Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis has canceled, delayed and transferred dozens of surgeries because of sterile processing issues with OR equipment, according to St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, which ...

Precision, competence, and focus have always been needed in surgery. Physical exertion and antiquated apparatus can constrain surgeons’ skills, notwithstanding the diligent efforts of healthcare ...

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One of the challenges of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery lies in getting surgical instruments into the patient's body via a narrow catheter. Scientists have set about addressing that problem, ...

Manual cleaning is part of the process before sterilising surgical instruments [BBC] Almost 1,500 surgeries and appointments have been postponed due to NHS Grampian's faulty Central Decontamination ...

Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) failed to completely sterilize surgical tools 76 percent of the time when the tools were soiled with salts or blood and not cleaned prior to sterilization, according ...

The global surgical equipment market revenue was around US$ 35.6 billion in 2023 and is estimated to reach US$ 59 billion by 2032, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% during the ...

University of Washington surgeons have left five surgical instruments in patients during the past five years, including two13-inch-long retractors, the medical center said yesterday. The most recent ...