Same-Day Surgery – December 1, 2013

December 1, 2013

• Salespeople in operating room pose risks, require vetting and guidelines

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• Sentinel Event Alert issued on retained surgical items

  The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a Sentinel Event Alert urging surgery programs to take a new look at how to avoid mistakenly leaving items such as sponges, towels, and instruments in a patients body after surgery.

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• What are reasons for retained items?

  TJC examines risk factors, root causes.

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• Ideas to reduce OR contamination

  Simple remedies can help keep patients safe by decreasing contamination in operating and recovery rooms.

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• On-time OR starts can be improved

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• Should infected surgeons inform patients?

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• Anesthetists: Question these treatments

  The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in anesthesiology.

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• Being receptive to coming changes

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• Bariatric surgery action brings disappointment

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