Periop Pulse In yet another reminder that compliance with perioperative protocols should always be followed, refreshed and reexamined, a patient has been devastated, and numerous providers and facilities have been sued. According to a report from WCHS-TV, a lawsuit filed in Washington County, Ohio, alleges that a patient had her wrong leg…
The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines has determined that its most recent perioperative guideline, published in 2024, “remains valid and current.” ACC stated that the decision came “after evaluating new evidence published over the last two years on perioperative cardiovascular management of…
An unprecedented new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons maps the surgeon supply across 12 surgical specialties, U.S. county by U.S. county, with a companion interactive data visualization available to the public. Highlights from the study, which was a collaborative effort between the American College…
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced that new research to be presented at its Clinical Congress 2026 will show that underweight patients “face 92% increased odds of death after emergency general surgery.” The study drew on ACS’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database, which covers more than…
University of Rochester Medicine’s Highland Hospital has opened a 26-bed Short-Stay Post-Operative Unit to provide specialized care and monitoring for patients expected to be discharged within 24 hours. The unit, located on the fourth floor of Highland’s Southeast Tower, offers a “focused setting for post-surgical care,” stated the health system.…
Bioengineer.org has analyzed a new review published in Holistic Integrative Oncology that examines a troubling paradox: the physical trauma of curative cancer surgeries may temporarily create conditions that enable the spread of any tumor cells that are left behind by suppressing the immune system’s ability to hunt them down. The…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has requested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) make healthcare workers exempt from its proposed H-1B visa fee of $103,265 for petitions subject to statutory caps. In its letter to DHS on the proposal, the AHA expressed concern that the fee would hinder the…
WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center (FMC) has completed its brand-new surgical services unit. Set to open on Oct. 19, FMC’s four new operating rooms and new sterile processing suite are the result of an investment of more than $27 million. “Today marks far more than the opening of four new…
This week is a week to celebrate the people whose efforts make your ORs hum every day by bolstering efficiency and patient safety: your surgical techs. It’s the third full week of September and, as has been the case since 1984, that means it’s National Surgical Technologists Week, celebrated this…
The American Hospital Association’s American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) has released a new resource to “help facilities leaders modernize maintenance practices, improve operational reliability and support safe, uninterrupted patient care.” Health Care Maintenance and Operations: The Facilities Management Handbook, the newest addition to ASHE’s Health Care Facilities Management Handbook…
