The operating room (OR) is a demanding and high-pressure environment, yet, students often have limited exposure during their training, leaving them ill-prepared for clinical practice. This study aims to use immersive virtual reality (iVR) to introduce nursing students to the OR environment in a controlled and immersive way, exploring its impact on ...
Published in American journal of surgery
The surgical profession is plagued with a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. While numerous interventions have been tested over the years, surgical ergonomics education is still uncommon. The available literature on surgical ergonomics was reviewed, and with input from surgeons, recommendations from the review were used to c...
The operating room (OR) is a demanding and high-pressure environment for healthcare professionals. This study aims to use virtual reality (VR) technology to introduce health profession students to the OR environment in a controlled and immersive way. Using a quasi-experimental design with pre-post measures we aim to investigate the effect of a VR O...
Published in Journal of visceral surgery
Climate change represents one of the gravest threats to health. Surgical activities mobilize a large number of resources which contribute to increased emission of CO2 and anesthetic gases in the environment. The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of surgeons and the practical stances of healthcare establishments toward sus...
Published in BMC nursing
Moral distress is a multifactorial and complex phenomenon influenced by various individual, cultural, and systemic factors. This study aimed to investigate the frequency and intensity of nurses' moral distress, explore their experiences, and develop the conceptual model of risk factors of moral distress in surgical units and operating rooms. This i...
Published in Journal of medical systems
This systematic review examines the recent use of artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning, in the management of operating rooms. A total of 22 selected studies from February 2019 to September 2023 are analyzed. The review emphasizes the significant impact of AI on predicting surgical case durations, optimizing post-anesthesia care un...
Published in American journal of infection control
Surgical site infection (SSI) rates can be impacted by air quality, and a high-efficiency particulate air and ultraviolet air recirculation system (HUAIRS) has been shown to improve operating room air quality. This study examined the impact of HUAIRS devices on SSI rates when used at an orthopedic specialty hospital. HUAIRS devices were used intrao...
Background: Tracheal extubation is a critical risk phase for patients undergoing general anesthesia and is related to complications for the patient. In Sweden, registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists perform extubations and share responsibility for the patient. While there is research regarding the medical and technical aspects of when ...
Study objective: Male sex has inconsistently been associated with the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). These studies were different in size, design, population and preoperative risk. We reanalysed the database of ‘Local ASsessment of Ventilatory management during General Anaesthesia for Surgery study’ (LAS VEGAS) to eval...
Hospitals in Europe produce approximately 6 million tons of medical waste annually, about one-third of this originating in operating rooms. Most of it is solid waste, which can be recycled if bodily fluids do not contaminate it. Only 2–3% of hospital waste must be disposed of as infectious waste, and this is much lower than the 50–70% of garbage in...
