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OSM560-April_DIGITAL_Layout 1 4/5/13 2:30 PM Page 82 F L U I D W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T cleans it so it can go back to use. The Neptune can also clear the room of smoke generated from electrocautery and laser surgery. For many years, the traditional approach to managing liquid waste had been to connect freestanding suction canisters to a vacuum on the wall that aspirates fluids. But the wall suction can be inadequate and staff might be exposed to infectious fluids. "Pouring canisters of fluid out can create splashing and aerosolization," says Chris Lavanchy, ECRI's engineering director of health devices. "With closed fluid management systems, the user never has to come in contact with the fluid." OSM E-mail letters@outpatientsurgery.net. 8 2 | O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E | A P R I L 2 013

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