Objective: To identify and categorize system factors in complex laparoscopic surgery that
have the potential to either threaten patient safety or support system resilience. Background …

Objective: To explore possibilities to improve morbidity and mortality conferences using
advancing insights in safety science. Summary background data: Mortality and Morbidity …

Background Relationships between surgical errors and adverse events have not been fully
explored and were examined in this study. Materials and methods This retrospective cohort …

Objectives: Operating rooms (ORs) and surgical settings are potential sources of sentinel
adverse events. To better understand the characteristics of errors in OR processes, we …

Background. Due to the high maintenance costs, it is critical to make full use of operating
rooms (ORs). Operative duration is an important factor that guides research on surgery …

Background: Smile Train, an international children's charity committed to improving cleft care
around the world, empowers local medical professionals in developing countries to provide …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Interest in intraoperative stress has increased due to its
potentially detrimental impact on surgical performance and burnout among spine surgeons …

Objective This study aimed to determine if introducing nontechnical skills to surgical trainees
during surgical education can reduce the operation time and contribute to patient safety …

Bimanual coordination is critical in many robotic and haptic systems, such as surgical robots
and rehabilitation robots. While these systems often incorporate two robotic manipulators for …

Intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) using cardiotocography (CTG) is the
recommended method for monitoring the fetal heart rate during labour for high-risk births in …