Cygnus Medical positioning products provide a solution for safe patient alignment and support during surgery. Firm-density foam prevents pressure sores and nerve or ligament damage while the patient ...

Despite the growth in use of procedural suites outside of the operating room, non-OR anesthesia (NORA) care remains a troubling concern for patient safety, experts say. Non-OR procedure suites -- such ...

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

Positioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the blood clot resulted in significant improvements in neurological ...

A modified OCT-based positioning regimen based on risk factors may be used to obtain complete, persistent closure of macular holes or to determine the duration of postoperative positioning, according ...