Articles Tagged With: surgery
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West Nile virus — advice on elective procedures
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2002 Salary Survey Results: Firemen hats, candy, and games can increase productivity
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Comment on open, unused single-use devices
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Audio conference tackles HIPAA concerns
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Same-Day Surgery Reports: Role of COX-2 Specific Inhibitors for Pain Management after Ambulatory Surgery
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Pre-op procedures: Check all women for pregnancy?
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Full June 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Infection rates ignite after OR alcohol ban
A hospital that restricted the use of alcohol-based skin preps (ABSPs) in operating rooms due to concerns about surgical fires saw infection rates flame up in very short order. -
OSHA, NIOSH make point about blunt suture needles
Consider yourself forewarned: It's time to switch to blunt suture needles in the operating room. -
Attorney: Openness can actually reduce lawsuits
A former trial attorney who has represented hospitals in numerous malpractice claims seems the unlikely source of a call for transparency and full disclosure with regard to nosocomial infections and other adverse patient outcomes.