Safety precautions for all
For the last several years, the SAGES FUSE (Fundamental Use of
Surgical Energy) program has helped to improve surgeons' under-
standing and knowledge of electrosurgery. We're also now developing
a compliance module for everyone else in the OR. Anesthesia
providers, nurses and surgical techs don't necessarily need to have
the same depth of understanding that surgeons can profit from, but
everyone in the OR should know enough to follow these 10 basic prin-
ciples.
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Dr. Olasky (jolasky@mah.harvard.edu) practices at Mount Auburn Hospital in
Cambridge, Mass., and is a clinical assistant professor at Harvard Medical
School.
