Surgery | First Case

A Nurse's Week Experience to Remember

When Melanie asked if I would write a blog post for Nurse's Week, I was ready to write a completely different post than the one you're...

Top Ten: Vascular Surgery

According to the American Board of Surgery, "vascular surgery encompasses the diagnosis and comprehensive, longitudinal management of...

Celebrating the Experts in SPD

Do you ever stop and fully appreciate those sterile instruments sitting on your backtable? What level of inspection went into ensuring...

Happy Surgical Technologist Week!

This week we are celebrating all of the surgical techs across the globe who scrub in, case after case, tirelessly contributing to safe...

Effective Communication: The Foundation of Patient Safety

In the operating room, we use the phrase "patient safety" an awful lot - for good reason, too. Everything we do hinges on providing our...

A Fresh Perspective: Seeing the OR Through the Eyes of a Patient

Although I don’t recommend having surgery if you don’t need it, personally living the entire surgical experience the way that our...

Surgery Starts Here

Don't worry, a scalpel's not about to jump out of the screen... But, it's an interesting statement. Think about it. Where does surgery...