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When an outpatient surgery program has a low surgical site infection rate, it is hard to attribute the low rate to any one activity, but experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery agree that following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidelines for hair removal prior to surgery is a simple step to take as part of an overall program.
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Silicone breast implants are now available for cosmetic purposes after a long hiatus, and chances are good that surgeons are using them in your operating rooms. But should you worry about a repeat of the lawsuit frenzy that led to the banishment of silicone implants years ago?
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the few diseases whose incidence and prevalence is actually increasing in the United States.
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SSRIs are associated with a low rate of birth defects according to 2 new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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The federal government is undertaking an ambitious $50 million, five-year research project that will employ a controversial arrangement that avoids the traditional informed consent process, and the whole idea is making some health care providers nervous.
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A good idea for improving patient safety could backfire if you are not careful.
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One health care provider in Arizona found that staff and patient input can be key to making a color-coded wristband plan work.
