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Point of Use (POU) Cleaning of Surgical Instruments

Are your instruments being cleaned intra-operatively?   Surgical instruments are a high cost item, which i ...

27 September 2024

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Point of Use (POU) Cleaning of Surgical Instruments

Are your instruments being cleaned intra-operatively?   Surgical instruments are a high cost item, which i ...

27 September 2024

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Communication in the OR

The operating room is a culturally diverse background with various levels of multidisciplinary professionals workin ...

21 May 2024

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Situational Awareness in the OR

The OR is an environment where the room for error in minimal, time is critical and perfection is expected 100% of ...

19 February 2024

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A Little About Sutures & Surgical Considerations

  About Sutures-Needle Point    Cutting Edge - 2x types- Conventional & Reverse Ha ...

13 February 2024

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What is the Cost of Opened & Unused Sterile Supplies?

According to a John Hopkins study, $15M US is lost in hospitals annually in unused sterile supplies.   Anot ...

08 February 2024

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Costs of staff ‘running’ for supplies outside of the OR, could cost up to $1,500.00.

A hospitals operating room, store room, can be overwhelming, lots of surgical trays, equipment & supplies eve ...

31 January 2024

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Patient Safety using an Electro-Surgical Unit

Patients rely on healthcare facilities & health professionals to look after them during their surgical journe ...

05 February 2024

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Implications of Equipment Failure During Surgery

Research states that, 'Implications of equipment failure during surgery', occurred in 92% of surgical cases. Acc ...

29 January 2024

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Intra-Operative Pressure Injuries (PI)

A patient has surgery to address a disease, illness, or trauma. They are vulnerable and anxious and surgery maybe t ...

10 January 2024

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Communication in the OR & Valuing Senior OR Staff

The operating room is an environment where the room for error is minimal and time is always critical. Surgery is b ...

05 January 2024

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Who is responsible for monitoring the Intra-Operative IDC?

I wanted to get your feedback on this issue as I observe this intermittently across varying OR's and I wondered who ...

18 December 2023

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Supporting All Operating Room Professionals

So tell me what are your thoughts on the amount of documentation we are asked to complete whilst we are caring for ...

11 May 2023

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