Features: Surgical Conscience: A guiding light in the modern OR Committed to Caring: Dawn Costanzo, RN Industry Insights: Putting Patients First in 2012 In the OR: Market Analysis | Surgical Drapes Product Showroom | Surgical Drapes ORNation Speak: Posts from...
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The U.S. Surgical Drapes Market
In the U.S., more than 80 percent of surgical drapes used are disposable, single-use drapes, according to a study released this year by researchandMarkets. Dynamics between the disposable and reusable segments is a key factor affecting the growth in the disposable...
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Product Showroom
Kimberly-Clark // Microcool Surgical Gown Kimberly-Clark Health Care’s MicroCool Breathable High Performance Surgical Gown meets AAMI’s Level 4 Standard for liquid barrier protection, a system of liquid barrier performance classification for protective apparel. The...
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Ergonomics and You: Q&A with Ed Metzger of BioFit Engineered Products
What is ergonomics? Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging items and environments to help ensure that people can interact with them safely and efficiently, and it has long been the focus here at BioFit Engineered Products. As the understanding of...
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IAHSCMM Update | FDA Puts Medical Device-Related Issues Under Microscope
Some key issues that impact Central Sterile Supply Department professionals are garnering greater attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), specifically, those dealing with the reprocessing of reusable medical devices and ways the agency can train...
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Judith D. Andrade: Creative Healer
“I know that there were a lot of things that I wanted to do but didn’t seem possible for me in 1966.” Even as a teenager, Andrade sought to reconcile her healing and spiritual impulses in a professional context, considering the seclusion of a convent after high...
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