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Helping Hand
Despite the expense, here's why we're
committed to robot-assisted abdominal surgeries.
Amit Trivedi, MD
47 Surgical Smoke:
A Blueprint for Legislative Success
Two states now protect OR workers
from surgical smoke. Could yours be next?
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
56 5 Procedures Worth Adding
These surgeries are popular,
pay well and are easy to incorporate.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
67 4 Steps to Better Skin Prepping
Improve application practices in your ORs with
advice and lessons learned from experts at the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
74 5 Ways to Minimize MRSA Risks
Take these proactive steps to prevent the
common cause of joint replacement infections.
Mike Morsch | Associate Editor
81 Video Integration on Display
The success of your integrated OR hinges
on the details that many facilities overlook.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
91 Technology to Prevent Retained Items
Counting is prone to error. These automated
adjuncts help ensure nothing is left behind.
Candice-Virgin Cabagnot, RN, BSN
97 How to Keep Your
Endoscope Channels Dry
Tips for preventing residual moisture
from collecting after reprocessing.
Kendal Gapinski | Contributing Editor
102 Rebooting Our Reprocessing Department
A comprehensive rethink of decontamination and
sterilization helped this facility cut SPD-related
patient safety events by more than 90%.
Judith D. Montello, BSHCA, RN, CNOR
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