The researchers found the most costly waste comes from higher-cost supplies that are used less often like screws and sealants. Modern Healthcare: Hospital Operating Rooms Waste Nearly $3 Million A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, David F. Chang, MD, speaks about operating ...

Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. To maintain anesthesia, a continuous infusion of the agent via a separate syringe pump is the standard procedure for total intravenous ...

An initiative that encouraged surgery patients to bring their own reusable bags for belongings and a reusable water bottle led to reductions in surgical carbon footprints, waste, and cost, a new study ...

The last few years have brought about significant discussion regarding excessive and often needless surgical waste in ophthalmology. This was mainly amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to ...

Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, reflects on the quantity of waste produced by surgical operations and what can be done to address it. Following is a partial transcript (note errors are ...

Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have now shown that an alternative method reduces the amount of waste. Instead of a separate syringe for the induction and ...