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When shopping for fluid waste
management systems, getting
the right device for your facility at
the best price is important. Here
are factors to keep in mind once
you've decided to make a pur-
chase.
1. Assess your needs
Consider the kinds of cases you
perform. The amount of fluid your
top procedures produce will
guide you to what kind of system
to buy. And put more weight into how much fluid you produce
over how many ORs you have.
"Large arthroscopy and endoscopy centers with high volumes of
fluid waste are perfect candidates for a closed system, even if
there is only one OR," says Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC, admin-
istrator at the Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites in Waltham,
Mass.
If you're a facility that performs lower-volume procedures, you
can save money by not buying the top-of-the-line model, points
out Pamela Borello-Barnett, BS, RN, CNOR, CSSM, the clinical
nurse manager at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in
Madison Heights, Mich.
"You really don't need all the bells and whistles on the latest
models," she adds.
Time for a Fluid Waste
Management Upgrade?
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
• ON THE MOVE
Staff appreciate
the convenience
and versatility of
mobile cart fluid
collection systems.
