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How AI Is Enhancing Surgical Safety and Education

NVIDIA: Healthcare

Troves of unwatched surgical video footage are finding new life, fueling AI tools that help make surgery safer and enhance surgical education. The Surgical Data Science Collective (SDSC) is transforming global surgery through AI-driven video analysis, helping to close the gaps in surgical training and practice.

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Driving safety for older adults

The Stitch

The post Driving safety for older adults appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network. Angela Catic provides safe driving tips for older adults and details how to know when to stop.

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Probiotics and preemies: Ensuring safety amid uncertainty

The Stitch

The post Probiotics and preemies: Ensuring safety amid uncertainty appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network. As a neonatologist dedicated to the care of premature infants, I constantly navigate the delicate balance between innovation and caution in the treatments we offer.

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Summer food safety guide to mayonnaise and other backyard barbecue classics

The Stitch

Luis Rustveld wants to make sure your family follows good food safety practices to prevent barbecues from going bad. The post Summer food safety guide to mayonnaise and other backyard barbecue classics appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Neurosurgery: Critical Resident Education in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Neurosurgery

There is nothing more important to a neurosurgeon than patient safety. For decades, medicine and neurosurgery addressed quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) but not in a focused, scientific way. Early work with CLER led to another program, the Program Directors Patient safety and Quality improvement (PDPQ) program.

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Incidence of Catheter Migration in Anesthesia

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Catheter migration is a well-recognized complication in regional anesthesia that can compromise both the safety and effectiveness of pain management. Ultimately, continued research is needed to establish standardized protocols for assessing and preventing catheter migration in order to improve patient safety and analgesic outcomes.

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Why a Surgeon’s Surgical Assistant is Essential in the OR

Platinum Meidcal Staffing

Surgical assistants, RNFAs (Registered Nurse First Assistants), and PAs (Physician Assistants) are critical team members who directly impact the efficiency and safety of every procedure. Enhanced Patient Safety A surgical assistant’s responsibilities go beyond handing over instruments. Here’s why.