Becker's ASC

Patient Safety Tool: ‘Ensuring Correct Surgery’ Pamphlet From the Department of Veteran Affairs

The Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety has published a free, downloadable pamphlet for patients called “Ensuring Correct Safety.” The two-page brochure is intended to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Best Practices to Improve Surgical Prep and Patient Draping Time: Q&A With Dr. John Di Capua of North American Partners in Anesthesia and North Shore-LIJ Health System

John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and ...
clinicaladvisor.com

PLASTIC ADHESIVE DRAPES DURING SURGERY MAY NOT PREVENT INFECTION

A systematic Cochrane review of seven randomized trials evaluated the use of plastic adhesive drapes (through which an incision is made) in 4,195 patients who were undergoing any type of surgery ...
News Medical

Most patients do not benefit from medical consultations before their surgery, study suggests

A large observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that most patients do not medically benefit from consultation with a medical specialist before their surgery. In Canada, ...
Becker's ASC

Patient Safety Tool: ‘Ensuring Correct Surgery’ Poster From the Department of Veteran Affairs

The Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety has published a free, downloadable poster to help ensure correct surgery. The poster — titled “Ensuring Correct Surgery in the ...