Surgeons and other procedural physicians ascribe, as do all physicians, to Primum non nocere, “First do no harm.” The scope of the potential harm is realized when one considers that approximately 53 million outpatient and 46 million inpatient procedures are performed annually in the United States, including 18-20 million endoscopies.1,2,3 Because these involve contact with … Continue reading Protecting Patients Behind the Scenes