DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I underwent breast cancer surgery at my local hospital. Imagine my surprise when I found several staff members who weren’t wearing masks in the operating room. Later I ...

Few areas in a hospital have more critical control needs then those where surgical procedures occur. These areas have exact requirements for temperature, humidity, pressurization, and ventilation. The ...

Typically, when one hears the phrase “time out,” it infers a break or pause while in the midst of an activity. In the operating room (OR), a time out occurs before surgery can commence. The operating ...

Tampa General Hospital's surgical teams lacked up-to-date, complete data about what was actually happening inside their operating rooms. Without this timely information, staff needed to make critical ...