Becker's ASC

Study: Post-operative Quality Recovery Scale Effectively Assesses Patient Recovery

Researchers have developed and validated a system that could improve post-operative care by measuring patient recovery from surgery with general anesthesia, according to the study abstract published ...

Doctor Fined After Patient Dies When He Left Work Without Post-Operative Care Following Cervical Disc Surgery

A doctor who was put on trial for failing to properly perform post-operative care, such as removing a hematoma, after ...
Becker's ASC

Patient Safety Tool: Ambulatory Surgery Pre- & Post-Operative Checklists

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Patient Safety Committee provides free, downloadable pre- and post-operative ambulatory surgery patient safety checklists. While the two, one-page ...
Business Wire

Patient Safety Panel to Discuss Solutions to Eliminating Preventable Post-Operative Delirium

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Developing post-operative delirium could put you at higher risk for a longer hospital stay and even death. The latest techniques to prevent postoperative delirium will ...
Nursing Times

Using animation to improve patient information in a pre-operative setting

Patients are commonly given written information, for example in the form of leaflets; however, they often do not retain it and poor literacy is a barrier for many. To address this, working in ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: Post-operative Quality Recovery Scale Effectively Assesses Patient Recovery

Researchers have developed and validated a system that could improve post-operative care by measuring patient recovery from surgery with general anesthesia, according to the study abstract published ...