August marks Neurosurgery Awareness Month, a time to recognize not only neurosurgeons but also the many professionals who ensure safe neurosurgery. I often compare surgery to a plane landing on an ...

Surgery in UC Hospital operating room, 1924. This photograph from 1924, taken in one of the operating rooms at the University of California Hospital (present day UCSF), is spare and almost austere.

Ironically, the turnover of operating room technicians – who are under intense pressure but unfortunately not paid as well as the other staff in the room – can be as high as 30% annually, a ...

Before she was in the operating room, Dr. Alicia Heelan was on the ice. Dr. Heelan grew up in Vail, Colorado, and at just 12 years old moved away from home to train full-time in Colorado Springs, a ...

As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...

In an operating room, where human life can hang in the balance, communication among members of a surgical team is crucial. But it’s hard to assess how well those team members work together. The lack ...

She also thanked the pioneers who came before her for making such a feat possible. This sense of pride and empowerment is what led her to have an entire woman-run team in the operating room on most ...

AI-powered surveillance technology is quickly making its way into hospital operating rooms around the country, where it works to constantly collect audio, video, patient vital signs, and a wealth of ...