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Less May Be More When It Comes to Air Filtration in the OR
Results of a quality improvement study suggest that the use of portable HEPA filter towers in the OR could ...
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Warming Devices May Be Source of Airborne Microbial Contamination, but Fix Is Possible
Both the Neptune surgical suction system and the Bair Hugger forced-air warming device were identified as ...
MARCH 31, 2021
Keeping Your Cool in the OR
Nashville, Tenn.—When Jill Byrne, MSN, RN, CNOR, transferred back to the OR almost 10 years ago, she quickly ...
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Will There Be a Place for a Human Surgeon in the OR?
When asked about the source of inspiration for his science fiction, Ray Bradbury responded that his stories were ...
MARCH 28, 2019
Under-Drape Suctioning, Minimal Oxygen Delivery Decrease Risk for OR Fires
BOSTON—Although they are rare, surgical fires can have devastating consequences. According to the results of ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
OR Air Contamination Standards Needed to Control SSI Risk
Minneapolis—Air contamination standards for microbial aerosol particulates in the operating room are needed ...
DECEMBER 3, 2018
New OR Checklist Tool Kit Combats ‘Print and Pluck’ Practices
Boston—First introduced to the medical community in 2012, the Ariadne Labs Operating Room Crisis Checklists ...
OCTOBER 2, 2018
In the OR, a Cell Phone Attached to the Hip Is the Norm
The surgeon dipped her shoulders and tapped her feet in time to the music. Singing along to the song, she swung her ...
AUGUST 16, 2018
Smokin’ in the OR
New York—The days of lighting up a cigarette in airplanes and restaurants may be of a bygone era, but when it ...
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Post-op Surgical Infection Risk Not Associated With Number of OR Personnel
Surgical site infections are a significant source of patient morbidity and medical costs; prior studies have ...
JULY 25, 2016
As Non-OR Procedures Soar, New Guidelines Are Needed
While ORs have long had revenue and cost management control measures, consistent preprocedural guidelines are often ...
JANUARY 22, 2016
