BACKGROUND: Operating rooms are major contributors to a hospital's carbon footprint due
to the large volumes of resources consumed and waste produced. The objective of this study …

Background Operating rooms contribute up to 70% of total hospital waste. Although multiple
studies have demonstrated reduced waste through targeted interventions, few examine …

Background Few studies have addressed whether robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty
(RA-TKA) significantly impacts functional outcomes. This study was conducted to determine …

Background The cost-effectiveness of robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
(RA-UKA) remains unclear. Time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) has been shown to …

Purpose The purpose of this pilot cross‐sectional study was to compare the operating room
(OR) efficiency and intraoperative staff task load when performing individualised versus off …

Surgical site infections (SSI) are the leading cause of hospital readmission after surgical
procedures with significant impact on post-operative morbidity and mortality. Modifiable risk …

Background Recently, some payers have limited access to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to
patients who have Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 4 osteoarthritis only. This study compared …

Introduction There is a limited but growing body of research on Surgical Instrument Errors.
Surgical Instrument Errors are defined as defects in surgical instrumentation that are …

Background Nearly 700,000 total hip arthroplasties (THAs) are annually performed in North
America, costing the healthcare system> $15 billion and creating over 5 million tons of …

Background: Prior studies have demonstrated that industry payments affect physician
prescribing patterns, but their effect on orthopaedic surgical costs is unknown. This study …