Operating Room (OR)

Slide Show: Infection Prevention in the OR

ICT presents highlights from a reader survey about common infection control-related breaches in the operating room, as part of the March 2012 ICT cover story. ...More
March 20, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
AORN Issues Implementation Guide for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has published an Implementation Guide for the "Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items (RSIs)." The guide, in the February 2012 issue of AORN Journal, is the third in a series of Journal ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
University of Michigan Health System Creates Solution to Prevent Retained Surgical Items

The University of Michigan Health System has created a new system using state-of-the-art technologies to insure that no foreign objects are left behind during surgery, reducing potentially serious medical errors. “Having a foreign object left behind during surgery is ...More
February 6, 2012
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Practice Greenhealth Holds "Greening the OR" Video Contest

Hospitals that participate in Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR Initiative are invited to produce and submit an entry in the Greening the OR video contest. Participants are encouraged to create a video that best captures success in any area of the practice of ...More
January 23, 2012
Posted in News
Regional Surgical Quality Collaborative Significantly Improves Surgical Outcomes and Reduces Cost

A new study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds hospitals participating in a regional collaborative of the American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP), achieved substantial improvements ...More
January 23, 2012
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New AORN Recommendations Include Discontinuing Use of Multidose Vials

Following months of research and evaluation, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released “Recommended practices for medication safety.” Available in the association‟s newly released 2012 edition of Perioperative Standards and Recommended ...More
January 11, 2012
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AORN Announces Salary and Compensation Survey Results for 2011

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), announces the results for its annual salary survey of perioperative nurses in the December issue of AORN Journal. Survey participants included staff nurses, managers, high-level managers, educators, RN first ...More
December 20, 2011
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FDA and Partners Working to Prevent Surgical Fires

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is building a coalition of public and private healthcare organizations to prevent a medical error — the surgical fire. A surgical fire is a fire that occurs in, on or around a patient undergoing a medical or surgical procedure. An ...More
December 9, 2011
Posted in News
Study Confirms Safety of Forced-Air Warming

The use of forced-air warming to maintain patient normothermia and help prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) and other complications does not disturb laminar air flow in operating rooms or compromise the protection of the surgical site, a newly published study has ...More
November 15, 2011
Posted in News
Christine Halowell is Named OR Manager of the Year

This year’s OR Manager of the Year is Christine Halowell, MS, RN, CNOR, of Banner Baywood Medical Center. Every year during Managing Today’s OR Suite, an OR Manager of the Year Award is presented to a deserving individual who has performed exceptionally in his or her ...More
September 28, 2011
Posted in News