The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority developed a sample preoperative checklist to ensure accuracy in documentation and safe surgery. The checklist notes to write legibly and avoid use of ...

When hospitals reduce turnover time and increase operating room efficiency, everyone wins: the anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, administrators, and most of all, the patients. However, patients all ...

Yet plenty of evidence suggests that preoperative testing is often unnecessary for low-risk surgeries. At best, it's costly and doesn't usually improve outcomes for patients. At worst, it can lead to ...