Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...
The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) recently published several recommendations regarding OPCAB versus traditional on-pump CABG based on meta-analysis of ...
In 2011, Shimane University Hospital, in Japan, deployed a high-frequency RFID solution to track surgical instruments used on patients through cleaning, sterilization and storage. The Rigshospitalet ...