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FDA Warns Doctors About Risks from Electrical Operating Tables Moving During Surgery

March 04, 2024 By: Martha Garcia

Adverse events have been reported involving electrical operating tables moving during medical procedures, which could result in serious and potentially life-threatening risks for patients
Preventable Operating Room Medication Errors May Result in Additional $5.3B in Medical Costs Per Year in U.S.

September 13, 2023 By: Martha Garcia

The U.S. alone accounts for 11% of the global cost of operating room medication errors, according to data from the World Health Organization.
Frameless Stereotaxic Surgery Problems Result in FDA Warning About Navigation System Errors

June 19, 2017 By: Russell Maas
Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines Issued By CDC

May 22, 2017 By: Martha Garcia
Surgical Checklists Improve Safety, Reduce Risk of Death: Study

April 25, 2017 By: Martha Garcia
Rude Surgeon May Be a Sign of Increased Operating Room Error Risk: Study

February 20, 2017 By: Irvin Jackson
DePuy Sythes Surgical Tool Batteries May Explode, FDA Warns

September 29, 2016 By: Irvin Jackson
Surgical Infection Risk May Be Impacted By Operating Room Door Openings: Study

November 19, 2015 By: Martha Garcia
Awareness During Surgery Despite Anesthesia Often Leads to Trauma: Report

September 18, 2014 By: Martha Garcia
Surgical Errors May Be Avoided With ‘Black Box’ Operating Room Device

August 25, 2014 By: Martha Garcia

Philips CPAP Injury Lawsuits To Be Selected For Potential Bellwether Trials in October 2024 (Posted 2 days ago)

A scheduling order issued by a federal judge calls for parties to have a plan to select potential Philips CPAP injury lawsuit bellwether selections by the end of October.

Lawsuits Over Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Other GLP1-RA Drugs May Hinge on Label Warnings (Posted 5 days ago)

Parties involved in GLP-1 RA injury lawsuits have filed position papers staking out their arguments over the adequacy of Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy label warnings.

MDL Judge Dismisses Four Paraquat Bellwether Cases, After Excluding Plaintiffs' Expert Witness From Testifying at Trial (Posted 6 days ago)

A federal judge has dismissed four Paraquat bellwether trial cases after rejecting expert witness testimony necessary to establish that their Parkinson's disease was caused by the controversial weed killer.

Tag Archives: Operating Room

FDA Warns Doctors About Risks from Electrical Operating Tables Moving During Surgery

Preventable Operating Room Medication Errors May Result in Additional $5.3B in Medical Costs Per Year in U.S.

Frameless Stereotaxic Surgery Problems Result in FDA Warning About Navigation System Errors

Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines Issued By CDC

Surgical Checklists Improve Safety, Reduce Risk of Death: Study

Rude Surgeon May Be a Sign of Increased Operating Room Error Risk: Study

DePuy Sythes Surgical Tool Batteries May Explode, FDA Warns

Surgical Infection Risk May Be Impacted By Operating Room Door Openings: Study

Awareness During Surgery Despite Anesthesia Often Leads to Trauma: Report

Surgical Errors May Be Avoided With ‘Black Box’ Operating Room Device

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