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Infection Prevention: Reducing the Hazards of HAIs

Infection Prevention: Reducing the Hazards of HAIs

The latest on reducing HAIs in the operating room By Don Sadler We know how to protect patients from these events—they can and must be prevented.” –Dr. Michael Bell Despite all of the wonderful medical advances that have been made in recent decades, thousands of...

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New Technologies help prevent RSIs

New Technologies help prevent RSIs

The risk posed by retained surgical items (or RSIs) has been present since the modern era of surgery first began. Although the frequency of RSI incidences is declining, an estimated one in every 1,500 intra-abdominal surgeries in the U.S. today results in a sponge...

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Wish List | Nurses Speak Up About Hopes for 2012

Wish List | Nurses Speak Up About Hopes for 2012

While we can’t promise anyone that you’ll ever be “in charge of things” in your work environment, we did think it would be fun to ask our readers a similar question: If you could wave a magic wand and create the perfect operating room environment, what are some of the...

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