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AORN’s Updated Guideline for Sterilization
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2019
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) published its updated Guideline for Sterilization in September 2018. The guideline covers recommendations for sterilization of reusable medical devices by steam, dry heat, as well as low-temperature methods (including ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma or vapor, ozone combined with hydrogen peroxide, and peracetic acid).
READ MORESupport Grows, but True Quality and Price Transparency Remain Elusive
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2019
By William Prentice With its recent release of a new online price comparison tool for Medicare patients looking for information about outpatient surgery and a new requirement that hospitals make their prices publicly available, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
READ MOREPerioperative Nursing Knowledge: Unintended Hypothermia & Forced-Air Warming Systems
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2019
By Christopher J. Hudgins BACKGROUND Unplanned patient hypothermia is a preventable complication of surgery that has been identified as one of the top 10 patient safety concerns for perioperative nurses.[1] It is well documented that unless preventative measures are...
READ MOREGet a Fresh Perspective at IAHCSMM 2019
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2019
The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management’s 2019 Annual Conference & Expo, taking place April 27-May 1 in Anaheim, California, will deliver a wide range of educational opportunities to help central service/sterile processing (CS/SP) professional broaden their knowledge and give their departmental practices a boost.
READ MORETru-D to Attend and Exhibit at 2019 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo
by OR Today Magazine | Mar 29, 2019
Tru-D SmartUVC, an industry leader in UVC disinfection, will attend and exhibit its innovative technology at the Association for Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Surgical Conference and Expo April 7-9, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee at booth #1738.
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