Research The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) this month announced that it is integrating a Living Systematic Review (LSR) for future updates to its evidence-based Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. The organization stated that the integration of LSR will help perioperative nurses “access guidance informed by current evidence as it becomes…
Newsweek has published its rankings of the World’s Greenest Hospitals of 2026. The inaugural edition of the program highlights the 250 hospitals that the publication finds are “leading the way in sustainability by reducing emissions, conserving water and improving waste management.” Newsweek, which partnered with data gathering and visualization firm…
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has published results of its AAOS Member Insights Panel, a national research panel of 524 orthopedic surgeons, on numerous issues that relate to their practice. AAOS states that the panel “captures surgeons’ views and experiences with innovation, technology, and the products and services…
A new study from researchers in India examines “knowledge, attitudes, and adoption barriers among anesthesiologists” regarding artificial intelligence (AI). The study, published in Cureus, notes that while AI integration with anesthesiology “holds immense potential to revolutionize perioperative care… limited research exists on anesthesiologists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practical exposure to AI-based…
A new study by Canadian researchers supports the safety of continued perioperative Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) use in “patients meeting strict institutional pre-procedure screening pathways for short-duration ophthalmic surgeries under MMS [Mild-To-Moderate Sedation] in an ambulatory setting.” However, the researchers caution that their findings “may not extend to higher…
Researchers from Samuel Merritt University College of Nursing have published a study in Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing about a quality improvement project that examined the degree to which the implementation of a fall risk protocol in an ASC would impact staff nurses’ compliance. The protocol, which was introduced to a…
A new study published in Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases evaluates “the time-adjusted economics of retinal and cataract surgery” in an effort to clarify how the “dynamics” of ASCs “influence access to urgent care.” The study, “A Comparative Time-Based Profit Analysis of Retinal and Cataract Surgery in Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” applied…
Pediatric surgeon Thom E. Lobe, MD, FACS, of University of Illinois at Chicago has published a new technical report on Cureus that examines the use of a trusted AI-driven parent-baby companion app as a perioperative support tool. Noting that families of pediatric surgical patients spend limited time with their child’s…
A new research article published in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty quantifies the economic advantage of outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). Researchers from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Nova Southeastern University, The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of San Antonio, Hoag Orthopaedics, St. Charles Center for…
The CDC has published prevalence survey results in the New England Journal of Medicine that find that healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevalence in U.S. hospitals was lower in 2023 than in 2015. Similar surveys of U.S. hospitals showed that one of 25 patients had an HAI in 2011, which lowered to one…
