Same-Day Surgery – October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008
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Should you ban latex or latex-allergic patients? Providers weigh in on issue
How can patients with latex allergies be taken care of in a manner that keep the patients safe and you free from liability? What products will keep your staff free from allergic reactions? -
FDA approves material for examination glove
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing a device made from a new form of natural rubber latex, guayule latex. The Yulex Patient Examination Glove, made by Maricopa, AZ-based Yulex, is derived from the guayule bush, a desert plant native to the southwestern United States. -
Should you handle latex allergies as outpatients?
The following information is excerpted with permission from the April 2008 issue of SAMBA Talks, published by the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia: -
Federal agencies address latex allergies
Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an updated Safety and Health Information Bulletin on latex sensitization and latex allergy. In it, OSHA suggests the following measures to reduce health care worker exposure to latex: -
7 steps to reducing flash sterilization rate
The project was featured at this year's poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). -
Daily planning limits flash sterilization
One step that helped dramatically decrease flash sterilization at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, was daily planning between the OR and central processing, according to Roberta R. Timmerman, RN, CPN, MSN, perioperative services education nurse specialist, Nationwide Children's Hospital. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: Surgeons, staff share what they like about surgery
Press Ganey's report Hospital Check-Up Report: Physician Perspectives on American Hospitals includes a discussion of what surgeons don't like. (For information on accessing the report, see the note at the end of this column.) I thought it was a good report, but it needed some balance. I thought I would do some research on what surgeons and other staff like! (The glass is always half full.) -
ASCs: Re-examine these specialties for 2009
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) should re-examine their specialty services as they enter 2009 reimbursement, which will be 50% of the hospital outpatient department (HOPD) rate, according to Judith L. English, vice president of business operations and partner at Surgery Consultants of America (SCA) and Serbin Surgery Center Billing, both in Fort Myers, FL. -
SDS Accreditation Update: Are you prepared to address 'health care road rage'? Jan. 1 deadline is looming for TJC
The orthopedic surgeon was running late for two procedures, and there were two new nurses in the room. He became frustrated with a pair of scissors. The surgeon threw them and almost hit a nurse. -
SDS Accreditation Update: Steps to developing a code of conduct
When developing a code of conduct and addressing inappropriate behavior, consider these suggestions from your peers: -
SDS Accreditation Update: Why does surgery setting lead to more outbursts?
Surgeons are disproportionately represented in attendance at a course on disruptive behaviors offered by the Center for Professional Health at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.