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Has anyone had an event where either a Malyugin ring or flexible iris retractor was retained? Thanks
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Looking for data regarding length of preoperative/preprocedural phone calls done prior to day-of cases in lieu ...
Kathryn Ross
9d
I find all three to be true. A complete PAT call can be 45 min, 60 for someone with a complex history. However, the ...
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Hello, our facility is looking into standardizing how we count our sponges. Quality noted that we count sponges ...
Jean McCoy
4d
All of the facilities I have worked out have outlined in their policies that used sponges should be thrown off of the ...
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Hello! I was wondering if anyone has any experience in building an ASC from scratch? The company I work for is toying ...
Roxana Scarpino
24d
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Do any of you staff Endoscopy with OR nurses/technicians?
Mark Jiron
Jun '21
Rachel Minney:
Do any of you staff Endoscopy with OR nurses/technicians?
I've traveled to about 10 different ...
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Looking for some information regarding trays. Specifically any current research/data if you know of any. For ...
Roxana Scarpino
24d
Hi Rebecca,
According to AAMI Standards ST79, terminally sterilized items should be allowed to cool to room ...
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Good morning all! Does anyone have any experience of a reusable wrap for instrument sets for sterilization? What ...
Cassie Strate
Jun '21
I have never heard of reusable wrap for sets, once wrap has been through the sterilization method you can't reuse ...
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Does anyone have an ERAS protocol they would share? I’m trying to create one for our hospital. Thanks H. Gray, APRN
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Is it a requirement to provide the patient a list of administered medication postoperatively? Or only when the ...
Margret Koraya
Jun '21
It is not a requirement yet. You can always add the medication used into the discharge instruction if they request ...
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I have been working in an Orthopedic ASC for over a year. At times, we have patients who will be scheduled for surgery ...
Ozell Diaz
May '21
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We are currently mixing meds in our ASC for procedures. After reading the following guideline: 4.4.2 ...
Laura Marran
May '21
We are also currently discussing this practice. Our pharmacy is looking into possibly mixing meds for us. I am ...
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We are a plastic surgery center and for our facial procedures we use betadine surgical scrub 10%, prior to Covid we ...
Melissa Trinkle
May '21
Not quite what you’re seeking, but we use 3M remover lotion. Might be a better solution than messing with dilution ...
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Hello, This may be more of a scope of practice question.........I work in a federal facility, where the licenses of ...
Holly Grammer
Apr '21
In my previous facility, the circulator handed off the sterile syringes/tubing and the person scrubbing ( could ...
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I recently read an article in which a surgery center created clinical practice guidelines, a policy, ...
Heather Singleton
Apr '21
The joint commission has pretty specific guidelines on what is required for blocks. I looked at it the other day for ...
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We have seen an increase in SSI’s for robotic hysts. We are currently looking at possibly trying a different prep ...
Betsy Simpson
Apr '21
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