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Archive > August, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 8

Keep Fluid Off the Floor

We use a wide array of fluid-control devices to stem the tide in the OR.

Cheryl Lusson, RN

The daily schedule at my busy multi-specialty surgery center is loaded with fluid-intensive orthopedic cases. We'd still be sloshing around the ORs if it weren't for the specialty drapes, suction mats and strips, floor suction devices and closed-fluid disposal systems that keep our floors bone dry during even the messiest ortho cases.

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