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4 Using Machine Learning to Predict Surgical Site Infections 6 Distractions in the OR: How to Identify and Manage Them 8 Optimizing the Patient for Surgery: The Pre-op Psychological Survey 10 Robot Facilitates Less Invasive Approach To More Liver Resections, Study Suggests
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12 Antibiotic Use Highly Tied to C. diff In Hospitals 14 Handovers During Cardiac Surgery Can Increase Mortality 16 Can Infection Prevention Go Green?
Heard Here First “Robotic liver surgery overcomes several limitations of conventional laparoscopy, as it offers 3D visualization, improved articulation, precise vascular dissection, the ability to suture with both hands and better ergonomics.”
18 Effect of Pot Smoking on Major Surgical Outcomes Insignificant 19 Transgastric Debridement for Necrotizing Pancreatitis Needs a Team Approach 20 Clinical Pearls in Hernia Repair: Avoiding Errors 21 Buyers Guide 22 Anatomy of a Lawsuit: Advice for Wound Care Providers EDITORIAL STAFF Paul Bufano Managing Editor pbufano@mcmahonmed.com Kevin Horty Group Publication Editor khorty@mcmahonmed.com
Hernia Mesh and Litigation: Where Things Stand “The operative note is the critical piece to keep surgeons out of the hot seat. It’s one thing for mesh manufacturers to bear the risk of litigation of a failed product, but you want to make sure that you’re minimizing your chances that a failed product will be argued to have also been improperly applied.”
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