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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 > February, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 2

Your Eco-Friendly Fluid Disposal Options

How you can reduce red bag waste, save money and prevent falls in your ORs.

Kent Steinriede, Associate Editor

Perhaps the only good thing to say about fluid waste is that there are environmentally friendly ways to dispose of it. Here are 4 benefits of using direct-to-drain disposal and reusable products to channel, wick and capture spilled saline and bodily fluids.

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