Editor's Note Task-centered care in the OR can impede a nurse’s capacity to be present for their patients. Findings from a qualitative study on nurse experiences with patients showed that a shift is needed toward more patient-centered care that includes time for reflection, critical thinking, and openness among OR nurses,…

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Editor's Note Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) procedures showed benefits among older patients with colon cancer and other comorbidities, without compromising results, according to study findings published December 11 in Frontiers in Surgery. Investigators evaluated postoperative complications and length of stay in colorectal cancer patients undergoing ERAS compared with non-ERAS…

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Editor's Note Burnout remains at high levels across the country, especially among physicians. Some studies and surveys suggest almost half of physicians experience some form of burnout. Many experts have weighed in with ways to address this issue. A December 10 collection of the top clinician wellness stories published by…

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Editor's Note A robotic microsurgery milestone was reported December 11 by Tampa General Hospital on the first fully robotic lymphovenous bypass (LVB) successfully completed from incision to closure within the US. The procedure involved robotic tissue dissection tools that allowed the surgeon to perform delicate tissue dissection and vessel preparation.…

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Editor's Note Regenerative medicine practices that incorporate biological materials such as platelets, stem cells, and exosomes to stimulate natural healing can be a “powerful addition to the orthopedic toolkit,” according to an orthopedic and spine surgeon based in New York and quoted in a December 10 article in The Financial.…

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Editor's Note Joint Commission has posted its updated Survey Process Guides (SPGs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals on its website, according to the December 10 issue of Joint Commission Online. The SPGs, which are effective January 1, 2026, represent a major revision that replaces the Survey Activity Guide for…

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Editor's Note This year has been busy for smoke evacuation legislation, with several states including North Carolina and Delaware signing mandatory surgical smoke evacuation into law. Work in Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Michigan recently shared about in an AORN legislative update provides a snapshot of what it can take to educate…

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Editor's Note Technologies continue to advance for effective, efficient, and safe surgical smoke evacuation. And healthcare organizations are reaping the rewards, including improved employee health and productivity. A surgical smoke expert recently explored the current state of regulatory, legislative, and technology developments to reduce surgical smoke exposure in Today’s Medical…

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Editor's Note Findings from a physician survey developed by the American Medical Association and applied with physicians in a large medical group in Texas, showed that while satisfaction was high, so was burnout at a rate of 33% overall and 42.9% among physicians with less than five years’ experience, according…

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Editor's Note Recent findings from the TRACTION study in which patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery received tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, demonstrated that patients who received TXA, a generic drug that promotes blood clotting, needed significantly fewer blood transfusions and saw no increase in potentially life-threatening blood clots after…

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