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Elective surgeries performed later in the week or on the weekend were associated with the highest risk of mortality in a study published in the British Medical Journal.

Plastic surgeon Michael Sullivan, MD, will become co-director of a fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery as a joint effort with the division of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at The Ohio State University.

In an environment as complex as a hospital, patient safety problems can arise every day. Hospitals need a standard system to effectively prioritize these problems and address them appropriately. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., uses a stoplight…

Two recent Laser Spine Institute studies on lumbar spinal stenosis were published in recent editions of the Journal of Spine and Journal of Orthopaedics, according to Medical News Today.

Surgical Notes will be attending the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and California Ambulatory Surgery Association annual conferences this year.

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health announced that it has reduced postoperative complications for nearly 700 total knee replacement and total hip replacement patients by an average of 32 percent.

Galina Shuliga, appraisal analyst at Principle Valuation in Chicago, is a nearly five-year veteran of the industry with a breadth of experience.

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons named William Stanfield, MD, as fellow, according to report by The Morning Journal.

A study has found that about one-third of pain management-related applications were created without any obvious input from a healthcare professional, according to an American Medical News report.

Broomfield, Colo.-based Lanx launched its TIMBERLINE Lateral Modular Plate Fixation system, an anchored interbody device for lateral fusion.