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Operating Room (OR)

Find Out How Green Your Medical Facility is With Free Web-based Waste Calculator From Megadyne

Megadyne has released its Green Sheet Waste Calculator, a free web-based tool developed for hospitals and surgical centers to compare the medical waste produced by disposable electrodes and pencils and the waste savings from using reusable electrosurgical products. The ...More
November 13, 2012
Posted in News
PREZIO Health and Champion Medical Technologies Form Partnership

PREZIO Health and Champion Medical Technologies are partnering to better service their customers. Hospital groups using surgical implants and instruments will benefit from the new strategic relationship by sourcing more comprehensive solutions to improve perioperative ...More
November 7, 2012
Posted in News
Checklists in the OR Support Patient Safety, Study Finds

The use of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Surgical Safety Checklist in the operating room considerably lowers the risks of surgery, according to a study conducted by Axel Fudickar and co-authors in their paper published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. The most ...More
November 5, 2012
Posted in News
Slide Show: 2012 Perioperative Nurses Week Salute

In celebration of Perioperative Nurses Week, Nov. 5-11, 2012, we present the perspectives of perioperative nurses who share why they love their profession. ...More
November 1, 2012
Posted in Galleries
AORN Offers Steps to Restore OR Operations After a Power Outage and Flooding

The following suggestions were prepared by nurse consultants at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) especially for those who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. The AORN Nursing Consult Line is open to members who have specific questions on Monday, ...More
October 31, 2012
Posted in News
Metrics Management Modeling Delivers Perioperative Optimization

PREZIO Health simplifies the complexity of surgical services with a proprietary perioperative optimization service called Metrics Management Modeling™ (M3). This individualized model combines information along with operational and technical capabilities to assess, ...More
October 30, 2012
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Occupational Health: Sharps Safety in the OR

Infection Control Today spoke with Mary J. Ogg, MSN, RN, CNOR, a perioperative nursing specialist with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), regarding sharps safety-related issues in the operating room. ...More
October 11, 2012
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions
Help Us Celebrate Perioperative Nurses Week

Every year, Perioperative Nurses Week focuses attention on the meaningful work of 160,000 perioperative nurses across the U.S. who advocate for the safety of surgical patients. ...More
October 10, 2012
Posted in Blog
STERIS Offers New Surgical Solution for Highly Efficient Perioperative Environments

Picture the typical surgical department, with its full schedules, surgeon and staffing needs, surgical instrument requirements, unexpected changes and delays, coordination demands from other departments, and anxious patient families waiting for word on their loved ones. Now ...More
September 25, 2012
Posted in News
AORN 'Recommended Practices for Sterile Technique' is Open for Comment

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has posted online for public comment its "Recommended Practices for Sterile Technique.” The AORN 'Recommended Practices for Sterile Technique' provide guidance for establishing and maintaining a sterile field. ...More
September 10, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice, PPE & Standard Precautions