start time appropriately. Cases that
demand challenging patient positioning —
for example, one of our surgeons prefers
his rotator cuff patients in the lateral position — or waiting for additional surgical
team members to help position obese
patients can also delay surgery starts. In
these cases, waiting to start the antibiotic
in the OR might be necessary in order to
fall within the required delivery window.
OSM
Ms. Reece (ca thy.reece@wellstar.org) is the
manager of surgical services at WellStar
Windy Hill Hospital in Marietta, Ga.
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