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Safer, Synthetic Heparin Developed

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., have built the largest dose of synthetic heparin ever created in a lab. The developme...

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Shopping for a GPO
Five questions every OR manager needs to ask before joining a group purchasing organization.
Beverly Kirchner, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC

Imagine walking into a supply warehouse with a blank check, a day to kill and an idling truck waiting outside. Whatever you'd want, you'd get without thinking for a second about prices. Sutures? Grab as many as you can. Latex-free gloves? Will a skid tide you over? Some skin prep kits? Sure, back up the truck.

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