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Severe or excessive patient bleeding is one of the most common complications experienced by OR personnel during surgery.

It’s probably safe to say that every member of the perioperative staff strives for perfection in the OR. However, every member of the OR staff is a human being, which means that surgical errors do unfortunately occur.

The word ultimate gets thrown around a lot these days. Whether it’s the ultimate sub sandwich, the ultimate sports car….

Unfortunately, children aren’t the only ones who are suffering at the hands of bullies. Bullying has long been an under-the-radar problem in the OR, but it is starting to attract more attention in the health care industry.

The theme for the the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo, April 2-6 in Anaheim,California is “Thriving Through Transformation.”

In the most recent OR Today Reader Survey, readers were asked to identify the most pertinent issues that will affect OR nurses and surgical techs this year.