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Category: Safer Surgery

An OR Leader’s Introduction to Making Surgery Safer with IONM.

What is Intraoperative Neuromonitoring or IONM? Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is the continuous surveillance of a patient’s…

Advocating for Safer Surgery- Principle #2: Staff Retention

Healthcare is a labor-driven service that depends on the talent and competencies of each member of…

Advocating for Safer Surgery- Principle #1: Communication

In surgical teams, health professionals are highly interdependent and must work under time pressure. It is…

Advocating for Safer Surgery: Four Principles

With over 300 million people worldwide going under the knife every year, safer surgery is a…