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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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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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