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Electrosurgery units are the most dangerous devices we encounter in the OR daily, according to AORN. If your facility performs electrosurgery, you should write and enforce a safety policy that specifies the standards of care for your staff. In addition to protecting your staff from the electromedical device that causes more patient injury than any other device used in the OR, your standards of care and quality improvement methods are something that organizations such as JCAHO assess in accreditation. Perhaps most importantly, codifying your electrosurgery program maximizes safety for your patients. Here are five steps to creating an electrosurgery policy.
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