients undergo surgical procedures. Each day, they are assigned to an OR and assist with the surgeries scheduled in that room for the whole day. Typically they are a team for the whole shift or until cases are finished in that room for the day.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. Evolution of Procedures and Procedural Areas Procedures that used to be hospital-based have increasingly moved into outpatient settings and physician’s offices. of the population).

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Medical-device company Invenio Imaging is developing technology that enables surgeons to evaluate tissue biopsies in the operating room, immediately after samples are collected — providing in just three minutes AI-accelerated insights that would otherwise take weeks to obtain from a pathology lab. and Europe.

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Caresyntax

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Currently, the platform supports 30,000 surgical professionals in 3,000 operating rooms globally, assisting in more than 3 million surgeries annually. Currently, the platform supports 30,000 surgical professionals in 3,000 operating rooms globally, assisting in more than 3 million surgeries annually.

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Neurosurgery

APRIL 18, 2024

There was a time when neurosurgery could have lost control of this space due to interventional radiology’s offering of incisionless coil procedures. However, the sub-specialty of endovascular neurosurgery was created, and our necessary role in both the angiography suite and operating room was solidified.

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MEDITEK

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We know how crucial it is for your surgical room to run smoothly, and a well-designed OR that can meet the demands of modern procedures is the key to success. Boom systems are the beating heart of all operating rooms , playing a paramount role during the most tender and complex moments. How did we choose the name Syndeo

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Incision

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Partnership for Patient Care The Operating Room (OR) and the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) are two pillars that hold up the complex structure of frontline surgical care. Sterility Cannot Be Rushed: The Stats Don't Lie Rushing the standard sterilization procedures can have severe implications for patient safety.

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

It supports more than a dozen maneuvers inspired by the training curriculum for laparoscopic procedures, aka minimally invasive surgery, such as grasping small objects like needles, passing them from one arm to another and placing them with high precision. The open-source code package is now available on GitHub.

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LeanBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

in an operating room, just before the last procedure of a long day that had been full of delays. It's 9 p.m.

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Surgical Techie

MARCH 19, 2024

Subcutaneous injections are a common medical procedure used to administer medications into the layer of tissue just beneath the skin. While seemingly straightforward, mastering the technique is crucial for healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care and comfort.

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