The Association for the Advancement of Surgical Technology (AORN) is a global surgical conference and trade show. Founded in 1949, AORN is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to perioperative care, with a mission to enhance patient safety and optimize outcomes during surgery and other invasive procedures by providing practical support and professional development opportunities for perioperative nurses.

“AORN” stands for “Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses,” or the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses in the United States. By developing perioperative practice guidelines, continuing education programs, and clinical resources, AORN collaborates with perioperative registered nurses, healthcare institutions, and medical‑related companies to establish best practices that improve patient outcomes.

Under the conference theme “Harmonious Care—Key to Safety,” experts shared insights on critical topics such as hospital operating room capacity planning, training for newly hired operating room nurses, optimal music and temperature settings in the OR, effective management of visitors and temporary staff, family involvement in perioperative care and progress in EARS implementation, standardized surgical safety checklists, occupational safety measures for OR personnel, and appropriate work hours. The atmosphere at the event was lively and engaging.

The exhibition has repeatedly brought together many high‑quality exhibitors. The AORN Conference attracted over 8,000 operating room nursing professionals from around the world. The AORN President warmly welcomed leaders and teams in perioperative care from across the globe.

‌Operating Room Equipment and Consumables‌:Includes operating tables, shadowless lamps, intraoperative monitors, infusion pumps, anesthesia workstations, positioning pads, and pressure‑sore prevention devices

‌Infection Control and Sterilization‌:High‑level disinfection equipment, sterilization monitoring systems, sterile packaging, hand hygiene products, surgical gowns and drapes, and barrier‑type supplies

‌Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgical Technologies‌:Surgical robots (such as the da Vinci system), endoscopes, imaging systems, and energy‑based instruments (electrocautery units, ultrasonic scalpels)

‌Patient Safety and Monitoring‌:Surgical instrument counting systems, sharps safety disposal devices, temperature management equipment (e.g., warming blankets, fluid warmers), and neuromonitoring/anesthesia depth monitoring systems

‌Operating Room Informatics and Management‌:Electronic counting systems, asset tracking, label/barcode management, operating room scheduling software, and electronic health record integration tools

‌Personal Protective Equipment and Fume Extraction‌:Surgical masks, face shields, operating room fume extraction and purification systems, and harmful gas adsorption devices

‌Perioperative Care Support‌:Preoperative assessment tools, postoperative recovery equipment, pain management protocols, and blood transfusion and blood‑conservation technologies ‌‌