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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

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N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

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	Archive > October, 2009	Vol. X, No. 10

Surgical Snapshots

Our Readers Weigh in on Key Issues

How Cold Do You Keep Your ORs?
According to AORN's recommendations for providing a safe environment of care, an OR's temperature should be between 68ºF and 73ºF. But not every OR complies with these recommendations, and some have been observed to be as cold as 55ºF. Here's how cold the 110 facility managers who took our poll keep their ORs:

between 55ºF and 60ºF. 6%
between 60ºF and 68ºF. 53%
between 68ºF and 73ºF. 35%
warmer than 73°F. 3%
I'm not even sure. 3%

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