Robot-assisted surgery (RAS) is one of the most advanced tools in modern medicine. These systems give surgeons extreme ...

As artificial intelligence and other technologies continue to move into the medical field, a growing number of doctors are showing interest in how these innovations can transform all aspects of ...

The operating room (OR) can be a mysterious place. It has long been a relatively hidden medical environment, where the only people who know what happens in it are the on-duty medics. However, new ...

A new study has directly linked operating room design to the length of surgeries, with implications both for patient health and hospitals' bottom lines. Xiaobo Quan is proud that his study is the ...

Most of us think we know what a bad day at work looks like. Maybe the coffee machine breaks, or a meeting runs long. Now imagine you’re in the middle of surgery when the building ... Read more ...

A UC San Diego study found tear-duct cases using the headset took less time and felt less demanding to surgeons. Researchers say larger trials are still needed.

The authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic. Objective: The COVID-19 ...

Improving lighting in the operating room could cut the duration of some surgeries by as much as 25%, according to Dr. Munish Gupta, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis.

With use of so-called high-intensity theater (HIT) lists, two surgical teams, working simultaneously, are able to perform a month's worth of procedures in just 1 day. This is the outcome of an ...

Footage shows doctors in Japan clinging to an operating table to protect a patient from the violent tremor. The surgery was ...