March 17, 2011 – According to a report from Medline Plus, the results of a new study find that many doctors are working longer hours than safety regulations dictate. In fact, more than 6 out of 10 new surgeons work...
Anesthesia Errors
Anesthesiology is the field of medicine dedicated to sedating patients so that they are unconscious and don't feel pain when undergoing a surgical procedure. When determining the type and amount of anesthesia patients need, anesthesiologists need...
Surgical Deaths Could Be Cut in Half with Checklists
A report from Fox News indicates that surgical deaths could be cut in half with checklists. Researchers recently reported that if hospitals used exhaustive checklists, many surgical errors would be prevented. There has...