Same-Day Surgery – March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016
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New problems mean new solutions for retained surgical items
The OR staff at one California hospital didn’t even realize that a blue towel had gone into the patient during his abdominal surgery. But there it was, three months later.
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Antibiotics over surgery for peds appendicitis? Proceed with caution, experts say
Several recent studies suggesting that appendicitis could be treated with antibiotics alone have generated serious buzz among clinicians and parents.
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New standards for children’s surgery verification
The Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has released its latest standards document, Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care. The standards set forth in this document are the nation’s first multispecialty standards for children’s surgical care.
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Two of your pressing issues: Over-regulation and cost of cataract supplies
In USA Today, there was an article on a recent survey of 1,400 CEOs from around the world. They were asked what they perceived as key threats to business.
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New duodenoscope, recalls, and revised reprocessing instructions
The Food and Drug Administration has given marketing clearance to a newly redesigned duodenoscope that is expected to improve patient safety.
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New perioperative guideline released for geriatric surgical patients
A new collaborative best practices guideline has been released for care of older adults immediately before, during, and after surgical operations.
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Ambulatory surgery centers are in OIG’s sights
Ambulatory surgical centers are among the many healthcare operations targeted for close oversight in the 2016 Work Plan from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Safety checklist boosts perceived periop safety
An initiative to implement surgical safety checklists at 13 South Carolina hospitals was linked with improved staff perceptions of mutual respect, clinical leadership, assertiveness on behalf of safety, team coordination and communication, safe practice, and perceived checklist outcomes, according to a just-published study.
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Patients can safely shower 48 hours after surgery
Forty-eight hours after surgery, wounds that are clean and clean-contaminated can be safely showered, according to the results of a study just published in the Annals of Surgery.
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Colonoscopy quality varies among facilities
Researchers have found important variation in quality of colonoscopies among outpatient facilities.
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No link found between anesthesia after age 40 and mild cognitive impairment
A study of people who received anesthesia for surgery after age 40 found no association between the anesthesia and development of mild cognitive impairment later in life. The study was conducted by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
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Staying survey-ready is critical in current accreditation environment
A cautionary note: Those days of knowing when surveyors or government regulators are coming and having time to prepare? They’re long past, say accreditation experts interviewed by Same-Day Surgery.
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AAAHC has new standard requiring written risk assessment for infection control
Beginning this year, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has a new standard (7.I.B.) requiring a written risk assessment in infection control. The risk assessment becomes the basis for the infection control program for the facility, according to Marcia Patrick, MSN, RN, CIC, surveyor for ambulatory care at AAAHC.
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TJC, CDC collaborate on infection prevention project
The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are collaborating on an initiative to disseminate CDC guidance related to infection prevention and control in ambulatory settings.