Archive > August, 2012 XIII, No. 8
FEATURES
Everyone knows surgical plume is dangerous, so why isn't everyone evacuating it?
10 Things You Can Expect From Your Accreditation Surveyor
Taking the mystery out of what happens when the surveyors show up at your front door.
Stretcher Tables To the Rescue
It's a recliner, stretcher and OR table in one.
How Would You Prep This Patient?
The art and science of patient prepping.
Don't Disregard Decontamination
Before you can sterilize instruments, you must manually or mechanically clean them.
Taking Room Disinfection To a New Level
Whole-room disinfection systems are a powerful ally in your fight against infections.
Secrets of High-Volume Retina Centers
What advice can they offer on managing the time and cost of posterior segment surgery?
Ask these 7 key questions before entering into a group purchasing organization contract.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Page - The Link Between Nurse Burnout and SSIs
Protecting nurses from burnout also protects patients from infection.
Dilate difficult veins - Grab-and-go GI carts - Who's your fire captain?
Medical Malpractice - New
Malpractice Twist: Civil Rights Claims
Civil rights violations sidestep the need for expert testimony.
Legal Update - Defuse Disruptive Docs
The law's on your side when it comes to disciplining abusive surgeons.
Drug Safety - Is That Exparel or Propofol?
The dangers of reaching for the wrong milky-white medication.
Infection Prevention - 4 Ways to
Prevent Joint Replacement SSIs
What you should do before every hip and knee replacement case.
Safety - 5 Steps to Safer EMRs
Electronic recordkeeping helps protect patients, but dangers still exist.
Anesthesia Alert - Who Should Sedate GI Patients?
Make room for anesthesia providers in the endoscopy suite.
Cutting Remarks - The Day I Accidentally Released My OR Time
Lessons learned from a surgeon's misadventure in scheduling.
Amazed & Amused - Can Humor Improve Post-Op Compliance?
Harness humor's disruptive force for better patient outcomes.
Behind Closed Doors-Do You Déjà Vu?
Sometimes you've seen it all, but don't know it yet.
