CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some South Carolina medical professionals are advocating a ban on the use of a device that create surgical smoke in operating rooms. Surgical smoke is a common chemical ...

As Drs. Jorge Lagares-Garcia and Anna Matrachisia bent over the open abdomen of the patient on the operating table, the tone of the electrical cauterizing device sounded and the room filled with an ...

Nurse understaffing on surgical wards results in higher mortality, longer hospital stays, and more adverse patient outcomes, according to a study led by the University of Southampton. The researchers ...

Northwestern Medical Center nurses are considering a strike over a proposal to replace dedicated overnight surgical staff with rotating on‑call coverage from daytime nurses. Hospital leaders say the ...

There are two separate tracks for the surgical critical care fellowship - the adult focus and the pediatric focus. Each of these focus tracks has one position. The adult focus concentrates on adult ...

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, wanted a way to provide better connectivity and transparency to families and friends of its patients, whether they were in the waiting room, ...

FORT JOHNSON, La. —Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital welcomed two certified registered nurse anesthetists to the team, improving access to care through increased surgical services at the Joint ...