Flushing Out the Essentials of Fluid Disposal Systems
Daniel Cook, Associate Editor
Before Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis could open its 28 new ORs in January, Diane Desmond, RN, had to figure out where all the fluid waste from an estimated 16,000 surgeries would go after it was sucked, soaked or swept from the surgical field.
Before Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis could open its 28 new ORs in January, Diane Desmond, RN, had to figure out where all the fluid waste from an estimated 16,000 surgeries would go after it was sucked, soaked or swept from the surgical field. 
