A senior NHS anaesthetist fell asleep in an operating theatre during surgery, a medical tribunal heard. Thomas Herbst, a 61-year old consultant, nodded off moments after he had anaesthetised a patient ...

Australian researchers have successfully trialed a novel experiment to address offensive and rude comments in operating theatres by placing ‘eye’ signage in surgical rooms. Surgical operating theatres ...

Today’s Da Vinci sticks to surgery rather than the wide interests of its namesake. Intuitive Surgical A study has revealed that robotic surgery was involved in 144 deaths and 1,391 injuries in the US ...

Scalpel. Retractor. Sutures. The equipment that surgeons use hasn't changed significantly for many decades. However, if one trial is anything to go by, clinicians could soon be taking ...

A £6.5m robotic operating theatre where patients can have less invasive surgery has been completed. Work on the facility at the University Hospital of North Tees began in February 2024 and the final ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Four of six operating theatres have been renovated at a cost of $13.4 million to bolster infection ...

“When you’re in the operating theatre, you already have a better idea of where to go because you’ve had this visualisation. That’s crucial, because people’s bodies aren’t all like they are in ...

Last month, St George’s Hospital - one of the biggest in the UK - opened their new hi-tech Hybrid Operating Theatre, where state of the art imaging could mean less invasive surgery and safer ...