How to make the switch This article examines some of the issues around latex allergies in hospital operating rooms (O.R.), the rationale for going latex-free, the substantial cost-savings of having an entirely latex-free O.R. and some potential approaches to making...
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Market Analysis: Surgical Gloves
By Lanier Norville Surgical gloves may be disposable, but in the operating room they are indispensible. Despite lingering effects of a down economy and declining medical equipment and supply sales, the market for surgical gloves continues to grow. “Deceptively simple...
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Product Focus: Surgical Gloves
Signature Glide surgical gloves Medline’s Signature Glide gloves feature an inner gel coating made from hydrophilic synthetic polymer, which allows hands to glide into the glove wet or dry. The translucent color provides contrast when double gloving according to AORN...
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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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Getting to Know Exotic Rambutan
Q: Is rambutan fruit as good for you as the Internet claims it is? A: You might have heard that rambutan is one of the hottest “superfruits” of the year, as some popular magazines and websites have proclaimed. And this exotic fruit certainly looks the...
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Spotlight On: Janice Casper – Road Warrior
For the past 28 years, Janice Casper has been running. It started in Korea, where she and her older brother were Army brats. To engage the 10-year-old girl, a running coach challenged Janice to beat her brother’s mile time. When she clocked a 6:19, he invited...
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