What cooking method is more primal than roasting? When humans first used fire to prepare food, it was by roasting over an open pit. Today we simulate this method of indirect cooking in the oven, achieving the best taste by concentrating flavors, retaining interior...
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Data Shows Vascular Reconstruction Device Effective for Aneurysm Occlusion
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2012
New registry data shows 81 percent of patients had 90 percent or higher aneurysm occlusion after 21 months and only 8.3 percent required retreatment after stent-assisted coil embolization with the Codman Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device (VRD) and Delivery...
READ MOREAdvanDx Launches Molecular Pathogen Test
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2012
AdvanDx is launching QuickFISH, a new rapid pathogen identification test for bloodstream infections, on September 24. This product will help clinicians, hospital pharmacists and clinical microbiologists optimize antibiotic therapy much earlier for patients with...
READ MOREEvidence-Based Practices Reduce Central Line Associated Infections
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2012
A new study reveals that combining several tested and proven practices for preventing central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) with a program to improve safety, teamwork and communication can dramatically reduce the infection rates. Central lines are...
READ MOREAAAHC Update: Preparing for the Most Common AAAHC Accreditation Challenges Successfully
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2012
Preparing for accreditation is rather like constructing a building. Both projects should begin with planning and a solid foundation. Without planning and without a solid foundation, the building will not be sound. Planning for your accreditation should begin with...
READ MOREASC Update: A Simple Fix Could Start Saving Medicare Money Today
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2012
This year’s election campaigns are quickly fading into history, but many of the questions the candidates raised about the most effective ways to cut the cost of health care in the US while improving the quality of that care remain unanswered. As that controversy...
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