center," he says.
There was a time that surgeons
had to depend on help from OR
staff to secure retractors during
surgery. Newer attachments that
do the job instead not only free up
staff to concentrate on other more
important clinical responsibilities,
they come in especially handy if
you're short-staffed.
"A stable platform that can hold
a retractor exactly where you
want it held and without having
another individual in the operat-
ing room, or the added expense of
an assistant can be a big benefit,"
says Dr. Masonis.
First, do no harm
Positioning-related pressure ulcers
and nerve injuries weren't an issue
at the Women's Division of the
Voorhees (N.J.) OR & Endoscopy
Units, but Lis Digneo, BSN, RN,
CNOR, the facility's nurse director,
still decided to review the latest
evidence-based recommendations
to ensure their run of patient safety
success continued.
"Our primary concern was
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