A new study has directly linked operating room design to the length of surgeries, with implications both for patient health and hospitals' bottom lines. Xiaobo Quan is proud that his study is the ...

A study published in HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal is believed to be the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries. The ...

Evie Powell is a virtual reality engineer and the lead UX designer for Proprio, a surgical imaging company that fuses human and computer vision to create a powerful system for surgical performance and ...

LAWRENCE – Xiaobo Quan is proud that his study is the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries. Thus, the University of Kansas School of ...

The shift toward less-invasive surgery is creating significant changes in the design of surgical suites. Driven by increased competition for outpatient volumes, greater volumes of high-acuity ...

On average, 51 Million surgical inpatient procedures are performed in the United States each year. With the increased focus on wellness, preventative, and team-based medicine, an introduction of new ...

CHARLESTON – A joint research team including faculty from Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina unveiled a high-fidelity, mockup operating room at the Clemson Design Center ...

Providing surgical treatment for patients, the operating room always makes overwhelming contributions to and figures prominently in the thriving and forging for a hospital running 1,2,3. With the ...

Hospitals are bringing together surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses with architects, engineers and administrative staff to rethink the modern operating room. By Ellen Rosen See more of our coverage ...