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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...

Safety
Articles primarily related to patient and staff safety.
June 2009
What Do You Know About Latex Allergies?
Take this short quiz to see if you're doing all you can to protect your patients and staff from an increasingly common threat. After pulling off your surgical glove...
June 2009
Safety
When our staff shared preadmission screening responsibilities, it was nothing but trouble: scheduling delays, case cancellations, inconveniences to patients and surgeons...
Safety
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  Top 15 Regular Issue Articles
What Do You Know About Latex Allergies? (6/2009)
Safety (6/2009)
No Sponge Left Behind (6/2009)
Ideas That Work (6/2009)
Safety Scalpels and Sutures Have Come a Long Way (5/2009)
Safety (4/2009)
Protect Your Patients' Skin (4/2009)
Product News (4/2009)
Ideas That Work (4/2009)
Back to Basics (4/2009)
Safety (3/2009)
Take Our Electrosurgery Safety Quiz (2/2009)
Back to Basics (2/2009)
Safety (1/2009)
Back to Basics (1/2009)
  Top 15 Manager's Guides' Articles
Is Your Facility Latex-safe?
Surgery's Hidden Dangers
5 Tips for Safe Patient Handling
Safe Medical Waste Disposal
Toward a Smoke-free OR
Making an Ergonomic Effort
7 Non-stick Plans
Safety
Patient Handling
The Danger of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Help With Heavy Lifting
Safety Sharp Solutions
Secrets of a Successful Glove Trial
The Vitals of Vital Signs Monitoring
Make Inhaled Anesthesia Trouble-free
  Featured Manager's Guide

Employee Safety