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F L U I D
W A S T E
M A N A G E M E N T
How the Fluid Waste
Recall Affects You
N
eptune suction systems have
been collecting and disposing
of the fluid waste inside the 4 ORs
and 2 GI rooms at the Gadsden
(Ala.) Surgery Center for nearly a
decade. "We bought them when
they first came out," says Harriet
Willoughby, BSN, the administrator
of the multi-specialty facility. "We
Gadsden (Ala.) Surgery Center
have 6, and we use them for most
NEPTUNE LOVER
The FDA's recall of the
Neptune 1 Silver and
Neptune 2 Ultra systems
might force Harriet
Willoughby, BSN, to find
some other way to
dispose of fluid waste.
Expert advice for your
options moving forward.
Outpatient Surgery Staff
every case, with the exception of
cataracts and pain management."
But a recall of the popular closed
collection carts with built-in vacuums and the FDA's call for facilities
to stop using Neptune and transi-
tion to approved devices may force Ms. Willoughby and thousands of
other facility managers in hospitals and surgical centers across the
country to find another way to dispose of infectious surgical waste.
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