Industry Insights

QinFlow has launched PressSure, a compact, battery-powered device designed to automatically maintain pressure in standard pressure bags during blood and IV fluid delivery. The company says the technology could be particularly useful in operating rooms, emergency departments, trauma programs and critical care settings where clinicians must balance fluid administration with numerous other patient care responsibilities.

Global patient safety nonprofit ECRI announced an expansion of its Problem Reporting Network to specifically capture and investigate errors, malfunctions, and near misses involving artificial intelligence (AI) tools and AI-enabled devices used in patient care.

The American Red Cross has declared only the second national blood supply crisis in its history after blood donations fell to a four-year summer low, deepening an emergency shortage that threatens the availability of lifesaving blood for patients across the country.

OR Today (NSTW) joins the perioperative community in celebrating National Surgical Technologists Week and recognizing the surgical technologists who work alongside nurses, surgeons, anesthesia professionals and other members of the surgical team. Their expertise, attention to detail and commitment to maintaining the sterile field help support patient safety and successful procedures every day.

In a remarkable week of surgical innovation, surgeons at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital achieved three major milestones using the da Vinci SP (Single Port) robotic surgical system, performing groundbreaking breast, colorectal, and thoracic procedures through a single incision.

Not every operational problem in a hospital or ASC needs a full-time embedded team. Sometimes what’s needed is a focused set of expert eyes on one specific issue, then a clear path forward. Surgical Solutions launched Consulting Services this month to fill exactly that gap.