2 4 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • A U G U S T 2 0 1 8
Y
ou know
who the
messy
surgeons
are in
your facility. They're
the ones who pump
joints full of fluid and
have surgical team
members wishing they
had slipped on rain
boots instead of shoe
covers as they splash
around the OR. You
can capture a sur-
geon's sloppy runoff in
open containers and
toss the solidified con-
tents into red bag waste, but direct-to-drain options are better ways
to keep fluid off the floor. Wall-mounted ports that suck fluid directly
into the sewage line or mobile units that collect large amounts of
fluid and dispose of it through docking stations will have staff singing
your praises instead of feeling like they're singin' in the rain.
Significant savings
Staff are no longer splashing around the OR at Iowa City VA Medical
Stemming the Tide of Infectious Fluid Waste
Direct-to-drain options are cost-effective ways to keep your floors dry
and your staff safe.
Overlook
Medical
Center
Jeannette Sabatini | Associate Editor
• PLENTY OF OPTIONS Brian Wechsler, RN, CNOR, holds the manifold that he uses
to connect his hospital's mobile collection unit to several fluid capture devices.
