Periop Pulse 
We’re currently on the hunt for volunteers for Periop Leader Week 2026, which will take place Oct. 4 to 7, 2026, at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Here’s one great reason to volunteer: In appreciation of your time and support, you’ll receive a complimentary Conference Pass (a $1,399…
Emory Healthcare announced that one of its neurosurgery teams completed “what is believed to be the world’s first” continuously navigated endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) fusion, “advancing a minimally invasive approach to lower spine surgery.” The team, led by Daniel Refai, MD, professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at…
A new international study published in JMIR Perioperative Medicine calls for more rigorous monitoring of patients for the risk of postoperative complications after orthopedic surgeries, particularly myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS), major bleeding, and sepsis. “Association Between Complications and Death Within 30 Days After Orthopedic Surgery: Vascular Events in…
Periop Leader Network is proud to announce that workplace culture and belonging expert and bestselling author Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky will deliver the opening keynote address at Periop Leader Week 2026, to be held October 4 to 7 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Smiley’s session, titled The future…
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released a new evidence-based guideline to “help perioperative teams evaluate, integrate, and safely use emerging and existing AI technologies in surgical care.” The new AORN Guideline for Integration of Artificial Intelligence provides recommendations for how healthcare organizations and perioperative teams can “evaluate,…
CBS News Bay Area reports on an event held at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., that found nearly 40 children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley handling a surgical robotics system. “Many parents are fighting to get their kids off their phones and limit screen…
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that exercise or nutrition-based prehabilitation reduces length of stay and complications across various surgical contexts. It notes, however, that subgroup analysis revealed that each intervention “differentially impacted the primary outcomes.” It states that…
Leaders of the “Five Eyes” cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States have united to issue a “call to action” that “the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming cyber risk, and we must act swiftly to remain ahead.” The agencies…
New Jersey health systems Hunterdon Health and Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) announced that they have “signed a letter of intent regarding a partnership between the two mission-driven organizations, designed to enhance patient care, expand access to services, and accelerate innovation all for the benefit of their patients and communities.” “We believe…
Northwell Health’s North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) has opened a $25.7 million, 42-bed post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Northwell, which has committed more than $600 million toward NSUH’s development, states that the completion of the 17-month project “represents the next phase in the hospital’s perioperative modernization initiative designed to transform surgical care.”…
