Greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on climate change are important topics around the world, as organizations from a variety of industries aim to reduce their carbon footprint. In health care, operating rooms are one of the top areas that generate greenhouse gases. “Nitrous oxide, which is used in a lot of anesthetics, especially in […]
Akron Children’s is a national leader in cardiac surgery outcomes
Akron Children’s has successfully achieved shorter lengths of stay for open-heart surgery in infants and pediatric patients, including lengths of stay that are half as long as most other programs. “Our average length of stay is three days, but we are trending toward two days for many common open-heart procedures,” said Robert Stewart, MD, Akron […]
New $3.5 million operating room dedicated to pediatric spine surgeries
Akron Children’s has opened a dedicated operating room for child, adolescent and young adult spine surgeries, which has, at its centerpiece, the nView s1 navigation system. As the second children’s hospital in the country and the first in the Midwest to use the nView system, Akron Children’s pediatric orthopedic surgeons now have the benefit of […]
Spinal anesthesia program eliminates the need for general anesthesia in young children
Amid concerns of the neuro-cognitive effects of general anesthesia on young children, Akron Children’s anesthesiologists are using spinal anesthesia to perform many common urologic and general surgery procedures in newborns to children less than 2 years of age. “This allows us to eliminate general anesthesia for children under the age of 2 when elective surgery […]
CNP Breaunna Haynes is honored to enhance pediatric care in Marietta
What is Breaunna Haynes most looking forward to in her role as Akron Children’s newest certified nurse practitioner in general surgery and gastroenterology? Bringing specialized pediatric care to rural Marietta, Ohio! She grew up in a nearby small town and understands firsthand the struggle to access quality care, let alone specialized pediatric care. That’s why […]
New year brings new hope for Ukrainian parents seeking spine surgery for their daughter
Like all of her fellow Ukrainians, Nadia Tsyukh’s life was suddenly enveloped in fear and uncertainty when Russia invaded her homeland last February. Nadia, her husband, Vasyl, and daughter Dianka, lived in Drohobych, a city near Lviv in northern Ukraine. As they followed daily news of the bombings, war atrocities, and disruption of daily life, […]
