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ASC improves hospital efficiency, maintains outcomes despite higher-acuity joint replacement patients

Editor's Note Opening a hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery center (ASC) can shift healthier patients out of the hospital without compromising outcomes for those who remain, according to a new study published in the Journal of the AAOS Global Research & Reviews in April 2025. The retrospective analysis from Luminis Health Anne…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Scrubs to startups: Nurse entrepreneur turned Navy-taught leadership into consulting mastery

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The kind of Navy-taught leadership Brian Dawson, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR, CSSM, taps into is straight forward. “If you’re going to lead 3,500 people to move to the left when you need them to, you better know how to get them to see your goals as their goals,” he says during…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Centralized waitlists slash joint replacement wait times in Canada, study shows

Editor's Note According to a May 2025 Canadian Medical Association Journal study, creating centralized waitlists for hip and knee replacements can cut surgical wait times without increasing costs or expanding OR capacity, CBC News May 20 reports. The study, led by David Urbach, MD, MSC, head of the surgery department…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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Simulation-based training boosts scrub nurses’ confidence in OR non-technical skills

Editor's Note Targeted training in non-technical skills significantly improves scrub practitioners’ self-efficacy—particularly in communication, teamwork, and situational awareness—according to a new randomized controlled trial published by BMC Medical Education on May 7. As reported in the study, 60 scrub practitioners from two Iranian hospitals were randomly assigned to intervention and…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 20, 2025
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UCLA surgeons perform world’s first bladder transplant

Editor's Note University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Southern California (USC) surgeons have completed the world’s first human bladder transplant, marking a new milestone in organ transplantation and paving the way to for treating debilitating bladder conditions previously considered irreversible. As detailed in a May 18 announcement…

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By: Matt Danford
May 19, 2025
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Surgeons remove spinal tumor through eye socket in unprecedented procedure

Editor's Note In a world-first procedure, surgeons used an innovative transorbital approach to access a cancerous chordoma wrapped around the cervical vertebrae and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman, bypassing structures that would have been endangered by a more traditional surgical route. Medical Xpress reported the news May 5.  As…

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By: Matt Danford
May 9, 2025
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Conclude National Nurses Week with exclusive perks, learning opportunities, well-earned appreciation

Editor's Note Perioperative nurse leaders like you are getting the spotlight you deserve during National Nurses Week, May 6–12! This week is not only about recognition, but also about equipping you with tools to grow your practice and lead with confidence. In honor of your impact on surgical patients, staff,…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 2, 2025
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Therapy dogs ease nurse burnout, boost morale

Editor's Note A recent article in HealthLeaders profiles an innovative approach to alleviating nurse burnout—one that the outlet calls “a four-legged answer to nurse wellbeing.” Launched in 2020 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the Buckeye Paws program brings certified therapy dogs directly to nursing units, offering nonjudgmental,…

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By: Matt Danford
April 24, 2025
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Augmented reality gains FDA nod, 10k-case milestone in orthopedics, strides in outpatient surgery

Editor's Note Augmented reality (AR) guidance keeps surging in perioperative practice: Pixee Medical just secured FDA 510(k) clearance for its Knee+ NexSight system for total knee arthroplasty, while Augmedics’ xvision platform has already guided 10,000 US spine surgical procedures and is rolling out a new CT-Fluoro registration upgrade. According to…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
April 23, 2025
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Postop opioid prescriptions following outpatient surgery see steep, sustained fall

Editor's Note US surgeons are helping to slash postoperative opioid use, which has driven opioid prescription fills for common same-day procedures down from 43% to 16% over 13 years, Physician’s Weekly April 22 reports. The data were retrieved from a study published in the April 2025 issue of the Journal…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
April 23, 2025
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