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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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AOHP marks 35th anniversary
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare.