"The fusion of numerous technologies is making ORs more multi-
functional," says Dr. Lanzafame. "We're seeing a blending of special-
ties."
Revved up room resets
There are plenty of ways to streamline how patients move through-
out your facility and quicken the pace of between-case room clean-
ups.
Stretcher tables let you keep patients on a single surface from pre-
op to PACU. Eliminating patient transfers speeds room turnovers and
frees up staff to focus on other time-saving tasks.
Additionally, direct-to-drain fluid collection units shave valuable
minutes off room turnovers by eliminating the need to empty man-
ual collection cannisters after every case.
Gayle Leggett, administrator at the Oasis Surgery Center in Canton,
Ohio, says a mobile closed fluid collection device keeps OR floors
dry at her ortho-centric facility. She says the suction unit has a big
enough capacity to collect runoff from three knee arthroscopies
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