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The last drop
Regardless of their collection methods at the sterile field, most facilities also supplement their fluid management with floor-based options.
About half of respondents (51.2%) throw down towels, blankets or
linens, and about half (51.2%) have also purchased disposable suction
mats or strips. Floor aspirators that connect to suction are also a popular choice, used by 44.2%, but there always seems to be some
cleanup needed after ortho cases. "The perfect floor collection
device has yet to be invented," says Robert Eisenberg, RN, MBA,
CASC, administrator of Greenspring Surgery Center in Baltimore,
Md. "The current offerings all have drawbacks." OSM
E-mail dbernard@outpatientsurgery.net.
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