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Ontario Study: Checklists may not improve patient outcomes. Study finds no "measureable improvements" in surgical safety records.

New pediatric surgery standards have been issued. Facilities will be categorized based on advanced resources and certified caregivers.

Doc faces charges for failing to warn patient about calf pain. Pulmonary embolism after ACL surgery results in patient death.

Asking all team members to speak makes a huge difference. It is the secret to time out success.

More than half of patients with SSIs return to hospital within 30 days. A study finds SSIs the best predictor of surgical readmissions.

Research suggests spinal and epidural anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks safe to use in knee replacement surgery. Study: Regional anesthesia does not increase the chance of falling.

Recalled tracheal tube could be deadly. Teleflex says product can kink during use.

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Specialized surgical instruments had been previously used on a patient confirmed with Creuzfeldt-Jakob Disease. N.C. neuro patients face a fatal disease risk.

Robotic-assistance improves hysterectomy outcomes. Research shows the technology lowers readmission rates.

'PillCam' for colon earns FDA approval. It's designed for patients with incomplete colonoscopies.

Study explores Exparel's use in managing abdominal surgery pain. IV analgesic reduces post-bariatric opioids.

Nervous facilities are trying to stretch supplies. Saline shortage is growing more acute.

High-risk patients don't always get endoscopic examination for Barrett's esophagus, cancer, say researchers. There are missed opportunities in GERD complication screenings.

Yes, high-volume hip and knee hospitals also have highest readmissions. But do the numbers really tell the whole story?

10-year safety review in Minnesota shows adverse events are on the decline. Error reporting works.

Patient "inexplicably left alone" and unmonitored before surgery. A fatal cataract sedation results in a $2.1M settlement.

Commission recommends 3.25-5.25% increase for HOPDs. MedPAC: Freeze Payments for ASCs in 2015

In Tennessee alone, claims now total nearly $1.5B. Company blamed for meningitis outbreak is hit with a $1.17B suit.

ASCA urges facilities to contact lawmakers, support co-pay fix.