John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and ...

Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...

Recovering from surgery is a critical period that requires careful monitoring and management. Traditionally, patients had to stay in hospitals for extended periods or frequently visit healthcare ...

A systematic Cochrane review of seven randomized trials evaluated the use of plastic adhesive drapes (through which an incision is made) in 4,195 patients who were undergoing any type of surgery ...