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Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery must be prevented at all costs. The 3 steps of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol make ...

Archive > July, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 7

Cutting Out Sharps Injuries in the OR

Collecting data is one thing. Effecting change is something else altogether.

Judith A. Brumm, RN, CNOR

I can tell you how to conduct a great sharps study, but you're on your own when it comes to convincing your surgeons to use safety devices. We're still trying to clear that giant hurdle here at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

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