Technology
What Will AI Mean for Surgeons? Ethical Considerations
Artificial intelligence stands on the brink of transforming healthcare, with a potential to gather and distill vast realms of data, reduce medical error and improve patient care.
JUNE 30, 2025
Automated OR Technology Can Help Reduce Cognitive Overload and Human Error
Being an anesthesiologist is a stressful and complex job. One must think quickly and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
MARCH 24, 2025
Machine Learning Model Predicts Post-op Complications Using Routine Measures
The development of a new machine learning model has shown promise in predicting major postoperative complications using routine clinical measures.
MARCH 3, 2025
Cyberattacks on Hospitals Proliferate With “Smishing”
As cyberattacks on U.S. hospitals and health systems proliferate, a technique called “smishing” has become an increasingly popular tool for hackers.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Surgical Intelligence Closes Critical View of Safety Gap In Lap Chole
WASHINGTON—The introduction of a surgical intelligence platform led to full adoption of critical view of safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures within six months in two general surgery departments.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Surgeon Highlights Situations in Which AI Can Be Most Helpful
Artificial intelligence may be helpful in surgery and perioperative medicine, particularly in the setting of time constraints and uncertainty when making high-stakes decisions.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Automated Voice Assistant Helps Shift Focus From Monitors To Patients in the OR
SAN FRANCISCO—“Jenkins, what’s the patient’s blood pressure?”
JULY 15, 2024
Mini-Robot Receives FDA Authorization For Colorectal Procedures
Unlike conventional robotic-assisted platforms, which require a dedicated OR, the MIRA minibot, weighing approximately 2 pounds
JUNE 17, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Aims to Standardize Endoscopy Inspection
A novel artificial intelligence algorithm could help standardize and improve the evaluation of endoscope instrument channels with borescopes.
JUNE 3, 2024
Wearable Devices Offer Insight Into Patients’ Surgical Fitness
Surgeons seeking to assess patients’ fitness for surgery may find the relevant information during a preoperative consultation in the form of a wearable device.
APRIL 8, 2024
Surgical Technologies That Have The Potential to Transform Practice
At the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons annual meeting, researchers from around the world offered the latest in surgical technology.
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Emerging Technological Advancements Poised to Improve Surgery
From computer vision tools to 3D models of organs, various experts explored how new and powerful innovations are poised to improve the landscape.
JULY 10, 2023
