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Philips North America has announced Fosmo Med, developer of the Maji Intravenous saline bag, as the grand prize winner of the first-ever Philips Innovation Fellows competition, revealing the technology as the next big, meaningful innovation in health and well-being....
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In response to a healthcare industry need to address the infection control gaps that many times linger following manual disinfection processes, Steris Corp., a leading provider of infection prevention solutions, introduces the Pathogon UV Disinfection System. The...
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by Geraldine Smith, RN, BS, CNOR and Maryann Tiknis, RN, CSN, CAPA Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem for patients’ who receive general anesthesia. PONV can be so distressing that some patients report they would rather feel pain than nausea....
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by Don Sadler There’s an old joke told among perioperative nurses that “the only place you can smoke in a hospital is in the OR.” But the joke isn’t funny when you consider the potential harmful effects of electrosurgical smoke plume on OR personnel. Scientists are...
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Studies have shown that inhaling the electrosurgical smoke plume created by burning one gram of tissue is equivalent to smoking 6 unfiltered cigarettes. The Megadyne Mega Vac Smoke Evacuation System makes it easy to protect OR personnel from the hazards of...
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Valleylab’s new RapidVac smoke evacuation system is designed to effectively capture and filter surgical smoke to remove odor, particulates and other potentially hazardous byproducts of electrosurgery procedures easily, effectively, economically and quietly. The system...
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