Operating Room (OR)

Sharps Injuries Have Major Health and Cost Impact for Surgeons

Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are a major occupational hazard for surgeons—with high costs related to the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, according to a special article in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the ...More
April 2, 2013
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FDA Issues Updated Safety Communication on Stryker Neptune Waste Management Systems

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of healthcare facilities' concerns about implementing Stryker's Neptune Pre-use Checklist and training program to comply with Stryker's updated Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) program. Stryker has a website to address ...More
March 27, 2013
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ECRI Institute Helps Hospitals Manage High-Impact Stryker Neptune Recall

ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, presents “Stryker Neptune Waste Management System Recall: What Now?” a live web conference on April 17, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. The Stryker Neptune Waste ...More
March 27, 2013
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RPs Underscore Importance of Sterile Technique, Prevention of Transmissible Infections

For the first time, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has issued its Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices featuring an evidence review for all new and updated guidelines. ...More
March 20, 2013
Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice
Slide Show: Infection Control Breaches in the Operating Room

ICT presents highlights from the results of an annual survey of perioperative professionals regarding infection control breaches in the operating room. ...More
March 20, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Slide Show: Insights from 2013 AORN Congress

ICT presents highlights from this year’s 60th anniversary meeting of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). ...More
March 14, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Industry Offers Suggestions for Maintaining Patient Normothermia

ICT asked members of industry to share their perspectives on key issues relating to regulating patient normothermia. What are the key benefits of maintaining patient normothermia? Maintaining core body temperature is critical to improving outcomes for surgical patients. ...More
March 11, 2013
Posted in Articles
OR Nurses Dance for a Cause: Medline Announces Annual Pink Glove Dance Video Competition

Healthcare professionals often go above and beyond to save lives. And sometimes they even dance. Joined by a flash mob of more than 1,000 operating room (OR) nurses from throughout the United States and Canada, Medline Industries, Inc., announced its third annual National ...More
March 7, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Perioperative Infection Prevention: Moving from Idea to Innovation

It’s often the small things that can lead to impactful change in healthcare—having the courage to share an idea during a team meeting, taking the time to learn about new technologies and approaches, making the effort to collaborate with a colleague. ...More
March 4, 2013
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Standard Written Checklists Can Improve Patient Safety During Surgical Crises

When doctors, nurses and other hospital operating room staff follow a written safety checklist to respond when a patient experiences cardiac arrest, severe allergic reaction, bleeding followed by an irregular heart beat or other crisis during surgery, they are nearly 75 ...More
January 21, 2013
Posted in News