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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...

Archive > July, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 7
Secrets to Saving with Reprocessed SUDs
Why aren't more surgical facilities using third-party reprocessors?
Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

Before you throw away those shaver blades, you might want to think about reusing them - again and again and again and again and again, spending about half as much for each use as you'd spend buying new blades each time. You can if you ship them to a reprocessor instead of tossing them in the trash.

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