A sterile C-arm drape or C-armor could effective reduce the risk of surgical site infections while also improving intraoperative workflow and healthcare cost-savings, according to a study published in ...

Surgical draping, the squaring off of the minimal exposure necessary for adequate access to the surgical field, defines the difference between cutting or carving into someone and performing surgery, a ...

Irving, Texas - July 17, 2010: Spectrum Laboratories, Inc., OR Disposables produces Ultrasound Probe Drapes (Elflex) with attached straps for clinician convenience and greater sterile integrity. These ...

Results of two recent studies conflict, but a higher level of sterility may probably be reserved for repairs involving flaps. Rates of infection after Mohs surgery and the associated reconstruction ...

A patient having heart pacemaker surgery at Abbott Northwestern Hospital was burned on her face, lips and shoulder when a fire burst out from under the sterile drapes covering her body. Doctors and ...